Or is it? The famous quotation from Gertrude Stein doesn’t quite stand up when applied to Rosé wines today. A good rosé has a lot to offer says Elizabeth Gabay. Rosé has had plenty of …
On the story of Mas de Daumas Gassac, in the Aniane commune of Languedoc and its founder, Aimé Guibert Ten years ago, on a driving holiday around the south of France, I visited Mas de …
So what is AI? Whether we know it or not, whether we like it or not, AI is already a part of our lives. AI is how Alexa or Siri work to understand the context …
In 1972 when Bunny and I were in London for the first time, one of the main topics of conversation — apart from the latest episode of the Coronation Street soap, or what radio DJ …
With the third generation at the helm, Chateau Musar of Lebanon faces challenges and triumphs alike with aplomb. Nimmi Malhotra reports For the last 89 years, Chateau Musar has crafted wines with a unique Lebanese …
Despite the challenges they face, airlines are going all out to please passengers on long-haul flights with their wine offering. Carol Wright describes what to expect on British Airways and Emirates Settled back in one’s …
Ajoy Shaw is a veteran wine consultant based in Nashik, the wine capital of India. He has been working with wineries for 25 years and is a fervent advocate of small producers. Brinda Gill finds …
The black sheep on the label represents the unconventional, out-of-the-box thinking of the wine’s founders 1 Le Grand Noir is a wine that combines the classic, complex, food-friendly flavours of France with the accessibility of …
Gagan Sharma traces the evolution of the latest entrant in the ready-to-drink category and declares it a trend that’s here to stay Call it whatever — hard seltzer, spiked seltzer, boozy soda water — it’s …
Dear Sommelier India Community, I’m writing to you because I think your love for wine might extend to jbooks on wine. I myself have an extensive collection and, dare I say, I love them as …
From fossil fuel furnaces and gas-powered cars to eco-friendly heat pumps and electric bikes, the world is finding a new, green future – and wine is increasingly trying hard to be part of that transition. …
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I wonder how people get together for an evening and survive on conversation alone. I know, some people drink whisky. I am game for a dram, even two, but an evening around dead-in-the-bottle malt? Thank …
Loïc Pasquet has been changing the image of Bordeaux wines for the last 20 years. He is loved by some and hated by others. He is the owner of Liber Pater, a small vineyard in …
Sanket Gawand, winemaker at Vallonné Vineyards, Nashik, shares his thoughts on the importance of the sensory evaluation of grape berries before harvest with Brinda Gill The sensory evaluation of berries involves checking the berries for …
Aerial view of solar panels installed at Sula vineyards 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 …
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 …
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 …
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