Very few people understand wine quality better than Georges Haushalter. As former president of CIVB (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) or Bordeaux Wine Council, an important wine industry body that represents winegrowers, wine merchants and brokers, of the largest… Read More ›
I met Peter Gago, chief winemaker at Penfolds since 2002, during Vinexpo 2017 in Bordeaux France. The first thing that struck me about him was his self-effacing humility. For a man who had been recently appointed as a Companion of… Read More ›
Who says North Goa has lost its charm? Agreed that popular tourist places like Baga, Calangute, Candolim, and to some extent Arpora, have become unbearably over-crowded. But there is still Assagao; a quaint little village, dotted with old Portuguese bungalows,… Read More ›
April 17th is the day when the whole world salutes Malbec, Argentina’s signature grape varietal. Though it originated in France, Malbec has found its best and most successful expression in Argentina. Since 1868, when it was first introduced in the… Read More ›
Nothing spells luxury quite like Louis XIII, the rarest and most expensive cognac in the world, first created in 1874 by the House of Rémy Martin. It is the stunning Baccarat crystal decanter that will seduce you at first glance…. Read More ›
