RAJASTHAN’S ROYAL CUISINE
MEET THE CHEF – Chef Akshraj Jodha Over a curated lunch of superb Lal Maans followed by Ker Sangri and the unusual Chakki ka Saag, Kaveri…
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BUILT ON SALT, RUN ON WINE
Every third Sunday in November, Burgundy hosts a charity auction of barrels of young wines from vineyards owned by the Hospices de Beaune, a charitable…
Oenophile’s notebook – Newsy snippets from the pages of SI
Recent honours for Sommelier India Our normal way of life is low key. We like to fly below the radar and we rarely blow our…
SPICE ODYSSEY
MEET THE CHEF – Chef Julia Komp Julia Komp interacts continuously with the team of chefs at Ottimo, ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru, issuing a steady stream…
More than half a century on, Vinitaly continues to impress
Last year Vinitaly, held from April 7-10 2019, saw a sustained increase in the quality and number of buyers as compared with previous editions, emergeing…
Don’t miss SulaFest 2020 on the 1st & 2nd February 2020
SulaFest – India’s best and biggest vineyard music festival – is back at Sula Vineyards in Nashik. Marking the 20th Anniversary of Sula Vineyards, this…
A 50th wedding anniversary dinner with wines to die for
Dhruv and Rati Sawhney’s 50th wedding anniversary provided the perfect occasion for the magnanimous hosts to serve rare, large format bottles to their circle of…
Postcard from Myanmar – Up a Lazy River
North of Mandalay the Irrawaddy River spreads out wide and shallow, skirting huge sandbanks. I was travelling up it on Pandaw 2, a river cruise…
Is there a feminine style of winemaking?
Harvest season is in full swing amidst the reflecting light and golden sunshine that spills through Napa and Sonoma. This undulating land and its fertile…
Chefs from Vana Retreat in Dehradun take their expertise to Switzerland
What are the chefs of Vana Retreat in Dehradun doing in the Engadine Valley in Switzerland? Renu Chahil-Graf unearths the story behind this strange happenstance……
Summer in a Glass
Despite the title of this piece, rosé wines are by no means just a summer drink. Fresh and fruity though they mostly are, rosés…
The ineffable taste of New Zealand pinot noir
What started about four decades ago as an experimental project, has today converted Pinot Noir into the island country’s second most grown varietal. In the…
Does a new government bode well for wine?
With the Modi juggernaut powering back to a thumping majority in the recent Lok Sabha elections, what does this presage for the wine industry in…
Wine Clinic – Your Questions Answered
1. Why is the right temperature so important when serving sparkling wines and Champagne?Bubbles are an integral part of the pleasure of champagne appreciation and…
Grover Zampa Vineyards – Future Forward, an interview with its Singapore-based wine investor
Grover Zampa Vineyards, the country’s second-largest wine producer, recently secured significant funding led by Ravi Viswanathan, Singapore-based wine investor and chairman of Grover Zampa Vineyards.…
SI PRIME: Truffles! A taste of heaven dug out of the earth
There is something about the nature of truffles that has captivated people for over a thousand years. Its pungent, irresistible aroma is what intrigues haute…
Spanish Garnacha and Tempranillo on the upswing
Grapes were planted in Spain as far back as 1100 BC, introduced by the Phoenicians. Wine was being produced as early as 800 BC and…
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…
Grover Zampa Vineyards enters a new dawn
Grover Zampa Vineyards (GZV), the country’s second largest wine producer with vineyards in Nandi Hills, Karnataka and in Nashik, Maharashtra, currently sells over 230,000 cases…
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Here’s wishing A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year to all our readers, advertisers and business partners around the world. May 2019 bring good…