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India’s Top Mixologists Shake Up Tradition with Hapusa Gin
Hapusa, India’s breakthrough gin, organizes an exploration of the iconic cocktail, drawing in the country’s best mixologists. Gagan Sharma goes along for the adventure It’s the late 1880s to early 1920s. The world was partly …
Discover Piedmont: A Heaven for Nebbiolo Enthusiasts
Piedmont is celebrated for its exceptional wines and the dominant Nebbiolo grape. Michèle Shah encourages wine travellers to visit the region If you are a connoisseur of red wine and a true food aficionado, you’re …
Campania’s Wine Legacy: A Deep Dive into Regional Varietals
Alessandra Piubello visits Campania, a region in southern Italy with a unique indigenous grapes and wines The famous film, “The Great Beauty” by Oscar-winning, Campania-born director Paolo Sorrentino, opens with a Louis-Ferdinand Céline quotation: “Travel …
Mountain wines of Andeluna, a Q&A with an Industry Insider
Andeluna is a family-owned winery located high in the Andes in the Uco Valley of Mendoza, one of the most prestigious wine regions in Argentina. Pictured above, Alicia Casale, area manager, Europe and Asia, says …
Avignon 2024: Shaping Sustainable Vineyards
Discussions around terroir and vineyards usually conjure up images of verdant rows of vines surrounded by olive groves, sleepy streams and a beautiful landscape dotted with trees and flowers. In practice, this is far from …
In Napa Valley Change is the Constant
In a world filled with ancient and historic wine regions, Napa Valley, the heartland of premium California winemaking, may be considered something of a Johnny-come-lately. The first mention of vines in Napa appeared only in …
So this is why Bhutan is the world’s happiest country!
On a recent visit, Neeta Lal discovers Bhutan is a tippler’s paradise At the Simply Bhutan interactive museum in the capital city, Thimphu, the guide points to a fascinating array of handcrafted containers used to …
Porto Douro Heaven’s Gate
Raymond Blake is in love with the Douro Valley for its vinous treasures and more There is no place like the Douro Valley, no place at all. I have written that sentence, in various versions, …
Winemaker of four French estates shares Wine Philosophy
Caroline Frey, winemaker of four estates in Bordeaux, the Rhône, Burgundy and Valais, speaks to Nimmi Malhotra about her wine philosophy Frey cares about birds. And bees, and bugs, and butterflies. For a winemaker, birds …
The Source: Sula’s premium collection
Rajeev Samant, CEO and founder of Sula Vineyards, says, “I worked very closely with our winemakers and team to come up with the idea of The Source. It is all about small-batch premium wines of …
Unveiling the Premier Crus of Chablis
Chablis, the white wine of Burgundy is highly appreciated, but what is not so well known is the great diversity present amongst the Premier Crus. The wines of 1er cru Chablis reveal not just the …
Willamette Valley, Oregon, The holy grail for Pinot lovers
Oregon’s Willamette Valley attracts noted Burgundy domains and Indian vintners, Rajat Parr and Dr Madaiah Revana, reports Mira Advani Honeycutt For passionate Pinot-philes, Willamette Valley is the holy grail. Located in the northwestern state of …