Sommelier Aleš Pokorný explaining Czech wines to audience in New DelhiDon’t be flustered by difficult names- because wine appreciation is beyond the realm of language barriers. We use Czech wine names to demonstrate how decoding difficult appearing wine names can be a cinch.
Jacob's Creek is India's best known Australian wine. The brand that came into being in 1976, is owned by the multi-national wine and spirits giant Pernod-Ricard and is named after a place in South Australia where a gentleman called Johann
The week gone by was an unforgettable culinary voyage for me. It began with lunch with a sommelier from Italy, and culminated in two very special events related to Gôut de France- a culinary extravaganza that unfolded across the world
Labels that stood out during the masterclasses.Last year was the year of impetus for Austrian wines in India. With three masterclasses spread over 8 months, the Austrians treated the Indian palate to a finish that is bound to linger for a long time. I was privileged
The wine repertoire (Pic: Gagan Sharma)
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
The Bold and the Beautiful audience
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
The Masterclass in progress
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
The judges evaluating the performance of a contestantChoosing 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,
Meeting celebrity wine connoisseurs: with Jug and Bunny Suraiya
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
