Tastings
Bordeaux Favours the Bold, the 2018 En Primeur
Few luxury products are as dependent on the weather for their quality as fine wine is. The 2018 Bordeaux vintage proved that to be the case once more. …
Month: April 2019
Learn Wine
To decant or not to decant?
The simple act of pouring wine from its bottle into a pretty container is an action with complex results. In ancient times, before the arts of clarification and filtration had been mastered, every wine had to be …
Tastings
Affordable Bordeaux wines tasted by the SI/AdV Panel
For wine lovers seeking well priced Bordeaux wines, offering style, character and quality, Cru Bourgeois is the answer. Starting with the 2018 vintage, which will be released in 2020, a new classification is being introduced which will remain in place …
Features
Austrian Wine 2018: A Promising Vintage
Austria is expecting excellent wines from the 2018 vintage based on how kind the weather gods were and how well the producers managed inherent challenges. With the 2018 wine harvest, the earliest of modern Austrian viticulture, …
Tastings
SI/AdV Selects Rosé Sparkling Wines for Summer
Here’s a line-up of lovely rosé sparklers just in time, as winter recedes and warmer weather takes over for you to try, tasted by the Sommelier India/Academie du Vin Panel March 31 – The mono-tonal and …