The SectionGrapevine
News, notes and gossip from the world of wine — reported from Nashik, Bengaluru, and beyond.
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Grapevine22 Jan 2018
Amazon dancing with wine and tech enters physical retail
Those of you who sit at the intersection of wine and technology the way I do, would probably be amused to discover that Amazon (the world’s third largest retailer) has made another foray into the world …
Grapevine22 Dec 2017
SI Wine Calendar – what’s up, what’s new. A round-up of wine events
Flavours of New Zealand: When January 15 (0600 – 0900 PM) Where: Westminster Bridge, County Hall, London What: New Zealand’s largest wine tasting event with over 450 Kiwi wines from regions across New Zealand and an exclusive tasting with …
Grapevine21 Dec 2017
Cecilia Oldne – former VP marketing at Sula Vineyards
Alok Chandra interviewed Cecilia Oldne who was a key member of the core team at Sula. She’s been a national-level gymnast and champion dancer in her younger days. Now about 30-plus, a sommelier, wine writer …
Grapevine14 Dec 2017
Q&A with Ann Colgin of Colgin Cellars in Napa Valley
May 2017 – Ann Colgin is the owner-vintner at Colgin Cellars in St Helena, Napa Valley, which produces top-flight Cabernets that are world renowned and only available in select restaurants or on allocation through an exclusive mailing …
Grapevine13 Dec 2017
Kādu by Sula – Wine for a Cause
Wineries around the world are renowned for giving back to the community or supporting a favourite cause. By launching KÄdu, (pronounced Kaa-du), the first premium wine from its Karnataka vineyards, as a Wine for a …
Grapevine22 Nov 2017
Gerhard Richter created the new Château Mouton Rothschild wine label
Famous for his “photo paintings†of portraits, still-lifes, and landscapes, with their characteristic “blurâ€, German artist, Gerhard Richter (pictured, left) is a master of abstract style, a virtuoso who plays with all the possibilities offered by …
Grapevine22 Nov 2017
Château Mouton Rothschild 2015 label – new illustration
Every year since 1945 a great artist has illustrated the label of Château Mouton Rothschild, bringing together the most famous names in contemporary art in a collection to which a new work is added …
Grapevine19 Nov 2017
Cava Cava – Cordorníu winery, the world’s oldest producer of bottle-fermented sparkling wine
On a visit to Catalonia in Spain, Vikram Achanta takes a train to CordornÃu winery, the world’s oldest and second-largest producer of bottle-fermented sparkling wine. As I roll through the Catalan countryside by train with the Pyrenees …
Grapevine05 Nov 2017
Auriga – the first Indian sparkling wine with gold flakes
November 2017: To celebrate 25 glorious years of winemaking, Grover Zampa Vineyards recently launched Auriga – India’s first sparkling wine with gold flakes. An extravagant addition to indulgence and celebration, the gently aged wine with a dusting …
Grapevine05 Nov 2017
Vinexpo expands beyond its shores
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Grapevine30 Oct 2017
Renaissance of L’Academie du Vin
On the evening of October 24th, 2017, at 67 Pall Mall,  Steven Spurrier hosted a Master Class to announce the renaissance of L’Academie du Vin, the Paris wine school that he created in 1973 and which …
Grapevine30 Oct 2017
Winegrowing in Armenia, a historical view
Winegrowing in Armenia dates back to Biblical times. It is stated in the Book of Genesis, that in 1657 (2104 BCE) God’s chosen one, Noah, after disembarking from the Ark which saved him and …