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Naidu Vineyards
Features05 Nov 2024

Naidu Wines: Bridging Heritage & Craft in Sonoma

In the heart of Sonoma County, Naidu Wines is blossoming from a personal passion into a beacon for fine wine enthusiasts, where each bottle reflects the vision, resilience, and rich heritage of founder Raghni Naidu. …

Zinfandel: California’s First Heritage Grape
Features03 Nov 2024

Zinfandel: California’s First Heritage Grape

Before Cabernet Sauvignon ruled California, there was Zinfandel, says Mira Advani Honeycutt, California’s original, heritage wine grape Deep-hued and robust yet soulful, lush on the palate, ringing with a brambly compote of plums and blackberries, …

Soaring High – Fratelli’s revamped Master Selection
Features02 Nov 2024

Soaring High – Fratelli’s revamped Master Selection

The idea behind the new label of the Master Selection range by Fratelli is as fresh and exciting as the wine in the bottle, says Devati Mallick Nestled in the picturesque Solapur region of Maharashtra, …

Blaufränkisch around the River Danube
Features01 Nov 2024

Blaufränkisch around the River Danube

Elizabeth Gabay delves into the history and different iterations of Blaufränkisch, an iconic red wine grape, one of Austria’s most loved The first World War heralded the end of the Hapsburgs’ Austro-Hungarian Empire, an empire …

Swirling In the Digital Era
Features12 Oct 2024

Swirling In the Digital Era

The ever-evolving world of wine is currently witnessing a significant shift towards social media. Devati Mallick steers us through the many ways one can navigate the digital landscape with a simple click, tap, or swipe …

Madeira – The world’s longest living wine
Features12 Oct 2024

Madeira – The world’s longest living wine

Carol Wright on what makes Madeira the ‘hottest’ thing in wine Fortified wines from the Portuguese island of Madeira in the Atlantic are the world’s longest living. There’s no need to rush to finish a …

Adopting the BYOB programme
Features12 Oct 2024

Adopting the BYOB programme

Gagan Sharma on the pros and cons of allowing guests to bring personal bottles of wine to accompany a restaurant meal The Indian excise system is convoluted; working within it can often be difficult. That …

Association for Wine Growers
Features12 Oct 2024

Association for Wine Growers

Founder and winemaker of Good Drop Wine Cellars, based in Nashik, Ashwin Rodrigues, who is also the secretary of Wine Growers Association of India (WineGAI), Mumbai, says “WineGAI is a catalyst for the growth of …

Bandol
Features05 Jul 2024

Ruby in the Provence crown: The Bandol Story

Provence is rosé — at least that is what all the statistics tell you. With 90% of the combined production of the appellations, Côtes de Provence, Coteaux d’Aix and Coteaux Varois being pink, the red …

Raising a Glass to Sommeliers
Features05 Jul 2024

Raising a Glass to Sommeliers

It was February 2024, the location was Monaco. The occasion was the Annual General Assembly and the celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI) were in full swing. The …

Judgement of London: The Global Diversity of Wine
Features02 Jul 2024

Judgement of London: The Global Diversity of Wine

When I first heard about the Judgement of London, I was really curious to find out if it would be as sensational as the historic “Judgement of Paris” in 1976. Having read numerous articles on …