Winemaking bears striking similarities to the debate about the sport of boxing versus judo. In boxing, one goes full throttle, punches hard, and bruises the opponent to win. It’s a display of strength, grit, and …
Last November when we were in Goa, Bunny and I were seriously bugged, the cause being not the virus but wine. Or, rather, a particular wine. The laws of libel being what they are I …
Last October, Peter Gago, Chief Winemaker at Penfolds received one of the highest honours in the wine world: admission to the Decanter Hall of Fame, awarded just once a year to a wine great. Gago …
Will India ever get a genuine wine culture? This is the 64-dolour question often asked, forlornly, by oenophiles. And the short answer to that is that it all depends on Auntie Kutti. Wine faces a …
A virtual wine tasting was organized by the Indian Honorary Consulate in Stuttgart as part of their intercultural program, “Stuttgart Meets Mumbai 2022” on 26th and 27th February. For this special tasting, wine professionals and …
A Wine Club is a collection of like-minded (dare I say wine-minded?) people brought together to understand and appreciate wine and all that goes with it: wine and food, wine and music, wine and art, …
It was a lovely summer’s day and I was with friends, sipping a rosé from the adjacent vineyard. I could so easily have been in the south of France, but no, I was in England, …
Tell any foreigner that India makes wines, and you’ll get an absolutely surprised face! But then, tell an Indian that we make wine in the Hampi Hills, and that’s a bigger shock. And they find …
John Spence explains his business mantra to Carol Wright “My mantra is that it is more fun to be a pirate than to be in the navy,” says John Spence, Chairman and CEO of the …
A fantastic conglomeration of Neo-classical and Mughal architectural elements and references, Bari Kothi is a beautifully restored, late 18th century mansion that looks across the swift-flowing waters of the Bhagirathi river. Home for over 250 …
NEETA MITTAL, Co-Founder LXV Wine, Paso Robles Achieving the status of one of the Top Ten tasting rooms in America by the USA Today newspaper is no small feat. The LXV Wine Tasting Lounge is …
Six women of Indian descent are making a mark in an industry dominated by men, writes Mira Advani Honeycutt Men dominate California’s wine industry. Women are very much a minority. Approximately only 14% of the …
At Sula Vineyards in Nashik, India, there is a steady flow of visitors to the winery, all through the year, from those who stay for a few hours for a wine tour and wine tasting and …
For the first time since its inception and seven years after making its debut in India, Chandon from LVMH has a fresh brand identity, “with beautifully updated packaging, as exquisite as the liquid within”, states …
It was great to get back on the road after so many months of not attending any ‘live’ tasting activity and drive to Montalcino, a picturesque crosscountry drive that takes me about 1.30 minutes from …
As the much-awaited “Stuttgart Meets Mumbai” wine festival 2021 could not be held at a fun-filled physical venue due to the prevailing pandemic, it moved to the virtual with a wonderful tasting of Stuttgart wines, …
Who would have thought 2020 with its nice, round sound would turn out to be such a challenging year, causing so much disruption and suffering worldwide — an annus horribilis. But as we shift gears …
Another half-dozen pen portraits of wines, a sextet that spans the globe. Each one is a standalone treat and, when taken together, a testament to wine’s enduring attraction as the most varied, diverse and interesting …
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