Daily News & Analysis: Columns by Magandeep Singh http://www.dnaindia.com/ dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, business, technology, Mumbai, India, world and more. en-us COPYRIGHT @ 2012 DILIGENT MEDIA CORPORATION LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED XML::RSS Fri, 25 May 2012 09:10:29 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 09:10:29 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/syndication/ 10 http://www.dnaindia.com/images/logo_dna_rss.gif Daily News & Analysis: News http://www.dnaindia.com/ 31 88 dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, politics, India, World and more. Wine & its Consumer http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_wine-and-its-consumer_1682051 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_wine-and-its-consumer_1682051 Wine is no longer the bastion of the select few and is being enjoyed by consumers worldwide. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:30:00 GMT The Portugal wine http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-portugal-wine_1669932 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-portugal-wine_1669932 To truly understand Portugal and its wine, nothing short of a visit will suffice, says Magandeep Singh.Magandeep Singh. Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:10:00 GMT The Shiraz Story http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_the-shiraz-story_1658108 http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_the-shiraz-story_1658108 I contemplated for a good while before writing this column, wondering whether to title it The Syrah story instead. Syrah is the name of the grape the French made famous. Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:45:00 GMT The Lotus Position http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-lotus-position_1643185 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-lotus-position_1643185 In Buddhist philosophy, the Lotus has extreme significance. Depictions at temples often show Lotus stems reaching out into the sky from murky pools where fish and turtles swim. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:35:00 GMT A wine that starts the party http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_a-wine-that-starts-the-party_1629772 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_a-wine-that-starts-the-party_1629772 The reason they call it the holiday spirit is because often in certain circles, the urgent and unavoidable need to take a holiday can arise out of a consequence of substantial spirit intake. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:51:54 GMT Comment: Wine from down under http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_comment-wine-from-down-under_1614903 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_comment-wine-from-down-under_1614903 The man who said wine is bottled poetry was quite spot-on, and he also had a lavish cellar to enjoy in the evenings. Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:30:00 GMT Magandeep Singh: Agents of Goodness http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_magandeep-singh-agents-of-goodness_1602271 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_magandeep-singh-agents-of-goodness_1602271 We see them in formal meetings with the ministers of our country, heading important initiatives with industry bodies Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT Magandeep Singh: Wine 101 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_magandeep-singh-wine-101_1591190 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_magandeep-singh-wine-101_1591190 Singh revisits things which he, as a taster, takes for granted, but which other less-addicted people wouldn’t consider primary general knowledge. Here then is a wine factoid. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:30:00 GMT The snob value of wine http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_the-snob-value-of-wine_1571192 http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_the-snob-value-of-wine_1571192 Have you ever stopped to take stock of just how biased you are when it comes to wines? ‘Who, me?’ you query. ‘Yes. You, me, all of us. We are all snobs!’ Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:30:00 GMT A delectable wine pilgrimage in France http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_a-delectable-wine-pilgrimage-in-france_1548671 http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_a-delectable-wine-pilgrimage-in-france_1548671 When one’s work is all about wine and food, it is of little surprise that the said person manages to tuck into a lot more food — both in variety of geography and culture and therefore, also in quality — than the average. Sat, 28 May 2011 21:39:00 GMT