As one drives past the village of Samaniego towards Vitoria-Logroño, in the Álava province of Northern Spain’s Basque Country, what is noticeable from the road is a gigantic ultra-modern glass box sitting atop a small hillock amidst a sea of… Read More ›
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The Basque Tradition of Txotx
The best way to understand the culture and traditions of a place is to travel to the region. No amount of reading or searching for information on the internet will give you the kind of insight, that only travel can… Read More ›
Txakoli: Unique Wine of the Basque Country
All I am yearning for in this oppressive Delhi heat is a glass of crisp, dry, refreshing Txakoli wine from Spain’s Basque country. Not the easiest of names to roll off the tongue, I agree, but a rather easy wine… Read More ›
Maltese Wine : Not an Enigma Anymore
The first time I heard about Maltese wine was from a fellow participant during the 8th International Wine Tourism Conference (IWINETC) held in Barcelona in April 2016. Marco Micallef, a Maltese national and I happened to share a table during lunch… Read More ›
Champagne Taittinger : Spreading happiness through bubbles.
Clovis Taittinger, Deputy Managing Director and Global Export Director of Champagne Taittinger, finds a lot of similarity between the “sparkling” people of India and the elegant bubbly that his family owned champagne house has been producing ever since Pierre Taittinger… Read More ›