Category Archives: Wine

Cognac

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

My recording at Soundcloud here Sat, Apr 06 2013. 12 12 AM IST A very nosy memory Blending great cognac is all about olfactory memory Shoba Narayan Pierrette Trichet, the cellar master of Rémy Martin. Photo: Courtesy Rémy Martin. What … Continue reading →

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Krsma Estates Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Krsma Estates sent over a sample of their 2012 sauvignon blanc. Produced in Hampi Hills, this wine is not yet available in the market. Its producers, Uma and Krishna Chigurupati were featured in Mint’s power couples issue. In the same … Continue reading →

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Wine and Indian food

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

I have been house-bound these days and have spent a lot of time boning up on an old pursuit: wine.  Reading, talking, listening and sampling.  The amount of material available on the Web is phenomenal; and the amount of wine … Continue reading →

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Chateau Haut-Brion

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

How to sell old wine in new bottles Indians like irreverent mavericks. We don’t know what to do with the too-polished ones Shoba Narayan Prince Robert was in Bangalore to showcase Château Haut-Brion. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint. Prince Robert of Luxembourg was … Continue reading →

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Links to stories

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

Here are some of my earlier wine stories. Robert Parker is obsolete; wine is in vogue Are you a wine philosopher? Behind every successful oenophile is a bootlegger Wine’s new tipping point Culinary Conference speech about wine New Zealand Cheese … Continue reading →

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Master of Wine

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

I don’t know that I’ll ever become a Master of Wine (MW), but that is a pipe dream.  As a result, and in the interest of furthering my knowledge– yes, really– I’ve been sampling a lot of wines.  I thought … Continue reading →

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Champagne

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

A piece about my favorite beverage.  I have been trying to write columns without using the letter “I” in it, as a kind of New Year resolution.  This was very hard with this piece because my instinct was to begin … Continue reading →

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Champagne

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

It is the holiday season and I am thinking about celebratory foods and drinks: mulled wine, eggnog, champagne, christmas cake.  Look for obscure facts, recipes and anecdotes.

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Chateau Margaux and Alain Passard

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

When your food sings to you So I have a message for Paul Pontallier: Come again to India with your subtle, amazing wines; but next time, dignify our palates by choosing a local chef for the meal The Good Life … Continue reading →

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Beer Story for Cathay Pacific

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

This is a story called Bengaluru Beer.  There is a fear that Delhi might over Bangalore as the Pub City of India– or has it already?  The one person who I wanted to interview for this piece but couldn’t do … Continue reading →

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