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DWC Dinner: Scintillating Spanish Evening at Sevilla
May 07: Delhi Wine Club members were treated to a Spanish gastronomic experience with wines from Torres at the Sevilla at the Claridges New Delhi last Thursday, writes Arun Batra. It is indeed interesting to know how the seed of an idea for a wine dinner germinates. Our Club President, Subhash Arora was having a meal with Tarun Seth, the  F&B Director of the Claridges, and Sumit Sehgal of Prestige Wines a couple of months ago. The conversation |
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We Recommend: Taste of Taittinger & Ten wines at Trident Brunch
May 07: With the prices of Champagne averaging at around Rs.5000+ a bottle in retail and a lot more in the hotels and restaurants, those who love it but find it expensive enough to be merely a celebratory drink, can celebrate Sundays with superb Brunches at several 5-star hotels in and around Delhi with the Trident offering an unmatched opportunity at Rs.3000+taxes, writes Subhash Arora who believes these offers are also an excellent way to |
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Tasting : Portuguese Wines for Patient Palates
May 06: The spate of tastings by the foreign wine groups continues with the Sicilian, Argentine, Spanish and New Zealand groups followed by a convivial tasting organised by the Portuguese Ambassador H.E. Jorge Oliveira at his new residence in South West Delhi, with the CEO of an export company presenting 9 wines from producers in Vinho Verde, Alentejo ,the famous Douro Valley and a Port wine, writes Subhash Arora. José Carlos |
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Ratings and Appellations: It’s All about Money, Honey
May 02: Most consumers in India may not be conversant with wine ratings and appellations but they play an important role in determining the prices-from the recent case of Penfolds Grange 2008 where the prices were marked up by 25% because of 100 RP points, to the case of two chateaux of St. Emilion which were recently promoted to Premier Grands Crus Classé A and the Price of the 2012 vintage shot up as an exception, writes Arora |
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Nashik: The Falsification of a Terroir
May 02: In 2010, Haryana based National Horticulture Board and Nashik Valley Wine Producers Association (AIWPA), applied to the Chennai based National Geographical Indications Registry, for a Geographical Indication in the name of: “Nashik Valley Wine”. Rajiv Seth wonders if the producers and the growers of Nashik are justified in asking to get the protection under GI without an effective inspecting body or is it just a meaningless marketing |
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Book Review: The World of Sicilian Wine-Bill Nesto MW & Frances Di Savino
May 06: Launched last month at Vinitaly, the book on Sicilian Wines takes you on a journey of Sicily through various periods of history and the modern times. Although it may not hold the attention of a first time visitor, the book is of immense interest for those who have either been to Sicily or desire to know authentic details and is an excellent reference book, writes Subhash Arora who had the honour of sharing the dais at the time of Book Launch |
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