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~The crème de la crème of Delhi enjoyed a quaint evening with Fine Wines and La Réserve Barbeque, a unique offering by Grover Zampa Vineyards at JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity ~ Delhi, 24th August 2016: India’s premium wine maker, Grover Zampa Vineyards today unveiled the new look of its signatur…
The grand old daddy of the Indian wine scene – Sula celebrated its 15th anniversary with panache past Sunday. The event organized at the rooftop bar Asilo at St. Regis Mumbai saw the who’s who from the Mumbai social scene lining up at the do in their Sunday bests. Apart from pouring some of the…
After formally launching their new international collection of wines recently, Fratelli Wines showcased the same at Le Bistro Du Parc. The cosy event featured an intimate guest list that included mainly French expats, and “friends of the Bistro”, as the charming owner, Naina, described them. The…
Classic Italian Wines by the Glass at The Imperial , Delhi
Wine is an acquired taste which evolves over a period of time as one tries out diverse wines from different regions and different parts of the world. As wine culture is slowly finding roots in India, a lot of hotels are featuring wine paired dinners, giving people a chance to expand their wine pa…
It isn’t very often that one gets to taste the favourite dishes of Nelson Mandela, that too prepared under the supervision of his personal chef for over two decades Xoliswa Ndoyiya . Xoli as she is called was at a pop up at The Wine Company where she cooked with the team from Fabrica by…
I love attending wine dinners for two reasons. First of all, they are very educative and secondly, they are always enjoyable. There is the excitement of trying out wines from different parts of the world and India, and the curiosity to see how well the pairings will work, because each time there…
We are all familiar with wine pairing events, but it isn’t very often that one hears of whiskey being paired with food. Though whiskey is the favourite tipple of Indians, the way we drink it is usually before dinner along with some snacks as we find the concept of pairing too engaging. While ther…
Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling, Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, heavy sounding Germanic names which are a bit of tongue twisters. Don’t get deterred just by the sound. These are the names of wines from Austria, a segment relatively unexplored in the Indian market. So has the time come for the Indian w…
Whenever I come across a good value for money wine, I can’t wait to talk about it. Recently I got a chance to discover this great Argentinian wine, the Malbec 2004 Terrazas de Los Andes, at a friend’s house. It was ripe, juicy and had a pleasant jamminess, which made it delicious to drink. With…
“A wine is like a temperamental woman “said Patrick Maroteaux , the owner of a Fourth Growth Chateaux Branaire Ducru, while talking about his wines at a dinner held recently. On a visit to Delhi to promote the Grand Vin Chateau Branaire DuCru and the Second Wine, the Duluc De Branaire Ducru , he…
A wine assumes a special significance when it is accompanied by a story. At a wine dinner held last a few days back at Chez Nini by the Delhi Wine Club , the Export Manager of Cesari Wines, Joao Carlos Vale , explained to the members about one of the wines served ,the Cesari 2009…
