Page 2 - Wine

The wine hubs of Bengaluru

The Tenuta Sant'Antonio Amarone 2013 is a complex bouquet of ripe fruit, liquorice, and black pepper, with hints of chocolate

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 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?

The perfect pairings

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

Grab your corkscrew: Italy's best Brunello di Montalcino may be here

Brunello's 2015 vintage will be uncorked starting January, and winemakers and oenologists say it will be one of the finest on record

Summer in a glass

Long a neglected category, it is now coming into its own across the world as a versatile wine that blends freshness and vibrancy of white wines with some of the complexity and characteristics of reds

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

The best of red wines

The Tenuta Sant'Antonio Amarone 2013 (Rs 6,825 in Bengaluru) is sublime and complex, with a full-bodied taste and lots of ripe fruit and spice on the palate

New year, new cellar

Italian prosecco is quite trendy and a relatively inexpensive bubbly from the Glera grape

How old is an old wine?

The garagiste Thunevin Bad Boy is full-bodied with loads of coffee, toast and fruit aromas, silky tannins and a juicy finish

Global wine production rebounded to a 5-year high in 2018: Report

This year's European output, excluding juice and musts, rose 19% to an estimated 168 mhl

Where the spirit is freed

To increase demand, you have to make it easier to import or produce wine, as well as make it easier to sell the stuff

The 8,000-year-old history of wine is replete with instances of fraud

The Phylloxera epidemic devasted vineyards in Europe in the second half of the 19th century such that wine production in France fell from 8.45 bn litres in 1875 to only 2.34 bn litres in 1889

What are principal wine regions of France, and what do they produce?

French wines rarely give the name of their grapes on the label

Matching cheese and wines is an art: Here are a few pairing hints

Paired with Baluchi's Indian (all non-veg) cuisine, what stood out was the Vina Tondonia Reserva, Rioja, 2004 paired with Badami Bater or Sofiyani Pork Ribs

Secret to selling wine on the internet? Just make it yourself!

The challenge lies in making something better than rotten-berry swill

Measure of a drink: Apaltagua Gran Verano Chardonnay 2017 is dry, fruity

The strength of wines varies from 9 per cent (Rieslings) all the way up to 15 per cent for some blockbuster wines, and so does the impact

The spirit of Italy

Wine has been produced in Italy since, at least, the 8th century BCE and flourished with the expansion of the both the Republic and the Roman Empire under the Caesars

What's new on the wine menu in 2018

Big bottles (magnums are 1.5 litre and Jerobaums 3 litre) will gain popularity for parties; wines in 375 ml bottles will be aimed at mass market