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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?
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Listen up, wine connoisseurs! These rich, spicy Lebanese blends deserve a space in your cellarLuscious rosés boast heady floral aromas and savory flavors.
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Planning to buy a bottle of wine for Valentine's Day? These are the most-overrated, and underrated optionsIf you want the best value, the way to go is to find underrated grapes, producers, and regions.
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The curse is over: Wine drinkers are opting for velvety merlotMost are in love with every grape but merlot—for the wine-geek Instagram crowd, the more obscure the better.
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In Vino VeritasIn Tuscany itself, the wine that is being talked about is from Maremma, an "underdog" region, bordering the Mediterranean coast.
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Luxury brands like Lamborghini, Judith Lieber and Pernod Ricard pamper top Indian clients to win loyaltyFrom Lamborghini to Judith Lieber to Pernod Ricard are offering test drive of super cars on F1 track, exotic holidays, exclusive VIP shoppi...
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Rome: Food matches the sights in terms of attractivenessItalian food in the US cannot hold a candle to the real thing, as Bidisha Bagchi discovered during her trip to Rome.
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10 Dec, 2009, 06.08 AM IST
- Indian wines: Imagination can work wonders
In early November the journey to Nashik had been the usual hot and dusty Deccan drive. Our destination, the Sula winery, was cooler though ...
24 Nov, 2008, 12.02 AM IST
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The MNC is betting on imported brands such as Grey Goose, Dewar’s Scotch and Bombay Sapphire.
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- Port & sherry from the cookbooks
A wonderful afternoon with the eminence grise of the Indian hotel industry, PRS ‘Biki’ Oberoi,a fortnight ago provided me with much food fo...
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- Read ’tween the wines
He had a dinner party coming up at a hotel and wanted to know which wines to serve with a menu that included both Indian and western food.
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- Wine hunt!
The vineyards of the Lower Hunter Valley straddle the plains surrounding the winding Hunter River, stretching to the Broke Fordwich region ...
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- Delicious destinations: Find out the secret stories
If you have the appetite for travel, think about this: how come there are so many places in the world named after food?
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