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Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2015

Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2015

Here’s a special Champagne for the connoisseur, the wine collector or simply, the wine lover. The new Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2015 is unique. It comes as a white and rosé champagne and is …

Running a restaurant is no cakewalk

Running a restaurant is no cakewalk

If you really don’t like someone, they say, you should encourage them to open a restaurant. Nevertheless, even though they knew very little about the business, Gauri Devidayal and Jay Yousuf jumped into the deep …

Kim Jones designs a couture inspired decanter for Hennessy

Kim Jones designs a couture inspired decanter for Hennessy

In a unique collaboration with Hennessy Cognac, well-known English fashion designer Kim Jones has designed Hennessy X.O, a unique, sculptural decanter, using 3D printing technology. Meticulously finished by hand, a specially developed titanium casing twists …

Quotable Quotes: Grover Zampa

Quotable Quotes: Grover Zampa

“In India, we do not produce the best quality wine that we can make, but the best that we can sell. We can easily improve with effort in the winery and the vineyard, but it …

Glenmorangie dazzles with its new look

Glenmorangie dazzles with its new look

Glenmorangie Highland single malt whisky has a bold new look. Designed to convey the uniqueness of its single malt and highlight the whisky’s flavours, the award-winning brand has repositioned Glenmorangie’s core single malts, The Original, …

Are You Being Fleeced?

Are You Being Fleeced?

This is a question vineyard owners in cool climates should start asking themselves, and perhaps follow the lead of Colin and Charlotte Bennett and their world pioneering vineyard, Gwinllan Conwy Vineyards (gwinllanconwy.co.uk) near Snowdonia in …

Used Barrel Blues

Used Barrel Blues

Oak barrels are essential but costly items in the inventory of a winery. The quality of the wine produced depends as much on the vineyard where the vines grow as on how the grapes are …

Sula: Up and Running

Sula: Up and Running

Three months after Sula Vineyards’ market debut in December 2022, Sula shares rallied nearly 9% to Rs 371 in the third week of March when the brokerage firm, CLSA initiated coverage on the stock with …

Publisher’s Note from the Spring 2023 Issue

Publisher’s Note from the Spring 2023 Issue

Wine enthusiasts often remember the first wine experience that piqued their curiosity, teasing them into the mysterious world of wine. For me, it was a visit to Merryvale Vineyards in Napa back in 2003. I …

The family that makes wines together….

The family that makes wines together….

Fratelli refers to the brotherhood of the seven founders, Indian and Italian, who came together to form the company, the Sekhri, Secci and Mohite-Patil brothers, along with Piero Masi. After the unexpected loss of …