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India Drinks Retail Awards debut with fanfare

May 10, 2025Col Joe3004 views
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WineArgentina

Malbec World Day 2025: Revisiting Argentina’s Signature Wine in India

May 2, 2025Col Joe2714 views
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Vinitaly India Roadshow builds up momentum for Vinitaly 2025

March 13, 2025Col Joe2892 views
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A Georgian Wine Splash in India

December 19, 2024Col Joe2903 views
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ProWine Mumbai 2024 delivered the expected and more

December 6, 2024Col Joe2955 views
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With 8 Years under its belt, Tastin’ France going strong in India

November 21, 2024Col Joe3213 views
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Chardonnay – all the way

February 17, 2015Col Joe4593 views
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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

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Wine

‘Vision’ enhancing with Blind Wine Tasting

January 11, 2015Col Joe3832 views
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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

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An afternoon with Emma ‘Kumari’ of Torres

December 31, 2014Col Joe4503 views
dsc03299 June 2014: Emma, Shalini and me at La Rioja
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Les gens que vous rencontrez par hasard, sont souvent ceux qui deviennent une partie importante de votre vie. Thus goes the French proverb which means “People whom you meet by chance are often those who become an important part of

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7 winter cocktails in the run up to the New Year!

December 24, 2014Col Joe5914 views
dsc03838Eldo Jacob, the innovative Beverage Manager at Radisson Blu Plaza, New Delhi
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Colonel Joe collaborated with hotel Radisson Blu Mahipalpur New Delhi to create 7 winter cocktails that will keep you warm as the countdown to the New Year begins.

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WineAustria

Austrians wrap-up 2014 on a high wine note

December 14, 2014Col Joe4081 views
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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

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WineFrance

What they teach you in a Champagne Masterclass

December 1, 2014Col Joe3230 views
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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

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WineEvents

7th Indian Sommelier Championship: selecting India’s best Sommeliers

November 19, 2014Col Joe3954 views
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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,

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ReviewsBar/ Restaurant

Authentic Thai at Neung Roi

November 13, 2014Col Joe4615 views
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If you doubt the veracity of the refrain “there’s more to Thai food than coloured curries and typical spices” then Neung Roi is the place to go and check it out yourself. This Thai specialty restaurant at Radisson Plaza Mahipalpur

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WineChile

Partaking of a Chilean Wine Dream

November 6, 2014Col Joe3927 views
img_2713Meeting celebrity wine connoisseurs: with Jug and Bunny Suraiya
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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

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WineIndia

The Grover Zampa Vijay Amritraj Collection: Mapping Personality to Wine

October 27, 2014Col Joe4508 views
10712845_611468115632087_3083781202133896823_n(L-R) Kapil Grover, Chaiman Grover Zampa, Vijay Amritraj and Vivek Nair, Chairman Leela Hotels launching the wines
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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

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Wine and Spirits is not just my passion, it is my raison d'être, the pull of which compelled me to give up my Army career of 23 years to pursue it full time. A Champagne Scholarship, hands-on experience in vineyards across Europe and Sake Breweries in Japan, and connecting with the global beverages world have been propelling this passion no end. Life suddenly started being more meaningful ever since I decided to empower myself with the belief- “In Vino Veritas”! - Read More


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