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Blog: Que Syrah Shiraz…In India Shiraz it shall be
June 06: Sometimes creating confusion whether they are same grapes or different, Syrah and Shiraz are the same grape varieties except perhaps in the connotation of the style with the Rhone variety in France called Syrah being more elegant and in Australia and other New World countries including India they are known as Shiraz and are more fruit forward and peppery. I have been asked the question many times if Syrah and Shiraz are the same |
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DWC Dinner: Summer Soiree at Olive with Fratelli Wines
June 9: The wine dinner at the Olive Bar and Kitchen last Friday was very significant and refreshing in that the members were privy to a quasi technical presentation of five Fratelli wines by their winemaker Piero Masi making his first-ever presence at a wine dinner in India and interacting with members at the Restaurant where the food was served from the new summer menu crafted by Chef de Cuisine Sujan Sarkar, writes Subhash Arora. |
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Wine Feature: Plea to Finance Minister on Wine Taxes
June12: The new Finance Bill will be introduced in the Parliament in July by the new Finance Minister of the Modi government, Mr. Arun Jaitley, with millions expecting a rationalization of the budget that hopefully brings cheers to the wine lovers and the anti alcohol lobby. With wine and beer spun off the spirits category, import duties lowered and incentives introduced for wine exports, it will help improve quality of Indian wines that would boost the agricultural |
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The Reserve and Premium Wines of India
June 13: In the absence of any wine laws, the Indian producers have a field day creating several labels as their Reserve and Premium wines but the consumer would naturally get confused because the price difference can be in hundreds of rupees without the quality difference really defined, writes Subhash Arora who feels that at least the Reserve label has so far meant a better product or at least in the perception of the producers. |
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Max Ventures into South African Wine Hospitality
June 4: After acquiring a stake in the South African winery Mullineux Family Wines through his company Leeu International Investments Ltd and renaming it as Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines, Analjit Singh, chief of Max India, has invested in hospitality industry by acquiring and amalgamating of three prominent farms in Franschhoek and the development of a new luxury boutique hotel, spa, winery and wine tasting facility. |
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Bigger Bang for the Buck: Wines at Hyatt Regency Delhi
June13: Although most hotels and restaurants have kept the wine prices very high, some wines are decently priced or at least are affordable, quaffable wines. In order to help our Indian subscribers we recommend some of these wines which are of drinkable quality at prices you can afford and also won’t get lost in the sea of several unknown labels. In this edition we have focused on Hyatt Regency, Delhi which has a few enviable prices in their Classic Wines section. |
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