The concept of ‘Mulled Wines’ still remains foreign to Indian palates. Sadly, Mulled wine is a drink that is mainly formulated for cold/ice-laden countries where either the quality of wines made is low or appreciating a chilled wine is quite a task. It is an easy to drink-and-like beverage and is served hot and is [...]
The success of ‘The Big Fat Indian Tasting’ was good enough motivation for the Wi-Not team to attempt Round Two, as promised. The venue and idea of the tasting remained the same, a silent walk-around tasting at the Sevilla Restaurant, The Claridges, New Delhi. A total of 43 wines from 8 different wineries were put [...]
After a lot of queries and even more asking around, we try and crumble the Delhi Excise code and how it works.
Below is the MRP calculation in Excel sheet and explanation of how it works:
If you promise to give us good wine to taste & leave us your e-mail we will even send you the [...]
The first International Food and Drinks Expo, a one-of-its-kind international expo was held at Hall 11 of Pragati Maidan Exhibition Grounds between the 2nd and 4th of December, 2009. The endeavour of UK based company, Tarsus Exhibition and Publishing Limited, was supported by many luminous of the trade and media. The main support was provided [...]
Spanish Food and Drink Industry Federation (FIAB), Food & Wines from Spain, Spanish Ministry of the Environment and Rural Marine Affairs (MARM) along with the Spanish High Commission in Delhi organised the first ‘Discover Spanish Taste’ event. Predominantly a Spanish food, gastronomy and wine (of course!) promotion event was held at Taj Mahal Hotel, Mann [...]
Silent-walk-around tasting of Indian wines conducted by Wi-Not Beverage Solutions Private Limited. This was done to experience and learn more about Indian wines.
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
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, alcohol-laced, [...]
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 NH8. Terroir [...]
Working at Wi-Not has its advantages, or so Magan would like us to believe. Sure we don’t get hounded for autographs just yet but we do get to taste a lot of fun wine. We recently congregated at the Taj Mahal Hotel for a Brancaia wine-tasting orchestrated by Mr. Vishal Kadakia of Wine Park, the [...]
Riesling has always been one of my favourite grape varieties, especially if it comes from the EU countries. It has a pronounced fruity varietal character and can be made in various styles: dry, semi-sweet and sweet. Talking of Riesling, Germany comes to mind as one of the most premium regions to grow it. Mosel- Saar-Ruwer [...]
On a hot afternoon, the Wi-Not team got a call; an invitation to the Wine Society of India (WSI) evening. The occasion was the launch of WSI ‘Four Seasons Wine Discovery’ program showcasing seven wines, three whites and four reds. After we finally managed ot make our way through the parking mess outside, we arrived [...]
