Alok Chandra

Goblet full for big wineries, small ones hit rock bottom amid Covid-19

Indian wine companies have necessarily had to adapt to the new normal of markets and consumer behaviour.

Wine online

It's high time that all state excise authorities considered permitting home delivery of (at least) wines.

Since you're at home

As someone who's been operating a Small Office Home Office (SOHO) since 2002, I think I'm eminently qualified to comment on WFH

Virus impact on wine

Diageo, the largest alcoholic beverage company in the world, estimates that the loss in its fiscal year ending June 2020 would be between $300 million and $420 million

Undercover wine tasters

It's a pity that good imported wines are so expensive in India

Wine and food pairings

Apart from its characteristic ripe guava aroma, it is vibrant, with intense lemongrass and fresh ginger notes that highlight the core of citrus and pear flavours

The climate change riddle

Warmer climes are opening up areas for viticulture that did not exist 35 years earlier, and this trend will only accelerate

Wines over the last decade

Wine consumption in India grew at a steady 12-15 per cent annually this past decade to reach an estimated 4.5 million cases in 2019-20

The game of wines

Climate change over the last 30 years has had multiple effects on the wine industry - some beneficial, others not quite as much.

The six categories of wine drinkers

Constellation Wines US had instituted Project Genome which grouped American wine consumers: enthusiasts, image seekers, savvy shoppers, traditionalists, satisfied sippers, and overwhelmed drinkers

Wine and tax

Here's hoping for more wine-friendly policies in India

Top of the second label

Every Premiere Cru estate has second label, produced from grapes adjudged not sufficiently high quality for their flagship wine, whose wine quality is marginally lower, & is priced at a third or less

Barolo: The king of wines

The winemaking area of Piedmont ("at the foot of the mountains") is located around the towns of Asti and Alba

Awaiting Amarone

The top-rated Amarone wine producers include Dal Forno Romano, Masi, Allegrini, Pasqua , Fattori and Zenato

India's largest wine store

How profitable will such a venture be, and is the investment justified?

Wine policies in India

With the Modi juggernaut powering back to a thumping majority in the recent Lok Sabha elections, what does this presage for the wine industry in India?

Band of brothers

The wine itself (a classic Bordeaux blend) is a very dark red, with complex aromas of red fruits and notes of wood and oak

The perfect pairings

How does one choose cheese with wines? Wine Folly provides six useful tips

After midnight

There seem to be fewer God-themed wine labels

The New World

I've covered sparkling and white wines; the reds of France; and reds from Italy, France and Spain. Which brings me to The New World: red wines from the rest of the world, outside Europe