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…
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…
Sulafest 2012: All you need to know
The annual wine and music festival is back and for the first time Sulafest will be a two day event. Artist lineup: Now in its fifth edition, it will feature Nitin Sawhney, world-class producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, orchestral composer and cultural pioneer….
YORK LIVE 2.0
The York Winery: Located in the Ganarpur area of Nasik, York Winery was formed in 2005 and celebrated their first vintage in 2008. The 9 acre estate has gorgeous vineyards and even a Tasting Room at the winery which is…
Uncork your luck
Happy New Year! 😀 I’m looking forward to starting this year on a high. So here’s announcing the first contest on GiggleWater411. I’m super excited about this and all the other cool things that are lined up for the blog in…
The story of Fratelli Wines
In the Sholapur district of Maharashtra, near the town of Akluj, lies a 240-acre vineyard. This sprawling vineyard belongs to three sets of brothers – Alessio and Andrea Secci, Kapil and Gaurav Sekhri and Ranjit and Arjun Mohite – Patil,…
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…
Hétreau’s Art Deco Wine Maps
If you liked my last post about The Metro Wine Map of France, you’ll enjoy mulling over these ones too. These maps were made by a celebrated French artist, printmaker, illustrator and designer called Remy Hétreau. Drawn up sometime in…
World’s most influential wine book – a Manga comic?
I’m a great fan of all things that take the implied ‘snootiness’ out of wine drinking. So when I heard that a manga series is now the most influential wine text in the world, I just had to read it….