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Good sweet wine is more versatile than it gets credit for

Good sweet wine is more versatile than it gets credit for

Sweet wines don’t get the appreciation that they so richly deserve, writes Jancis Robinson, and urges us to try them with no preconceptions Not much about wine makes me sad, but the average wine consumer’s attitude to sweet …

Which wine? Sommelier India recommends wines to try

Which wine? Sommelier India recommends wines to try

M/S Red and M/S White The latest release from Fratelli Vineyards is the fruition of a unique collaboration between two stalwarts of the international wine world. Piero Masi, winemaker of 40 years’ experience …

WOSA triennial Sommelier Cup competition

WOSA triennial Sommelier Cup competition

The winner of Wines of South Africa’s triennial Sommelier Cup competition, held at L’Hotel Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, is Joe Yang of Studio City Macau. Yang beat over 100 sommeliers from 14 Asian countries to …

Master strategist at Chateau Angélus

Master strategist at Chateau Angélus

Our corespondent in Bordeaux, Ronald Rens recounts the tale of how Château Angélus gained the highest classification in Saint-Émilion to join the top league The words, “not possible” do not exist at Angélus. Its name, reputation, …

Sula’s Janus brandy earns a bronze at ISC 2016

Sula’s Janus brandy earns a bronze at ISC 2016

Janus, the hundred per cent grape brandy launched by India’s top wine company, Sula Vineyards in 2015, has recently won the bronze tasting medal at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC) 2016. Made after a careful selection of grapes from …

La Cité du Vin: a temple of wine opens in Bordeaux

La Cité du Vin: a temple of wine opens in Bordeaux

Soaring 180 ft above Bordeaux’s Garonne River and 10-floors high with a shiny, metallic facade, La Cité du Vin is an impressive sight. A dramatic contrast to the 18th century buildings nearby, the City of Wine which opened …

Buying En Primeur: risky gamble or smart investment?

Buying En Primeur: risky gamble or smart investment?

Indian wine collectors are eager to learn about the latest vintage of Bordeaux well before the wines are released on the market. En primeur wines are barrel samples that differ in varying degrees from what gets bottled eventually and released …