Parle Melody: The ₹1 soft power twist Modi served to Meloni and the worldPrime Minister Modi's gift of a Parle Melody toffee to Italy's Giorgia Meloni symbolised India's evolving soft power. Beyond traditional ex...
21 May, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
India’s brandy boom still feels uncool. Liquor cos want to give it a makeoverBrandy, a spirit deeply entrenched in South India's culture and cinema, is now undergoing a national makeover. Despite being India's second...
20 May, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
Death to the $20 cocktail: The bars bringing back cheaper drinksBars are rethinking cocktail pricing as costs soar and consumer behavior shifts. Establishments like Gus' Sip & Dip and Radicle are offerin...
14 May, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
EU envoy seeks investment liberalisation chapter in FTA with India, early investment pact conclusionEuropean Union Ambassador Herve Delphin seeks an investment liberalization chapter and an early investment protection pact for the India-EU...
07 May, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor after Trump's endorsementOhio voters have chosen their candidates for key November elections. Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face Dr. Amy Acton for governor. Sena...
06 May, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Bottles, flasks grow scarce in India as gas crunch hits glassmakersIndia's glass industry faces severe production disruptions due to Middle East conflict-induced energy shortages. Gas diversions to househol...
10 Apr, 2026, 08.20 AM IST
What makes a single bottle of French wine Sell for $812,500? The 1945 DRC mysteryA rare bottle of 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wine fetched a record-breaking $812,500 at auction. This vintage is highly sought after b...
31 Mar, 2026, 01.07 AM IST
Word of the Day: AbliguritionAbligurition is a rare word for spending money too quickly, particularly on food and drinks. This habit involves squandering funds on fine ...
26 Mar, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
Tariffs are making wine bottles pricier and harder to find - what shoppers need to know before ThanksgivingThanksgiving wine prices US: Thanksgiving wine shopping faces challenges. Tariffs and increased costs are pushing up prices and limiting ch...
17 Nov, 2025, 02.24 PM IST
Spotting fine wine: Taste is more about tariff than terroirCan an $18 bottle of wine be perceived as a $2,000 one — and vice versa?
30 Oct, 2020, 09.48 AM IST
Revealed: Here's why expensive wines taste betterEven identical products are perceived differently due to differences in price which is called as the "marketing placebo effect."
15 Aug, 2017, 07.26 PM IST
50% of Indian consumers order wines exclusively by glass: Wine surveyImportant choice cues used by consumers when choosing wine are familiarity of brand name, country of origin and colour of wine.
15 Mar, 2017, 03.15 PM IST
Here are ten most expensive wines in the worldThe most expensive wine in the world is described as the perfect Burgundy. Here is the list of world's most expensive wines.
13 Jun, 2016, 02.38 PM IST
Cheap wine tastes great with a higher price tag!Participants showed significant effect of price and taste prejudices, both in how they rated the taste as well as in their measurable brain...
30 Apr, 2015, 06.31 PM IST
- Power of marketing: Costlier wines are tasty
Researchers at California Institute of Technology said that expensive wine somehow convinced the brain that the drink was more enjoyable. I...
14 Jan, 2008, 09.30 PM IST
- Another toast for tipplers on cards as US refuses to gulp India's SAD story
There is more good news in store for lovers of expensive wines and spirits.
17 Dec, 2007, 03.04 AM IST
- Indians still shy away from expensive wine
Though the bubbly is being poured out in the Reidels, on every conceivable occasion, Indians are by and large still scared of opening the r...
19 Sep, 2007, 02.24 AM IST