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 boat based on the old style boats that plied the …
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 bounty have enchanted travellers and tourists, wine collectors and students …
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… The story emerged during an interview with the General Manager …
Despite the title of this piece, rosé wines are by no means just a summer drink. Fresh and fruity though they mostly are, rosés today are serious wines with depth of flavour and the potential to …
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 1970s, vine-cuttings from Burgundy’s Domaine de La Romanée-Conti’s La Tâche …
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 India? As everybody knows, alcoholic beverages are a state subject …
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 the rate at which they are released is determined by …
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. Viswanathan has ambitious plans for the company, writes Natalia Makarova …
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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 was later traded in amphorae to the Middle East, Africa, …
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, …
Recently GZV secured significant funding led by Singapore-based wine investor Ravi Viswanathan. We spoke with him to see which new horizons this hefty infusion opens up for GZV, known for bringing premium Indian wines to …
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Many a cork was opened with great gusto at The Leela, Mumbai on September 29, 2018. The second edition of the India Wine Awards was bigger, better and shinier! The competition received 353 domestic and …
Promoted earlier this year as International Director, Specialist in the Wine Department, Tim Triptree is in charge of Christie’s activities across Continental Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Tim joined Christie’s Wine Department in 2005 after …
All you wanted to know about the sparkling history and origins of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore. By Alessandra Piubello. Venturing into the lush hills that nestle behind the embrace of the Piave River, covered with …
Yaatra, a 100% only Syrah, was born of a partnership between York Winery and Liam Steevenson MW. Brinda Gill brings us the back-story on how this Shubh Yatra came to be. “For us, this project fulfils many objectives,” …
A new spirit of experimentation has lifted the Rheinhessen region out of the doldrums, with the potential to become one of the jewels in Germany’s vinous crown, writes Ashika Mathews While the beauty, purity …
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