Shingo Gokan, a bar industry legend, was recently at Nobu Dubai demonstrating his skills as a bartender. Gokan’s unique offering included Shibuya with Bombay Sapphire gin, the SG Shochu MUGI, tomato, osmanthus and yuzu, and …
Here’s a special Champagne for the connoisseur, the wine collector or simply, the wine lover. The new Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2015 is unique. It comes as a white and rosé champagne and is …
In a unique collaboration with Hennessy Cognac, well-known English fashion designer Kim Jones has designed Hennessy X.O, a unique, sculptural decanter, using 3D printing technology. Meticulously finished by hand, a specially developed titanium casing twists …
This is a question vineyard owners in cool climates should start asking themselves, and perhaps follow the lead of Colin and Charlotte Bennett and their world pioneering vineyard, Gwinllan Conwy Vineyards (gwinllanconwy.co.uk) near Snowdonia in …
Oak barrels are essential but costly items in the inventory of a winery. The quality of the wine produced depends as much on the vineyard where the vines grow as on how the grapes are …
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 …
With a deep sense of loss and sadness, we mourn the passing away of Piero Masi from cancer at the end of April 2022. What follows is an introduction and extract from an interview with …
A question for wine geeks. Have you tasted Côt? Auxerrois? Pressac, maybe? You have. You probably know it by its more commonly used name, Malbec. But like Malbec’s more obscure names, few are familiar with …
After the famous 1947 vintage, there’s finally a lucky number seven in Bordeaux, but not for everybody, writes Ronald Rens, after tasting the barrel samples of the 2017 vintage. 2017 is better than expected. Let’s …
India’s favourite imported wine, Jacob’s Creek from Pernod Ricard has a long-standing connection to the world of sport and has recently been named the official wine partner for the International Cricket Council (ICC), beginning with the inaugural …
The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) and Wine Australia have regretfully decided that the 10th IMW international symposium cannot be held in Australia in 2022, according to a news release. IMW Executive Director Adrian Garforth …
Bacardi Limited has announced a USD $100,000 contribution to Give India to help the country in its fight against the COVID-19 virus, as reported by the Times of India. Funding provided by Bacardi is earmarked …
Renu Chahil-Graf is excited about her discovery of Maso di Villa wines in the hills of Conegliano The glass was swirled, the aroma breathed in deep, and breathed in again, it was already unbelievable. Eventually …
Despite the constant October rain in Paris, the continued silent spread of the coronavirus and the not so convenient dates, it was hard to resist the invitation from Christie’s to participate in a press …
Chandon India NV Brut has been honoured as the Best Indian Sparkling Wine among the National Champions in the Champagne & Sparkling Wine, World Championships. Now in its sixth year, CSWWC is the most professional …
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 establishment born in a distinctive historical context of 15th century …
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 …
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 …
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