No. 588 : : February 04, 2014

Assistant Editor : Natasha Vohra

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Grover Zampa
Sula Vineyards
Aspri Spirits Pvt. Ltd.
Big Banyan, Premium Wines
Varietal & Reserve Wines
Fratelli Wines
Wine and Passion in the Marche Region
KRSMA opens the Super Premium Boutique League
Feb 03: KRSMA Estate, a Karnataka-based winery located 70 kms from the Heritage city of Hampi and 300 kms Southwest of Hyderabad launched a range of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon at a wine dinner evening at the newly opened, Chic JW Marriott, attended by over a hundred cognoscenti and glitterati of Bangalore last Saturday, writes Subhash Arora who also attended a trade tasting earlier in the afternoon. After finishing the 5th harvest, in which I had participated a bit during my visit to the winery last month, Krishna

DWC Dinner at Olive Beach: There’s a New Kid in Town
Feb 04: Members of the Delhi Wine Club were one of the first to be treated to a gourmet dinner at Olive Beach Restaurant by Chef Sujan Sarkar , the London Chef of the Year, who has just recently returned to India with 10 years experience in London to tantalize Delhi and Mumbai with his creations at Olive Restaurants ,writes Arun Batra. When serial restaurateur AD Singh first set foot in Delhi around a decade ago, little might he have realized such a bright future that lay in store for him. From the highly popular Olive Bar and Kitchen, a casual Mediterranean fine

Glitzy Launch for Indian Chandon from Moet in Delhi
Feb 03: Although delayed by a couple of months, the Launch of Chandon that took place in Delhi last Saturday at the Lap Club in Samrat Hotel was a glitzy affair that was even more significant than the Mumbai Launch in October last year in that Monsieur Jean-Guillaume Prats, President & CEO Estates & Wines: Moet Hennessy Wine Division, had flown from Paris to host the event and unveil the Chandon Brut and Rosé Brut, writes Lavina Kharkwal. The Delhi launch of Chandon by Moet Hennessy was a glittering event befitting the stature of a company which is the

Four Seasons and Grover Zampa Share Top Honours at Vinexpo Tasting
Jan 31: At a blind tasting organised at Vinexpo 2013 where 5 top notch wine experts independently assessed 17 Indian wines, the honour of the Best Indian Wine of the Year was shared by Ritu Barrique Reserve Shiraz 2008 and Grover La Reserve 2010 according to the formal announcement at Indspirit Awards 2014 held at Hotel Crowne Plaza in Gurgaon on January 24. The panel of jurists at Vinexpo comprised Neal Martin (Wine Critic writer Wine Advocate and writer of the book ‘Pomerol’), Tim Atkin MW (Master of Wine and wine journalist, broadcaster and

Movie: Sour Grapes for Dr. Conti
Jan 31: Grapes may have gone sour for the California-based master counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan from Indonesia who was convicted for committing the frauds last month but a film producer has moved with a breakneck speed that would put the Bollywood producers to shame by rolling out a documentary film named ‘Sour Grapes’ the production of which started earlier this month, less than a month after the conviction. Grapes turned sour forRudy Kurniawan when he was convicted by the 12-person jury last month in a trial that began twenty months after his arrest in March

Biswajit Chakraborty New GM of Sofitel Mumbai BKC
Feb 01: Sofitel Mumbai BKC, the luxury hotel belonging to the Accor group, has announced the appointment with effect from today, of Mr. Biswajit Chakraborty as the new General Manager responsible in overseeing all the activities of their flagship property in India, as it celebrates its second anniversary, according to a Press Release. Mr.Chakraborty joins Sofitel with over 25 years of hospitality experience. He has worked as General Manager for over a decade at the two Hotels-the Yak and Yeti in Nepal, The Leela Kempinski Kovalam and Mumbai as well as

Delhi Wine Club

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