Archive for June, 2008

Cover your wine, open your mind (The Florida Times-Union)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

On Tuesday evenings, you’re likely to find folks at the Grotto Wine and Tapas Bar drinking from paper sack bum-wrapped wine bottles. A small group sits each week for a serious game of Guess That Wine, so labels are a no-no.

Original post by Robin DeCato

Wine but maybe not dine (The Express-Times)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

POHATCONG TWP. | Municipal officials Monday night determined that operating a winery — including processing, bottling and selling wine to the general public — is permitted on agricultural land.

Original post by Robin DeCato

2008 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show - Silver Medal (81/100) (South African Wine News)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

This Flagship wine of our Reserve Selection was matured in French Oak for 18 months …

Original post by Robin DeCato

First wine institute to be set up near Pune (Business Standard India)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Viticulture is facing severe skilled-labour crunch. To improve matters, the country’s first ever wine institute will be set up in Narayangaon, around 80 kilometres north of Pune — a region considered as the hub of wine production in India.

Original post by Robin DeCato

How drinking red wine with your steak cancels out cancer causing effects of red meat (Daily Mail: World News)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

It is the perfect excuse to enjoy a glass of red wine with your Sunday roast. Scientists have shown that the drink cancels out some harmful substances produced by the meat in the stomach.

Original post by Robin DeCato

How drinking red wine with your steak cancels out cancer causing effects of red meat (Daily Mail)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

It is the perfect excuse to enjoy a glass of red wine with your Sunday roast. Scientists have shown that the drink cancels out some harmful substances produced by the meat in the stomach.

Original post by Robin DeCato

India’s domestic wine industry booms (South African Wine News)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A decade-old domestic wine industry in India is expanding rapidly as Indians acquire a taste for wine. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, high import duties continue to remain a barrier for foreign wine producers in the Indian market.

Original post by Robin DeCato

Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Wine Festival - Johannesburg (South African Wine News)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Wine Festival is small, elite and focused on showcasing the finest sixty producers. Standard Bank remains committed as sponsor of The Juliet Cullinan Wine Festival after eight years.

Original post by Robin DeCato

Educate wine waiters to sommelier status to increase profits (South African Wine News)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Due to huge demand and support from the hospitality industry for a suitable professional qualification, and having researched many options amongst English speaking countries, the acclaimed Cape SommelierTM Programme is being implemented in South Africa through the Cape Wine Academy.

Original post by Robin DeCato

Danwin James - South African wine ambassador to South Korea (South African Wine News)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Backsberg Estate Tasting Room Manager, Danwin James, has just returned from a successful wine trip to South Korea. He was invited by a Korean delegation to go to Seoul to act as an ambassador for South African wine.

Original post by Robin DeCato