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SI attends a Vertical Tasting of iconic Frescobaldi wines

SI attends a Vertical Tasting of iconic Frescobaldi wines

Special wine dinners were held recently in Delhi and Mumbai during the visit of Marquis Leonardo Frescobaldi, President of the Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi. Guests were treated to a first ever vertical tasting of top Frescobaldi …

Delhi Wine Society AGM, Crowne Plaza Today, Okhla

Delhi Wine Society AGM, Crowne Plaza Today, Okhla

The familiar, post-September nip in the air and the promise of a cheerful evening ahead, made our step lighter as Rattan and I stepped into Chowbella at Crowne Plaza Today, Okhla. The annual AGM of …

Wine, film and food at Delhi’s Ristorante Diva

Wine, film and food at Delhi’s Ristorante Diva

Wine savvy consumers and SI readers are well aware of Amarone and Valpolicella wines from Italy. They may also knnow Marilisa Allegrini, (pictured here with a bottle of her famed Amarone) who has done so …

IGPB presents Indian wines to hoteliers in Pune

IGPB presents Indian wines to hoteliers in Pune

The Indian Grape Processing Board (IGPB) presented a Tasting of Indian Wines at Hyatt Regency Pune on 4th October 2012. It was the first of its kind endeavour by the IGPB with the aim to …

Delhi gets a taste of Germany’s finest wines

Delhi gets a taste of Germany’s finest wines

The German embassy in New Delhi continues to promote German wines in India. A special wine tasting was held in early August during the visit of wine critic and co-author of the Gault Millau Wine, …

Mount Gay Rum ushers in World Rum Day in Delhi

Mount Gay Rum ushers in World Rum Day in Delhi

Delhiites got another reason to celebrate on August 16, it was World Rum Day. Celebrated in India for the first time, World Rum Day was ushered in with calypso, Caribbean jazz and the rum …

Changing of the Guard at Prowein

Changing of the Guard at Prowein

Danila Avdiu (left) of Messe Düsseldorf is stepping down as project director of Prowein, the leading trade fair for the international wine and spirits sector, from 31 December 2012. Her successor has not been named …

Folk Music with Four Seasons at Vivanta by Taj

Folk Music with Four Seasons at Vivanta by Taj

Knowing that Pune was a city of wine lovers, Surinder Singh, general manager of Vivanta by Taj-Blue Diamond, decided to host an evening of wine appreciation and music. Speaking at the event, he said, “I …

The Oldest Charity Wine Auction in the World

The Oldest Charity Wine Auction in the World

It’s the oldest, most famous charity wine sale in the world but also a great time to visit this famous wine region in France and enjoy Michelin-starred dining and beautiful sights in and around Beaune. …

ProWein 2013 on an Expansion Course!

ProWein 2013 on an Expansion Course!

ProWein 2013 is on an expansion course with additional exhibition space and a new hall structure. From 24 to 26 March 2013, ProWein will occupy two additional halls at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre and meet …

A Taste of Mezzaluna in Bangalore

A Taste of Mezzaluna in Bangalore

March-end saw the Bangalore Wine Club celebrating the flavours of Italy in an evening entitled, “A Taste of Mezzaluna”, after the fine-dining restaurant at the newly opened Movenpick Hotel and Spa in Bangalore, writes Ruma …