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‘Wave of cheer’: Meghalaya government legalises homemade wine
Hindustan Times, Shillong | By David Laitphlang | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
UPDATED ON SEP 25, 2020 11:51 PM IST
The Meghalaya government on Thursday introduced the Manufacture and Sale of Home Made Fruit Wines Rules, 2020 for issuing of licenses to winemakers in the state.
A guide to women winemakers, who shone against all odds in the world of grapes
By Bloomberg | Posted by Saumya Sharma
UPDATED ON JUL 02, 2020 10:00 AM IST
Historically, places as Bordeaux, Chianti, Margaret River, and Napa were male bastions, where, with few exceptions, men owned the wineries, worked the vineyards, ruled the cellars, and sold the bottles. In the 19th century and through most of the 20th, the death of a spouse was the way women could take over family wine companies.
Does Goa Raj Bhavan serve milk?: Sena on S P Malik’s ‘wine and golf’ remark
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Swapnil Rawal
PUBLISHED ON MAR 18, 2020 03:30 PM IST
The Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana in an editorial said Satya Pal Malik’s remark was an “insult” to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and “tarnishes” the image of the constitutional post.
Swapping grape varieties could keep wine flowing as climate warms
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Rome | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2020 04:42 PM IST
Imbibing a glass or two of your favourite wine could become a rare pastime unless growers swap grape varieties to adapt to climate change, researchers warned on Monday.
Eight ways wine will change in 2020
Bloomberg | By Elin McCoy
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2020 01:10 PM IST
Casual, low-cost, and low-alcohol drinks that offer gluggable simplicity are having a moment, and they’ll be even more important in 2020. Read on.
India vs South Africa: ‘Wine and Rohit get better with age’ - Twitter applauds India opener
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2019 07:25 AM IST
Rohit reached his 50 before the lunch break and when the session resumed post lunch, he accelerated and attacked the spinners.
14 drinks a week increases dementia risk in older adults
New York | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON SEP 29, 2019 10:00 AM IST
Among those adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the risk of dementia appeared to be highest for drinking more than 14 drinks per week compared with less than one drink.
The Taste with Vir: Rules for great wine and food pairings
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By Vir Sanghvi
UPDATED ON SEP 26, 2019 01:58 PM IST
In this week’s column, Vir Sanghvi tells us about the problems with the traditional approach to wine pairing, and what is the right way to pair food with wine.
A waste of good wine? Non! Spitting is essential to tasting
Paris | By Agence France-Presse
PUBLISHED ON JUL 09, 2019 01:47 PM IST
For professionals -- winegrowers, oenologists, sommeliers, wine merchants -- tasting wine means assessing its appearance, or robe, its interaction with air, its aromas and finally its taste, as well as its “structure” in the mouth
The non-alcoholic diaries: My experiments with wine
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By Kabir Singh Bhandari
UPDATED ON MAY 19, 2019 04:40 PM IST
Not everyone is a fan of wine. One reason could be that wine is an acquired taste and does take a bit of commitment to learn about and like.
Waitress mistakenly serves $5,800 wine. Twitter applauds eatery’s response
UPDATED ON MAY 17, 2019 06:00 PM IST
Hawksmoor founder Will Beckett, while speaking to BBC, said that a manager from another branch was helping the waitress on a busy day and picked up the bottle by mistake.
Deepika Padukone tripped on her dress at Met Gala while sipping wine in hotel lobby. Watch video
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 11, 2020 10:25 AM IST
Deepika Padukone was seen almost tripping on her dress in a recent video from MET Gala 2019. Watch it here
Days of wine and no roses: The glory days of airline catering are ending
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By Vir Sanghvi
UPDATED ON MAY 16, 2019 09:27 AM IST
In this week’s column of The Taste With Vir, Vir Sanghvi throws light on in-flight food being served on flights in both the domestic and international sector and the wine that often accompanies the meals.
CSK vs KKR: Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir maturing like old wine - MS Dhoni
Chennai | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON APR 29, 2020 04:42 PM IST
Chennai Super Kings made short work of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), thrashing them by seven wickets in a lopsided Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter.
Hot food, a dry wine and an old brandy
By Karan Thapar
UPDATED ON MAR 09, 2019 05:20 PM IST
“What will you have next?” Gauri’s late husband David politely asked. “I can offer you a good cigar and an old brandy”. “What more could I possibly want?”
The Taste with Vir Sanghvi: All about wine and the several different views on it
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By Vir Sanghvi
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2019 07:20 PM IST
In this week’s column of The Taste With Vir, Vir Sanghvi talks about wine and which view out of the different ones out there should you believe.
Outdated jets for warriors, cheese and wine for babus: Brother of IAF pilot killed in crash pens poem
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON FEB 06, 2019 11:46 PM IST
An emotional poem penned by Abrol’s brother Sushant, posted on Facebook, states it is an “unforgiving” job to be a test pilot given the risks it posses.
How to pair Indian food with wine? Kunal Vijayakar offers tips
Hindustan Times | By Kunal Vijayakar
UPDATED ON FEB 01, 2019 08:42 PM IST
Can it be done, given our rugged cuisines? Of course, says the foodie. As long as you forget the rules the Europeans made up.
Here’s why it might be time for Turkish wine
Bloomberg | By Ross Kenneth Urken
PUBLISHED ON FEB 01, 2019 03:37 PM IST
Turkey has the fifth-largest vineyard acreage in the world. It ranks sixth globally in grape production. Today, a cheap lira could help build international sales of varietals from the land where it all began.
‘If I say boycott Air India, done’: Irish woman abuses crew over wine
By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON NOV 14, 2018 03:47 PM IST
An Irish woman verbally abused the Air India crew on-board a London-Mumbai flight after she was allegedly refused more wine.
In China’s Himalayas, a wine ‘flying above the clouds’
Adong | By Agence France-Presse
PUBLISHED ON NOV 12, 2018 11:34 AM IST
A $300 bottle of wine sold in the United States and Europe is made in the unlikeliest of places: at the foot of the Himalayas in China, where farmers sing traditional songs while picking grapes.
A real vintage: China unearths 2,000-year-old wine from ancient tomb
Beijing | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON NOV 07, 2018 02:38 PM IST
About 3.5 litres (118 ounces) of the yellow liquid, which officials said smelled strongly of Chinese wine when they poured it out, was discovered in a bronze pot in Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Malavika’s Mumbaistan: The Godfather and the Masters of Wine
Hindustan Times | By Malavika Sangghvi
UPDATED ON OCT 24, 2018 11:23 AM IST
We have been following India’s only Master of Wine Sonal Holland’s magical tour in the company of the worldwide Masters of Wine
Spain startup by college students shakes things up with blue wine
Agence France-Presse | By Agence France-Presse, Portugalete, Spain
UPDATED ON OCT 20, 2018 04:26 PM IST
After two years of research at the University of the Basque Country with the help of in-house, professional chemical engineers and an outside centre for food innovation, the blue wine company Gik Live! was launched in 2015.
Light drinking is not safe, can increase risk of premature death
Asian News International | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 05, 2018 03:07 PM IST
There may be no such thing as light drinking. Consuming just one or two drinks four or more times per week can increase risk of premature death by 20%, says a new study.
Gourmet Secrets: A wine worth discovering
Hindustan Times | By Karen Anand
UPDATED ON AUG 20, 2018 04:23 PM IST
In Italy you will find white wines you can bank on, for a fraction of the price of something similar in France
Chinese woman buys poisonous snake online to make wine, gets bitten and dies
Agence France-Presse, Beijing | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON JUL 23, 2018 03:37 PM IST
The woman had bought the snake on Zhuanzhuan, an e-commerce platform backed by Chinese internet heavyweight Tencent, from a seller in the southern province of Guangdong where the highly venomous reptile is endemic.
Why adult comics about wine is taking France by storm
Agence France-Presse | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 30, 2018 05:02 PM IST
A new wave of literature in France is combining the French love for graphic novels with their passion for wine. There’s even a festival dedicated to it in Bordeaux.
Wine, waterfalls and hiking trails make this place the perfect holiday spot
Associated Press, Hood River | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 19, 2018 10:01 AM IST
Are you a travel lover looking for the best offbeat vacation destination? Here’s why you should visit Columbia River Gorge!
Down on Burgundy? Try these 9 lesser-known French wines
Elin McCoy, Bloomberg | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 16, 2018 08:58 AM IST
Thanks to all the hype about wine from Bordeaux and Burgundy, it’s easy to miss out on plenty of good French wine. We offer a selection of 9 lesser-known wines that you must try.
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