Win a bottle of Bourbon #MedleyMix
Dear Delhi, If you’ve been keeping up with the blog you would’ve read about the new Bourbon in town – John Medley’s. Now here’s your chance to get a bottle all to yourself. Keep track of our Facebook page Giggle Water…
New in the market: York Sparkling Cuvée Brut
There’s a new bubbly in town folks. And this one’s from York. I’ve always liked the personality of York’s wines. Clean and well-made, they convey honesty and hard work. The Gurnani brothers – Kailash (winemaker) and Ravi, run the…
Let’s Talk Bourbon
‘Single Malt’ seems to be the buzz term when it comes to whisky nowadays. But how much do we really know about whiskies from around the world? Like American Bourbon for instance. So here are a few things you really…
All Tapped Out!
Tomorrow (November 2nd) I hope all roads in Mumbai lead to Wodehouse Gymkhana which will host Tapped. If you don’t know what Tapped is or haven’t planned on visiting, shame on you. Tapped is Mumbai’s first craft beer festival. A…
Nebbiolo Prima Musings
2014 was a big year for me, especially when it came to exploring wine regions. And my trip to the lovely city of Alba (famous for the truffles) in Northern Italy involved a tasting exercise like never before. I don’t…
New in the market: Myra Reserve Wines
It is always a treat to taste a wine for the first time. (Well, almost always.) There is suspense, apprehensions, expectations, and most of all, curiosity. I must admit that I’ve had my share of times when tasting Indian wines…
Know your Prosecco
There is something to be said about fizzy wines – the way they seem to appeal to a clear majority, the way they don’t have any fixed time of day to be had, and the way they leave you in…
Tequila Day – better late than never
Yesterday (24th July) was National Tequila Day (in the US). And since we don’t have too many of these in India, we usually adopt a few. Anyway, I always seem to miss this one. But why lament today, what you…
Revisiting the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
This year marked my second appearance at the reputed international wine competition – Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. (Read all about the jitters I felt and my experience at the 2013 edition here and here) One of the largest competitions of…
The Legend of Château Angélus
The time I tasted one of the most prestigious wines in the world He picks up the bottle, refills their wine glasses and sets it back on the table. If it were any other man in any other film it…
The Gin Diaries
I love gin. I think it is one of the most under rated spirits out there, and especially so in India. Local variants didn’t ever help matters; vile potent stuff where, any resemblance to the original was purely coincidental. Perhaps…
Nocturne: The Party Champagne
I’m not one for flowers, chocolates, or diamonds, but Champagne I can rarely say no to. Okay, make that never. So despite being slightly under the weather, I headed to the JW Marriott Aerocity in New Delhi for an evening…
On the Indian microbrewery trail
Inasmuch as I enjoy writing about malts and wines, I am shamelessly proud of being an ardent beer-lover. After a long day of wine tasting there’s usually nothing I want more than a nice cold fresh brew, one where the hops…
New in the market: KRSMA Wines
The Indian wine scene is agog with activity right now and each passing year sees the inauguration of a bevy of new wineries. The most recent one to impress me was KRSMA. Although not exactly a new winery, it has…
Helix: A new twist to the old cork
Cork has always had a hallowed place in the wine world. There is a ritual to opening a wine bottle sealed with a cork – cutting the embossed foil, turning the corkscrew, pulling it out with a flourish and that…