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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
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 …
Thematic tastings at Château Climens, starting September
World famous for its dessert wines, Barsac is one of the communes of the Sauternes appellation situated on the northern boundary of the Sauternes commune, on the left bank of the Garonne river. With red sand and …
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 …
Sommelier Speak: “I prefer to pair wine to the diner rather than to the dinner”
Rakesh Awaghade, Resident Sommelier, The Oberoi & The Trident Gurgaon, shares his refreshing philosophy regarding wines and wine drinkers with Reva K Singh As the resident sommelier for both the Oberoi hotels in Gurgaon, what is the underlying philosophy …
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, …
A new collaboration between France and India to promote wine studies
On June 13th, the Chamber of Commerce of Bordeaux celebrated the official launch of a new partnership between Institut de Promotion Commerciale (IPC), which specialises in wine education and Lotus Business School of Pune, India. …
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 …
New: Witlinger Craft Beer in bottles to beat the summer heat!
Witlinger craft beer positions itself as a brand associated with The Adventurer personality with the tag, “Fearless. Daring. Spontaneous. First to try”. Since that description fits me to “T”, the beer already had my attention …
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?
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 …
Love for Claret: An indulgence in the Bordeaux terroir
Suresh Bhalla tells the tale of how his love affair with claret prompted him to invest for a year in an acre of Lynch-Bages vineyard to produce his very own Bordeaux wine For a landmark …