THE WINES The full list of wines, shown within the pairs and in the order each pairing was tasted, is as follows: WHITE Riesling Rest of World: Polish Hill Riesling, Grosset, Clare Valley, Australia 2012 …
Raymond Blake comments on the different style of wine descriptors with reference to Richebourg while describing the DRC wine he tasted I have been buying the annual Hugh Johnson Pocket Wine Book for about 35 …
Brinda Gill interviews Chief Winemaker Kerry Damskey who has been an integral part of the founding and success of Sula Vineyards since its inception When was your first trip to India? I first travelled to …
Hapusa, India’s breakthrough gin, organizes an exploration of the iconic cocktail, drawing in the country’s best mixologists. Gagan Sharma goes along for the adventure It’s the late 1880s to early 1920s. The world was partly …
Piedmont is celebrated for its exceptional wines and the dominant Nebbiolo grape. Michèle Shah encourages wine travellers to visit the region If you are a connoisseur of red wine and a true food aficionado, you’re …
Alessandra Piubello visits Campania, a region in southern Italy with a unique indigenous grapes and wines The famous film, “The Great Beauty” by Oscar-winning, Campania-born director Paolo Sorrentino, opens with a Louis-Ferdinand Céline quotation: “Travel …
Andeluna is a family-owned winery located high in the Andes in the Uco Valley of Mendoza, one of the most prestigious wine regions in Argentina. Pictured above, Alicia Casale, area manager, Europe and Asia, says …
Discussions around terroir and vineyards usually conjure up images of verdant rows of vines surrounded by olive groves, sleepy streams and a beautiful landscape dotted with trees and flowers. In practice, this is far from …
In a world filled with ancient and historic wine regions, Napa Valley, the heartland of premium California winemaking, may be considered something of a Johnny-come-lately. The first mention of vines in Napa appeared only in …
On a recent visit, Neeta Lal discovers Bhutan is a tippler’s paradise At the Simply Bhutan interactive museum in the capital city, Thimphu, the guide points to a fascinating array of handcrafted containers used to …
Raymond Blake is in love with the Douro Valley for its vinous treasures and more There is no place like the Douro Valley, no place at all. I have written that sentence, in various versions, …
Caroline Frey, winemaker of four estates in Bordeaux, the Rhône, Burgundy and Valais, speaks to Nimmi Malhotra about her wine philosophy Frey cares about birds. And bees, and bugs, and butterflies. For a winemaker, birds …
Rajeev Samant, CEO and founder of Sula Vineyards, says, “I worked very closely with our winemakers and team to come up with the idea of The Source. It is all about small-batch premium wines of …
Chablis, the white wine of Burgundy is highly appreciated, but what is not so well known is the great diversity present amongst the Premier Crus. The wines of 1er cru Chablis reveal not just the …
Oregon’s Willamette Valley attracts noted Burgundy domains and Indian vintners, Rajat Parr and Dr Madaiah Revana, reports Mira Advani Honeycutt For passionate Pinot-philes, Willamette Valley is the holy grail. Located in the northwestern state of …
Carol Wright on University Wine Tasting Competitions that teach students how to appreciate wine Wine tasting is a weird hobby with like-minded people,” says Ian Cheung a top scoring competitor in the annual blind wine …
Award-winning photographer, Jon Wyand visits the iconic vineyard and winery of Vina Tondonia with hands-on winemaker, Maria -Jose Lopez as his able guide I had really been looking forward to my first trip to Rioja. …
Resurrected after being slapped down in the awardwinning film, “Sideways”, Merlot has made a comeback, writes Mira Advani Honeycutt Merlot is not lying low anymore. If the #MerlotMe movement has anything to do with it, …
Copyright © 2025 | Consolidated Media Intl. All Rights Reserved.