Wine

You need good reason to celebrate another country’s independence day. If that reason hinges on wine and food, all the better. This July, it was the third year in a row that I conducted a French wine and cuisine experience

Recently when I was called upon to organize wine service for Ambassadors of 15 countries at the annual anniversary dinner of a luxury wine magazine, I knew that  the task was not simple. With each Ambassador bringing in wines from

Odds are high that a cricket lover in India will not be aware of a wine brand, but flip this and any Indian wine lover will surely know who Glenn McGrath is. The Aussie cricketer has a universal charm and

Avant garde food and wine pairings are a foregone conclusion when you break bread with a sommelier, specially one with a strong pedigree. Alessandro Nesi works for the Tuscany based Piccini – wines since 1882, and was in India for

Don’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

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

One fine day  in  2010 when I was still in my Army uniform, I received an e- mail from Wine and Spirit education Trust, London. The mail communicated that I was being considered for the Champagne Scholarship courtesy my distinguished

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