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Wine and Art has been gaining prominence
January 16, 2010No Comments
Wine and Art has been gaining prominence in the Metro cities in India but an art gallery in Delhi is organising an exhibition of Wine in Art by getting together a dozen promising and known artists, displaying over 40 paintings connected with wine in various forms.
‘Mile Surra Mera Tumhara’ as the title suggests, is ‘my [...]
Italian wines now in india by Riona Wines
December 31, 2009No Comments
About Riona Wines
Riona Wines Pvt. Ltd is a State-of-the-Art Winery, being set up in the wine hub city Miraj. Located in South-West of Maharashtra, District Sangli (16-52′north and 74-36′East.). Sangli is one of the leading grape growing regions in India . Wine produced in Sangli are distinctive, classic wines. The fertile soil of the Sahyadri [...]
MUMBAAI DREAMz an ode to the common man!
December 13, 2009No Comments
Mumbai. A city of Dreams.
A dramatic platform of fame, fortune…eternal hope.
Exuberant. Warm. Alive.
The epicenter of powerful vibrations called India!
Mumbaai Dreamz is an ode to the common man, the real hero…Mumbaikar whose iron will and relentless energy is the true spirit of the city.
On a fateful day of 26/11 a cowardly act of terrorism tried [...]
Louis Pasture the legend from Chemistry & Microbiology
November 28, 2009No Comments
Louis Pasture was a French chemist who played a remarkable role in the field of Chemistry & Microbiology. After his early education Pasteur went to Paris, studied at the Sorbonne, then began teaching chemistry while still a student. After being appointed chemistry professor at a new university in Lille, France, Pasteur began work on yeast [...]
Wine Education as Big Business by vinography
November 16, 2009No Comments
Read a wonderful article at vinography.com titled “Wine Education as Big Business” Would like to share the article with you all.
In an already crowded field of certifications for wine knowledge, add one more: the Parker & Zraly Wine Certification courtesy of Robert Parker and Kevin Zraly. While no doubt well intentioned and likely to be [...]
Barrel making company Garbelloto in Veneto Italy
November 2, 2009No Comments
Choice of wood:
The type of wood normally used is Oak, in its Quercus petrea and Quercus pedunculata species, blended together in unique proportions according to a formula tried and tested by this company.
Garbelloto can produce casks and barrels in cherrywood (Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus), Acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia), ash (Fraxinum excelsior) and chestnut (Castanea sativa) [...]
Visit to Enoteca Regionale Dozza
November 2, 2009No Comments
Enoteca Regionale Emilia Romagna is an association that has been in place since 1970 to promote and improve the regional wine production.
This purpose was officially acknowledged in 1978 by the Emilia Romagna Region that, through a specific law, defined Enoteca Regionale Emilia Romagna as “the most suitable means of promoting regional wines in Italy and [...]
Visit to Carpineto Winery in Tuscany Italy
November 2, 2009No Comments
Founded in 1967, Carpineto is a partnership between Giovanni C. Sacchet and Antonio M. Zaccheo, whose original mission was to produce a world-class red wine from the Chianti Classico appellation.
Company Carpineto has four properties: Greve in Chianti (fraction Dudda – Chianti Classico), Gaville, Chianciano Montepulciano (Vino Nobile area) and Gavorrano. Greve in Chianti, located at [...]
Visit to Riunite winery
November 2, 2009No Comments
On 23th of October 2009 I visited a huge cooperative winery Riunite; famous for production of semi sparkling wine know as Lambrusco.
History:
In 1950, Cantine Cooperative Riunite della Provincia di Reggio Emilia (United Cooperative Wineries of the Province of Reggio Emilia) was established. The Cooperative would not only reflect the outstanding wine produced in agricultural Emilia, [...]
Vineyards of Spain
October 21, 2009No Comments
SPAIN
Region: DO RIAS BAIXAS APPELLATION
The Rias Baixas appellation began in 1980 on October 11 when the denomination especifica albarino was legally established and recognized by the Spanish state in Galicia. In the period between the years 1987 and 2001, the number of growers rose from 492 to 5,059 the number of wineries increased from [...]
Vineyards of Duro valley Portugal
October 21, 20091 Comment
PORTUGAL
Region: Douro and Porto
Established in 1756, the Port Wine-producing Douro region is the third oldest protected wine region in the world after the Tokaj-Hegyalja region in Hungary, established in 1730 and Chianti 1716. Port wine (also known as Vinho do Porto, Porto, and often simply Port) is a Portuguese fortified wine from the Douro [...]
