Gagan is much like a young wine in many senses; you have to spend time with him before he opens up. A certified wine expert and mixologist, Gagan pursued his love for beverages Down under, doing his Masters in Hospitality Management (specialising in wines) from Victoria University, Melbourne. He reserves a soft corner for Australian reds, German Rieslings and Gewürztraminer. As much as he loves to experiment with new cuisines, he also has a taste for adventure – paragliding, bungee jumping, rafting, skydiving and playing squash. His interests include blogging, back to back movie spree, cooking for self and travelling. He is a music-fanatic and loves being left alone with his PSP. Beef steak and wine rate high on his agenda as also does a Bourbon and cola.
We always hear people talk about wines being healthy and stylish. Some like to talk about it but still maintain a distance. But some others take it seriously and indulge in it frequently. Vintage Wines’ Reveilo brand and VLCC Spa came together to offer such an evening to the residents of Gurgaon.
L’Ecole du Vin de Bordeaux (EVB) is a part of Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB), the controlling body of wines in Bordeaux, France. As they are preparing to introduce their courses in India, they came to India with an accreditation program first time around. The idea of the program was to select wine [...]
An overview of Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair, India’s involvement and activities that took place at the show through Wi-Not’s eye
Wine trip made by Wi-Not sommeliers to the wine capital of Indian, Nashik, and the observations resulted from it
As a part of our vinous Nasik trip, our idea remained to try and visit the upcoming wineries of the region that will one day make the wines of India a global entity and make us proud. In this drive, our first stop was scheduled to visit a young winery named Vallee de Vin. As [...]
Off again on the katcha roads, our next stop was the new upcoming winery by Mr. Shailendra Pai named Vallonne. The road to the winery is still a muddy one and would not allow you to get through on a vehicle. We took the car half way through and decided to walk for the rest of [...]
Rising early next day morning, the roads were constantly wet with drizzles and damp wind blowing across cleaning the dust away. We hit the Dindori Highway on our way to the next winery on the charts. Most of our travelling was on the highway but at times the car went off and on the unconstructed [...]
Again we were on the roads and were relying on the local villagers to help us reach our next stop. A long 10KM drive on unflattened rocky roads and another 8 on the highway led us to Renaissance winery in Ozar. On this drive of 18KMs, vines followed us off and on with some sheeps, [...]
As we left Renaissance waiving a goodbye to Mr. Aher, we hit the highway to reach for a winery set up 30 KMs away in Gitakunj, Taluka Niphad. We drove our ways through some upcoming civilizations, sugarcane plantations, villages, a cement factory and a defence camp. Vintage Wines was our last stop for the day [...]
For the love of wines and the craze of unsung Aussie wines, yet to explore India, Gurjit and Gagan reached the Australian High Commission to celebrate the opening of ‘Utsav! Australia’. A small, but intense, gathering of approximately 30 luminous of the hospitality and wine trade saw three wine houses showcasing their products. Harewood Estate [...]
Finally, a much awaited drink comes to India. To celebrate the Chilean National Day on the 19th September 2009, H.E. Ambassador Alfonso Silva Navarro of Chile, gathered all “friends of Chile” at the Claridges, New Delhi. Post the National anthems, we were introduced to PISCO. Sommelier Magandeep SINGH introduced the distinguished guests to this irresistible [...]
Where else can you be asked for your wine preference at 4am in the morning or for breakfast and not be judged an alcoholic? Where else but on international flights. Wi-Not’s next stop was the training centre of India’s leading domestic and international flight carrier. As a part of the trainings of their executive class [...]
Wines are becoming a fashion fiasco now. While some choose to hold and pose, some really dedicate some time to learn for themselves and educate others about the magical potion in their copas. The people we bank with are also now offering such interactive sessions for their clients over relaxed evenings. The venues were one [...]
With monsoons and winters approaching, hotels’ Human Resource departments have pulled up their socks. We have quite the clients under our belt and trainings at various properties have begun already. There is some extensive travelling to be done and some expensive bottles to be uncorked, all for love of wine education. The interactive, sense-of-humour infected, [...]
Terroir, is a French term which means – the summation of all the features natural and man-induced that make a place and its produce unique and identifiable amongst many. Terroir is a new restaurant situated on the first floor of the one of the most stylish boutique 5-star hotels in the Delhi NCR region, Galaxy Hotel on the [...]
