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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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Magandeep Singh
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Gamay, Set, Match

Divinity isn’t the thing that happens in temples alone. That is a miracle. Miracle is also what happens when you come home drunk and late and your wife is sound asleep to notice.
February 5, 2010

The Italian job

There was a time when dropping the word wine was like announcing your son’s singledom on an island full of desperate moms with unmarried daughters.
January 22, 2010

Musical wine pairings

Australia and New Zealand wines have universal appeal much like the music of Madonna and Tina Turner.
January 8, 2010

Try the wine snob test

Just because a wine is supposed to be drunk by itself doesn’t mean that we can’t make cocktails out of it.
December 26, 2009

Sipping for a prize

Compared to last time, this year the participants were more prepared, more confident and quicker.
December 12, 2009

Swiss fly wine

Swiss whites definitely rate over Swiss reds, a problem that plagues various other countries too, like Austria and Czech.
November 13, 2009

Honey, honey everywhere

The best way to taste honey is to dip some simple bread in it and try it. Always go from the lighter to the darker.
October 30, 2009

Beer for all reasons

Sure wine is a lovely ferment but beer is no ordinary second batter — it is a ferment in its own right with its own tasting notes, aroma profiles and signature making styles.
October 16, 2009

The NRI for wines

The best wine is the one that costs the least possible. The next best is the wine which you can afford when this one runs out.
October 2, 2009

High flying wines

Choosing wines for service on-board is quite a different game altogether. The rules for wine tasting are not similar.
September 18, 2009

How about a night cap?

The concept of an after-dinner drink in India is much like a faithful husband or a unicorn — utterly imaginary; often spoken about but with no proof to support its existence.
September 4, 2009

The nose knows best!

Wine is such a vast field that the toughest thing to do is to try and limit it to the confines of a single lifetime, much tougher in a single page.
August 21, 2009

Raising our glasses...

Each glass was designed to suit a purpose. The shapes were conceived to complement what the glass would serve.
August 14, 2009
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