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Bottle-by-bottle notes and blind flights from the Sommelier India tasting panel.

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Wine to Watch: ColleMassari Montecucco Rosso Riserva DOC

Wine to Watch: ColleMassari Montecucco Rosso Riserva DOC

This is a wonderful ruby-red, full-bodied wine from Castello ColleMassari located in the scenic Montecucco wine region of Tuscany, Italy. Montecucco is located next to the famous wine region Montalcino. The two primary grape varieties …

Wine to Watch: Spreading sweetness and light, Arka

Wine to Watch: Spreading sweetness and light, Arka

India’s relationship with honey is akin to having undercover agents in the family. You have grown up with them, but do you really know them? In December 2020, a report claimed the majority of Indian …

SI Tasting Panel tastes 8 Indian Sangiovese wines

SI Tasting Panel tastes 8 Indian Sangiovese wines

The SI Tasting Panel met in person for the first time after Covid to taste Indian Sangiovese wines and it was a most rewarding experience. The eight wines we tasted (thanks to the producers who …

Wine: My Stay in Many Barren Years

Wine: My Stay in Many Barren Years

In Evelyn Waugh’s novel, “Brideshead Revisited, The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder”, narrator and central character, Charles Ryder says, “Wilcox welcomed our interest; we had bottles brought up from every bin, …

Unique Virtual Tasting of Stuttgart Wines

Unique Virtual Tasting of Stuttgart Wines

A virtual wine tasting was organized by the Indian Honorary Consulate in Stuttgart as part of their intercultural program, “Stuttgart Meets Mumbai 2022” on 26th and 27th February. For this special tasting, wine professionals and …

The ineffable taste of New Zealand pinot noir

The ineffable taste of New Zealand pinot noir

What started about four decades ago as an experimental project, has today converted Pinot Noir into the island country’s second most grown varietal. In the 1970s, vine-cuttings from Burgundy’s Domaine de La Romanée-Conti’s La Tâche …

Bordeaux Right Bank 2018: A Vintage Report

Bordeaux Right Bank 2018: A Vintage Report

The wines produced here are among the best of the Right Bank, often leading the pack. Ronald Rens tasted at the château with Alain Vauthier and his daughter Pauline, who is representing the next generation …

Bordeaux Left Bank 2018: A Vintage Report

Bordeaux Left Bank 2018: A Vintage Report

Rating wine is a very personal experience, says Ronald Rens. A wine rating is one individual opinion of one individual taster at one specific moment and we should be modest about the outcomes. I use …