The roses that decorate the ends of vine rows were not originally planted for aesthetic reasons believe it or not. Rose plants are highly susceptible to vine diseases and are usually affected earlier than the…
The Indian wine industry seems to have been getting a lot of press recently. First appeared a cover story in Lounge, the Sunday magazine of Delhi’s Mint, then there was an article in the Toronto…
The Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino (IRVV) organized a master class titled “Sicily – Soil, Terroir and Wines” at the Hyatt Regency Pune on January 14, 2012 reports Brinda Gill who was at…
At a small, Italian-style restaurant on the fringes of south Delhi, a wine tasting is under way. Within earshot is the drone of traffic on a four-lane highway and the noisy building site of an…
You are at an upmarket restaurant and have ordered an expensive wine. As you taste the wine, both you and your companion are disappointed with the way it tastes, to the point that you suspect…
An excellent wine dinner at Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi provided an opportunity to know more about the magnificent Edmond de Rothschild universe of wines, writes Romain Bonnaud. Organized within the spacious lounges of…
The beautifully laid tables and upbeat salsa music made for the perfect ambience for the launch of Cono Sur, Chile’s second-largest wine producer, exporter and one of its most recognized wineries, writes Suneeta Sodhi Kanga,…
Bordeaux. The name itself evokes images of grand châteaus, vast expanses of vineyards, expensive vintages and, of course, a beautiful city that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its “outstanding urban and…
According to a new study, women who drink two glasses of wine every day say they’re having better sex than their teetotaling counterparts. The University of Florence, Italy study assessed sexual satisfaction of 800 women…
The best way to know, understand and enjoy wine is to taste and drink it. The Oberoi New Delhi, offers wine lovers a wonderful opportunity with its Enoteca Wine Programme to sample wines that you…
Here’s wishing you dear readers, a new year filled with good fortune, health and happiness – and of course, many good bottles and happy reading! 2011 was another rewarding year for Sommelier India. We covered…