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Steven Spurrier In the world of fine wine, few names are held in as high regard as Steven Spurrier. He is the quintessential voice of wine appreciation. On his path to becoming a world-famous authority on wine, Steven founded the Academie du Vin and the Christie's Wine Course. He created the famous 1976 Paris wine tasting, the Judgment of Paris, now the subject of a major Hollywood film, Bottle Shock. Besides being a consultant editor for Decanter Magazine, Steven is also Chairman, Board of Wine Advisors, The Wine Society of India.

Posted on Aug 21, 2008 by Steven Spurrier

 
Time and again, alcohol and wine have been miserably confused with each other as one and the same thing. Reflecting upon the literally poor public awareness about wine in general and wine appreciation/ wine tasting in particular, wine lovers have been led to take up the cause solemnly and venture into joining hands together, to unfold the best of  colors, aromas and tastes of wines to the world.



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Posted on Aug 21, 2008 by Steven Spurrier

Wine , a popular alcoholic drink across the world, is generally made from fermentation of grape juice.  The drink has played an important role in religion throughout history. Used in Christian and Jewish ceremonies such as the Eucharist and Kiddush, the drink is popular in European regions of Greece and Rome since 6000 BC. In fact the Greek God Dionysus and the Roman god Bacchus is said to have represented Wine.  Though the name ‘Wine’ is derived from Latin word ‘Vinum’, it is indeed surprising to know that Archaeological evidences suggest the origin of Wine(s) to Iran in 6,000 BC.



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