At the beginning: CMB 2013
As fancy as judging international wine competitions may sound, I’m now realizing that there’s a lot more to it than see-sip-spit. Tomorrow will be my first experience on the jury of an international wine award. The Concours Mondial de Bruxelles…
Scotch Malt Whisky Society launch in India
Last week the well-known association for malt lovers, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society was launched in Mumbai. The SMWS was set up in 1983 and now operates in 19 countries with over 26,000 malt-loving members. Ashwin Deo (founder of Turning…
Kala Ghoda Wine Festival 2013
A quick round up of what you need to know about the 3rd Kala Ghoda Wine Festival. When: Friday & Saturday – 8th and 9th February, 2013 What time: 2.00 pm to 10.00 pm Where: Royal Oaks Banquets, K. Dubash Marg,…
Mumbai Wine Fest 2013 Round up
The fourth edition of the Mumbai Wine Fest was held at Radio Club on the 5th and 6th of January. As far as ambiance goes, this wine fair on the pier takes the cake every year. When I entered late…
Restaurant Week India September 2012
Restaurant Week India is back! Now in its fifth edition, Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore will be able to enjoy RWI from September 24th until the 30th. This time there’s a massive line up of participating restaurants across the three…
Fuse 2.0 Signature Cocktails
Fuse 2.0 is a new range of signature cocktails that was launched at Wink at Vivanta by Taj – President a few days ago. Created by Diageo Reserve Brand Ambassador Tim Etherington – Judge (also of the #BombayCocktailClub fame), the…
La Batalla del Vino
June 29, 2012. In India and in most other parts of the world today is just another Friday that began when you rolled over in your bed, cursed the alarm and hoped you could skip ahead to the weekend. Let…
2012 #SauvBlanc Day
Today, June 21 is International #SauvBlanc Day 2012. I asked Kailash Gurnani, winemaker at York Winery in Nasik, to give us a little education in this green skinned grape variety. Kailash has spent four and a half years studying winemaking…
Vallonné Vineyards Winemaker’s dinner
On Tuesday night (February 22) Vallonné Vineyards hosted a winemaker’s dinner at Bungalow 9 in Bandra. A very intimate affair, Vallonne’s winemaker Marie Barbé took us through their range of wines and Chef Rajeev Basak put together a special menu to…
The Malaka Vallonne Wine Festival 2012 in Pune
Since I often get asked about events in Pune, here’s one that’s being held tomorrow. I have been waiting to try Vallonne wines for sometime now, but haven’t had a chance yet. I won’t be able to make it tomorrow,…
Kala Ghoda Wine Festival Feb 11-12
It is the season of wine fests. First York Live, then Sulafest and now the Kala Ghoda Wine Festival. And all the wine loving Mumbaikars who couldn’t make it to Nasik, can try an array of Indian and some imported…
A look at York Live 2012
This post is a little overdue. On January 21, 2012 York Winery celebrated its second edition of the wine and music festival called York Live. My first visit to the festival and I have to say, it was a blast. York’s…
Beer Appreciation @ Woodside
Zane Furtado is a complete beer buff. He even boasts of a degree in Fundamentals in Brewing and Packaging from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD), London and runs the page Beer Me Out. Last night he attended a…
Austrian Wine Tasting: Schloss Gobelsburg
Last week Aspri Spirits brought Michael Moosbrugger, CEO and winemaker of the famed Austrian winery Schloss Gobelsburg to Mumbai. With vineyards in Austria’s Kamptal region, this historic winery which dates back to 1171 was owned and operated by Cistercian monks…