Wine

It is no secret that blind tastings  offer a reality check on your wine temperament. I have  extolled enough, the virtues of  tasting wine blind  in my earlier post. This time I'm taking you to a Chardonnay blind tasting that

Recall the fable of 5 blind men exploring an elephant with their perceptional senses- imagining it to be a tree, rope, winnower et al. Now imagine that  these  blind men knew they were exploring a four legged creature. And that further

In the Indian wine milieu, the year 2014 clearly belonged to the Austrians. With the last of their trilogy of wine events completing in November, the Austrians through well planned presentations showcased their wines for the Indian palate to explore them

Having six Champagne glasses in front of you with  corresponding bottles to be poured in distant vision is a proposition most of us would call fit for a dream. Add a tasting sheet in the foreground and the context changes

Choosing the top sommelier from a country as large as a continent is not an easy job. It entails sifting through reams of applications, shortlisting the eligible candidates, orienting them towards the championship and  conducting the acid test itself. Recently,

For several years  now, the Chilean embassy in New Delhi has been hosting a reception for wine and food lovers that sees good attendance from a diverse section of denizens of the Indian capital, at just the right time of

A wine  rendezvous  quite obviously entails tasting of wines and food to go along. It is only theorientation of such events that sets them apart on the basis of aspects like-  the venue, exclusivity of wines and food and the

If you hold a glass of wine at the lawns of the Austrian Trade Commissioner residence in Lutyen’s Delhi, chances are that bumblebees may want to befriend you. Don’t be wary though, as they come visiting for the aromas pervading the

This October 9th as I attended the reception hosted by H.E. Gustavo de Aristegui, Ambassador of Spain in India to celebrate Spain’s national day that falls on 12 Oct, it was quite logical to expect some good Spanish wines .

Asador is the Spanish word for Barbeque. This June, as I sat at one of those in the Spanish wine country of La Rioja savouring the Patatas Riojana and Vine Grilled Lamb Rack, the wine to accompany was extra special.