India Wine

Whether the lessons begin on your own backyard grill or within the kitchens of the world, make a culinary experience the cornerstone of your next holiday.

1. Italian-style, Positano, Italy. Kids and their parents are welcomed into the kitchen to slice and dice their way to a better understanding of what makes the world love Italian cuisine. You'll grab a rolling pin and have fun making pizza Margherita in the colors of the Italian flag.

While practicing conversational Italian, who wouldn't enjoy learning how the Romans first made gelato? Kids can help blend the fruit and then delight to the taste of orange blossom, exotic Indian fig and chocolate and lemon ice cream-like concoctions.

2. Kids Kitchen, Carmel, Calif. The entire family will enjoy the Food and Wine Harvest farm-to-table event Sept. 25-26 that brings together for a culinary celebration more than 50 chefs at the Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club.

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Mumbai's Mocha Bike Association (MBA) , a motley group of city-based bikers, are reuniting after two years to make a road trip to Nashik, India's wine country four hours outside Mumbai, on July 10-11.

Like Bordi's unspoilt beaches and chickoo orchards tentatively planned for August 14, Panchgani hill station on September 11, Alibaug and Murud Janjira in October, Goa in November, Tarkali in December and Matheran in January.

The difference with MBA, the founders explain, is that the club is more about cultivating and sharing experiences than joining a cult of adrenaline junkies. "Riding together is what matters most," could be their unofficial motto.

The July 10-11 Nashik weekend ride includes a visit to Sula Vineyards. Rs 2,000 per head you get accommodation at Ginger hotel on a twin sharing basis, Saturday morning buffet lunch, Saturday night cocktail dinner and Sunday morning breakfast. Cut-off date for confirmations is July 7.Click here for membership form , check the MBA Facebook group for up-to-date details, or email mba@mocha.co.in.

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There is a tremendous need for wine education in India but how many strong wine education options do we have? The earliest formal programme was probably the KBR School of Wine which runs courses in association with The Wine and Spirits Trust of London. Hotels, wine clubs and societies around the country frequently run courses of their own, some of which are very good although limited. But now there's an international wine course option available in the heart of the Austrian wine region, which is head and shoulders above the rest, and for the first time the teaching medium is English.

In October 2010, the Austrian Wine Academy , which is the largest wine school in Europe, will launch its English language wine course on International Wines and Spirits. The residential format of the courses will allow wine students from around the world (including India of course!) to participate in the programme and, at the same time, experience Austria's wine country and cuisine.

The Advanced Course - Wines and Spirits International is an internationally standardised qualification in the area of "global wines and spirits". It covers the most important wine regions of the world, as well as all wine styles, including sparkling and fortified wines and incorporates a section on spirits. Students are taught to critically understand and evaluate international wines and spirits through the wine course. The level of this qualification is internationally defined and is recommended for all professional areas of the wine business: wine trade, gastronomy, wine management and wine production. It has been designed as a residential course and late afternoons and evenings are designated to workshops, visits to vineyards and wineries and educational tastings.

Successful graduates of this wine course may then move on to the WSET Diploma in Wines and Spirits , also an international trade qualification and known in Austria and associated centres as Weinakademiker. Since 1993, the Austrian Wine Academy has been a partner of the British Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and has been offering Diploma courses in German language in Rust. The very first Diploma course in the English language will commence in Rust on May 10th 2011.

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There are few strong wine course education options for Indians. There's most certainly little in India. Most notably is the KBR School of Wine which conducts courses in partnership with the Wine and Spirits Trust of London. But now there's another wine course option in the heart of the wine country of Austria. It is definitely something to consider for wine education, wine management, wine production and the wine business.

In October 2010, the Austrian Wine Academy , which is the largest wine school in Europe, will launch its English language wine course on International Wines and Spirits. The residential format of the courses will allow wine students from around the world (including India of course!) to participate in the programme and, at the same time, experience Austria's wine country and cuisine.

The Advanced Course - Wines and Spirits International is an internationally standardised qualification in the area of "global wines and spirits". It covers the most important wine regions of the world, as well as all wine styles, including sparkling and fortified wines and incorporates a section on spirits. Students are taught to critically understand and evaluate international wines and spirits through the wine course. The level of this qualification is internationally defined and is recommended for all professional areas of the wine business: wine trade, gastronomy, wine management and wine production. It has been designed as a residential course and late afternoons and evenings are designated to workshops, visits to vineyards and wineries and educational tastings.

Successful graduates of this wine course may then move on to the WSET Diploma in Wines and Spirits , also an international trade qualification and known in Austria and associated centres as Weinakademiker. Since 1993, the Austrian Wine Academy has been a partner of the British Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and has been offering Diploma courses in German language in Rust. The very first Diploma course in the English language will commence in Rust on May 10th 2011.

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Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Showcasing leading national and international brands of food and wine, the third edition of 'Taste' - a trade show dedicated to wine, spirits, food and hospitality industries - will take place in Mumbai Jan 27-29 next year, organising officials said.

The expo will be organised by Informa India and Paris-based ProMeeting at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in suburban Goregaon. It will also host the fourth edition of the India Wine Challenge chaired by British wine expert and writer Robert Joseph.

The expo will be organised by Informa India and Paris-based ProMeeting at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in suburban Goregaon. It will also host the fourth edition of the India Wine Challenge chaired by British wine expert and writer Robert Joseph. "The trade show will bring under one roof producers, exporters and marketers from airlines, hotels, restaurants and bars, on the hunt for new products to add to their range," a member of the organising committee said.

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