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Karnataka three-day wine fest from today
Features19 Aug 2016

Karnataka three-day wine fest from today

August 9, 2016 – The Karnataka State Wine Board has organised a three-day wine fest from August 19 to 21 at the Horticulture Producers’ Cooperative Marketing and Processing Society Limited in Vinobha Nagar locality in Bengaluru, reports …

Good sweet wine is more versatile than it gets credit for
Features08 Aug 2016

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
Features03 Aug 2016

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
Features03 Aug 2016

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
Features26 Jul 2016

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
Features24 Jun 2016

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
Features22 Jun 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 …

New – Witlinger Craft Beer in bottles to beat the summer heat!
Features06 Jun 2016

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 …