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According to Decanter Magazine, a century and a half of tradition is to be swept aside as Christie’s takes over the running of the Burgundy barrel auctions. The auction takes place this weekend, and for …
Wine is known to release flavours in food that would otherwise not be experienced. Chef Alok Anand of The Imperial, New Delhi, offers a simple recipe for duck breasts with red wine. (Editor’s Note: Each …
In India, the per capita consumption of wine is as low as 4.5ml per person per year. In contrast to this, France consumes 42 litres per person per year, Italy 50 litres and China 375 …
Dr. Jorge Heine, who is the Ambassador of Chile to India sat down with Subash Arora of the Delhi Wine club to talk about the Chilean wine industry recently. You can find the in depth …
In an interesting article for Business Standard, Alok Chandra talks about the different types of wine drinkers namely the enthusiasts, the traditionalists, the image seekers, savvy shoppers, satisfied sippers, and the overwhelmed drinkers. He explains …
The quest for the perfect wine glass has become the wine connoisseur’s holy grail. It is no longer a matter only of aesthetic discernment or social snobbery but it must also be a serious means …
In September I visited the Chianti Colli Fiorentini area which literally means Chianti of the Florentine Hills which covers 11 per cent of the overall Chianti area. “Vinum Florentinum, known since the first centuries of …
“Read and taste; taste and read. Better still, join or start a tasting group; compare impressions. This is the best way to learn the many types of wine.
Did you know the British Government wine cellar holds 39,000 bottles of wine worth an amazing £700,000? But only 1,950 bottles, one in 20, are made in England or Wales. The majority come …
A small but significant change has come about in Americans’ drinking habits, wine has overtaken beer as the nation’s favourite alcoholic drink. The annual Gallup Consumption Habits poll in the US says that 39% …
“Keep it simple,” says world-renowned wine writer Hugh Johnson. “Unless you are ready for in-depth study, don’t complicate things by mixing elaborate food with ambitious wine.
Your choice of wine and how you drink it is a matter of personal taste. This is what the French-born, English writer, Hillaire Belloc, had to say, “All, or nearly all, Red wine …