No. 699: : June 02, 2016

Assistant Editor : Natasha Vohra

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Bigger Bang for the Buck: Binging with Champagne at Pullman Brunch
June 01: The relatively new Hotel Pullman in the Aerocity near the Delhi International Airport started with its Sunday Brunches barely 6 weeks ago but they have already become very popular because of the excellent food quality, variety and presentation and with unlimited Champagne Devaux D and other alcoholic cocktails, thus making it an excellent proposition, writes Natasha Vohra who feels the success is due to the General Manager Tristan Beau

Wine Tourism: Sula leads the Way
May 28: When barely 5 vintages old, Sula started a Tasting Room in the winery in 2005 when other producers were talking about survival or brushing aside suggestion of wine tourism as non-productive; it never looked back, adding various features to attract wine tourists of all ages, making Sula a leader in wine tourism also by miles and globally one of the most successful destinations, writes Subhash Arora who believes tourism ought to be an integral

Chandon: Indian Sparkling Avatar of Champagne
May 30: Chandon India, fully owned subsidiary of Moet Hennessy India, importer of Moet Chandon and other champagnes from its parent company, launched two Indian sparkling wines in October 2013 and has been crushing in its own winery since 2014 but the new, modern winery was formally inaugurated only on April 1 this year, writes Subhash Arora who was impressed, not only with the winery using latest technology but also seemingly

DWC Dinner: Visiting Sorrento for Authentic Italian Cuisine
June 02: The recently opened Italian Restaurant at Shangri-la Eros Hotel has been making waves from day one and a tasting at the Sorrento beckoned me instantly to organise our next wine dinner at the restaurant with authentic Italian food with delicious Italian wines with a story to tell, and the dinner day before yesterday was declared one of the best out of the 257 dinners we have organised since the Delhi Wine club was founded in 2002, writes Subhash Arora

Hailstorm damages in Burgundy, Drought in Maharashtra
June 02: Vagaries of nature are an important factor in the cultivation of grapes or other agricultural crops, as was evidenced again recently, with several parts of Burgundy and Cognac regions suffering significant crop destruction and damage whereas in Maharashtra the water supply to the vineyards has been a constraint due to drought, affecting the quality and quantity of crops and subsequently quality of wines in the course of the next couple of

La Cité du Vin: Wine City in the World Wine Capital Bordeaux
June 02: The seven year old project in Bordeaux started in 2009, undergoing changes including the name change from Cité des Civilisations du Vin in 2012 to La Cité du Vin last year was opened to public yesterday after President Francois Holland inaugurated it on Tuesday, making the wine capital of the world even more attractive for tourism since the facility is not a museum but a living inter-disciplinary space open to all and has a cultural and universal

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