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Indian Producers left a mark in Bangalore International wine festival.
By: Nabendu Saha
Posted on: 4/08/2014

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Bacchus Academy of Wine The second Bangalore International wine festival was organized by Karnataka wine Board last week from 25th to 27th July. The festival was aimed to provide maximum exposure to the local wineries and showcase the Karnataka as a premium Indian wine region. The festival was focused more on the local pla…

Chilean wine suits the Japanese palate

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Bacchus Academy of Wine Imports of bottled wine from Chile are surging on monthly basis in Japan, partly due to the effects of fall in the import tariff following a bilateral economic partnership agreement. Chilean wine was second in annual imports to Japan in 2013 on a country-by-country basis, beating Italian wine which…

Is EU wine sector funding ‘unjust?’

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Bacchus Academy of Wine Under EU rules, each member state receives a wine funding and the state can then decide on which national wine projects they can provide funding.

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'Bordeaux Revisited' - Introduction - Ronan Sayburn MS This is an 8 minute video introducing a seven part series on the communes of Bordeaux. Introduced by Ronan Sayburn MS, the series which was first broadcast a...

Sake – Beer, Wine or Spirit: The Mystique goes beyond the Name.
By Rajiv Seth
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Bacchus Academy of Wine Sake or saké is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice and water. In Japanese, sake or o-sake refers to alcoholic drinks in general. The Japanese term for this specific beverage is Nihonshu meaning “Japanese sake”.In this short article Rajiv Seth traces the origins, history, and Mystique with…

Exploring the Value for Money Wines from a Grand Cru Region - Bordeaux
By our Bordeaux correspondent : David Rowe

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Bacchus Academy of Wine Given the vast size of the Bordeaux wine region (around 250 000 acres of vineyard and 10 000 individual producers making more than 700 million bottles a year) it should come as no surprise that the region makes a vast range of styles and qualities, with prices ranging from among the lowest in the wi…

The impact of Gurus – How Robert Parker’s absence affected Bordeaux en primeur wine prices.
Article by - Rajiv Seth

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Bacchus Academy of Wine The Bordeaux en primeur wine market is a forward market where wines are sold as futures. Traditionally the market opens at the end of April and lasts for just two or three months. The wines that are traded are those from the latest vintage. Thus the wines traded in the spring of 2002 for instance we…