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India Wine Awards: Wines to drink in India from around the world
The India Wine Awards 2022 staged its fourth edition in partnership with ProWine Mumbai. The winners were announced at the ProWine networking evening on 17th October 2022 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. India …
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
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
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
“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 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?
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
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
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
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….
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 …
Vinexpo India comes to Delhi, visit the Sommelier India stand (Booth F-40)
The leading global wine and spirits exhibition, Vinexpo New Delhi 2022 is taking place at Pragati Maidan, 1-3 December, 2022. Co-hosted by Vinexposium & InterAds Exhibitions, Vinexpo is the world’s leading organizer of wine and …