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Hardys mark their stamp in India
Features30 Sep 2015

Hardys mark their stamp in India

Unless you are Australian, the name Hardy evokes memories of the Hardy Boys Series, exceedingly popular books for young adults, far removed from wine. Today these old associations are being replaced with another powerful brand, …

La Cave at Select Citywalk, Saket
Features29 Sep 2015

La Cave at Select Citywalk, Saket

Launched by Madhulika Bhattacharya Dhall, an ex-PR professional, La Cave wine boutique houses 130 labels in addition to spirits and other liquor. Madhulika’s goal was to open an attractive wine store for people to buy wine …

The Nose Knows
Features31 Aug 2015

The Nose Knows

An experienced wine drinker can comment on the wine simply by nosing it. Swirling it around in the glass and allowing its aromas to rise will tell them whether it smells of leather, or wet …

Powerful reds from Austria, the LAND OF SUNSHINE
Features28 Aug 2015

Powerful reds from Austria, the LAND OF SUNSHINE

Wine production is divided between technically correct, inexpensive, mass-market wines and wines that are more unique and ambitious. These are the kinds of wines Austria produces. Blaufränkisch is an outstanding example. Reva K Singh reports There was a time when …

Mumbai celebrates Cloudy Bay 30th Anniversary
Features17 Aug 2015

Mumbai celebrates Cloudy Bay 30th Anniversary

The Four Seasons Hotel in Mumbai and All Things Nice celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Cloudy Bay at a wine dinner recently, made all the more special by the presence of Cloudy Bay’s senior winemaker, Tim Heath. Cloudy Bay was founded …

At the high table with Grover Zampa
Features17 Aug 2015

At the high table with Grover Zampa

Restaurateur Gauri Devidayal held a special Grover Zampa wine dinner at The Table restaurant in Colaba, with the wines introduced by the winemaker herself, Karishma Grover. Over sips of the floral and elegant sparkling, Zampa …

Merchants of Taste
Features11 Aug 2015

Merchants of Taste

Enoteca by Madhuloka is a wine store that is a notch above the rest, writes Kaveri Ponnapa With 16 years’ experience marketing spirits in a largely self-propelled Indian market, Madhuloka’s K S Lokesh was quick to recognize that wine consumption was going to follow a …

Not all wine drinkers are birds of a feather
Features11 Aug 2015

Not all wine drinkers are birds of a feather

In a lighter vein, Raghu Bahadur attributes avian characteristics to wine lovers… What would we do without researches and studies conducted by colleges, universities and hospitals? Every day the science section of the newspaper carries the results of their …

Cellaring wines and restaurant wine lists
Features11 Aug 2015

Cellaring wines and restaurant wine lists

I’m interested in starting a wine cellar at my home in New Delhi, and am wondering what wines you’d advise I start off with? The principle question is, will this cellar serve the purpose of …

Wine Clinic: Wine Vs Beer, etiquette and more
Features11 Aug 2015

Wine Clinic: Wine Vs Beer, etiquette and more

How many calories does a glass of wine have compared to beer? Which is more fattening? Surprising though it may appear, my research reveals that standard beers actually have fewer calories than wine! The difference …