Wine Feature

Making of K’AVSHIRI Wines: A Georgian Symphony of grapes by Two Maestros

K’AVSHIRI is a joint venture between Robert Joseph and Vladimer Kublashvili of Winery Khareba to produce a highly innovative duo of Georgian white and red wines that could catch the fancy of Connoisseurs, not only because of the taste,

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Tasting Turkish Wine Delights

An interesting Masterclass was organised by the WSET-qualified Turkish wife of a senior Belgium diplomat, Tuba Yargiç de Wilde recently when she talked about the evolution of Turkish wines with a guided tasting of five wines, writes Subhash Arora who enjoyed the Art displayed at the Art Explore Gallery in Panchsheel Park, and felt the wines tasted had inviting quality, especially for the reds that ought to find interested Indian palates

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Sula releases ‘The Source’ Pinot Noir 2023

Sula Vineyards, India’s leading wine producer that went public last December, has introduced a Pinot Noir under its premier wine label The Source at Rs. 1250 in Maharashtra and a fine expression of the seductive Burgundy variety, making it the second producer after Virgin Hills which introduced a Pinot Noir in 2021 and has become a de-facto industry standard in the last couple of years

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Indian Wine Day (16 Nov) comes early in Mumbai

Indian Wine Day promoted by the Indian Wine Academy in 2017 is celebrated pan India normally on November 16, but Mumbai plans to celebrate it earlier this year with The Wine Growers Association of India presenting the Indian Wine Vintage 2023 at the Taj Lands End on 25 October with two Masterclasses by Peter Csizmadia-Honigh DipWSET, author of the award-winning website thewinesofindia.com, writes Subhash Arora

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Spanish Wines and Commercial Office wins hearts in Delhi

Thanks to the confusing and ad hoc excise policy in Delhi, there has been a virtual draught of wine tasting events in Delhi during this year but the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain had apparently been busy planning a Wine Tasting like they have never done before and after the Castilla La Mancha Wine tasting last year, they raised the bar several notches at the Taste of Spain event held at Instituto Cervantes at Hanuman Road on 15 September, writes Subhash Arora.

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Wine Future on November 7-9 in Portugal to support Wines of Ukraine

Wine Future, taking place on November 7-9 in the historic university town of Coimbra Portugal, will show solidarity with the war-torn Ukraine by including Lukuridze Family Wine H 2014, an iconic Cabernet Sauvignon from Shabo Winery as one of the 12 iconic wines selected in the Masterclass “The Magnificent 12”, which will feature wines from some of the most famous wine regions in the world, writes Subhash Arora who is equally excited about another Presentation, one of many, by Robert Joseph, Director of MundusVini International Awards in Germany last week

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Fishing Cat- In Love with Abruzzo

Not many wine labels have been introduced in the last 5 years, that have become so popular in the (On trade business ), as the four variants of the FISHING CAT that have reached the Pole Position, in the affordable category in Delhi, writes Subhash Arora who had liked Merlot and Pinot Grigio but really loves the newly introduced premium version of Pecorino white and Montepulciano d’Abruzzo red, both using a Cork and heavy Burgundy bottle and are sure to catch the eyes and palates of Italian wine lovers

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MundusVini 2023: The Spring Edition with a Flying Start

The 32nd edition of the Grand International Wine Award MundusVini concluded the first leg of the 6 day competition, split into 2 sections of 3 days each with over 7500 entries from 45 countries, including 1 from Afghanistan, writes Subhash Arora who was the loan judge from India, with a field of 242 judges from 46 countries.

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Grandi Langhe 2023: MGAs of Barolo and Barbaresco

As an Italian wine lover, you are familiar with the acronyms IGT, DOC and DOCG but a new acronym used to define soil and sites of their top-ended wines, Barbaresco and Barolo, Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva since 2007 and 2010 respectively, would interest you even though it complicates the understanding of wines from these top DOCG Appellations of Italy, writes Subhash Arora who attended the Masterclass at Grandi Langhe 2023 in Torino and feels they may be only of academic interest to most connoisseurs in India but highlight the passion of winemakers and importance of soil in the complexity of flavours and bouquets of these wines

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Sula Tropicale Brut enthralls Delhi Wine Club members as perfect Condiment at Pluck Brunch

The New Year celebratory Brunch at Pluck Restaurant at the Pullman Aerocity on 21 January was very successful despite many members unable to attend due to pre-engagements, with the generously poured Sula Brut Tropicale acting more like condiment with most of the 60-plus delicious dishes served to members, writes Subhash Arora.

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Col Fondo: The Funky Style of Prosecco on the Rise

All Proseccos are made with basically Glera grapes (85%) using Charmat/Martinotti Method in which the second fermentation is done using stainless steel tanks known as autoclaves but the bubbly is barely of quaffable quality though growing in demand nevertheless but a new breed of young winemakers are experimenting with Col Fondo Prosecco, the style that was very much in use after the second world war and produced wines that expressed terroir much better, writes Subhash Arora.

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Wines of Hungary showcased at Vinexpo India Masterclass in Delhi

Hungary has a history of winemaking of over 3000 years and makes delicious and diverse wines with around 34 indigenous and international grape varieties with Tokaj as its star wine for centuries, but it has not been exporting much wine to India.

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Australian Premium Wines getting ready to woo Indian Market

With the Indo- Australian FTA known as Australia-India Economic Commission and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA) signed in April, 2022 and cleared by their Parliament on 22 November with both sides confirming completion of all formalities on 29 November, the doors are open for the Treaty to become operative on 29 December, with the prices of premium wines coming down substantially, bringing some Cheers to the wine producers, importers and consumers market, writes Subhash Arora

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Ashwin Rodriquez: Man with a Mission from Rio and Casablanca

Ashwin Rodriguez, the founder Director of Good Drop Cellars Pvt Ltd is a man with the mission-besides being the Sparkling wine specialist making a full range of wines from Rio to Casablanca, he wants the industry to be democratised and believes in advocacy with the government in various states

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Vinexpo Mumbai 2022: Camaraderie & Premiumisation on Show

The second edition of Vinexpo India was held on 18-20 August 2022 at The Leela Sahar in Mumbai. Ruma Singh DipWSET, founder of ‘Between the Wines’ and the Guest Writer presents a virtual walk-through and in-depth of the Show with a special focus on the Keynote Address by Rajeev Samant, Founder CEO of Sula Vineyards and her impressions of the maiden edition if the Show in Mumbai

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