As President Wineglitz India – The Wine Club, Mukul Manku put together an exclusive wine dinner for the members of the club. Held at the PDR of the reimagined and relaunched Le Cirque restaurant in Hotel Leela Palace New Delhi, the event featured exclusive French wines including a Third Growth Grand Cru Classe from Bordeaux.ContinueContinue reading “Patrimoine Français: An Evening Crowned by a Third Growth Grand Cru Classé”
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Hautvillers – the Cradle of Champagne
UNESCO World Heritage Landscape Hautvillers is part of a UNESCO listing called the Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars. Inscribed in 2015, this designation recognises the historic vineyard slopes around villages like Hautvillers, along with the Champagne houses and cellars in Reims and Épernay. This historic village is closely associated with Dom Pérignon, the Benedictine monkContinueContinue reading “Hautvillers – the Cradle of Champagne”
Champagne Krug Grande Cuvée 173eme
During a recent visit to Reims France, Mukul Manku savoured Champagne Krug Grande Cuvée 173eme at Le Parvis champagne bar just across the famous Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims. In this post Mukul writes about this ethereal experience. Enchanting City of Reims A visit to the city of Reims in heart of the champagne region, was onContinueContinue reading “Champagne Krug Grande Cuvée 173eme”
An Evening With Clovis Taittinger
A champagne soiree featuring some of fabulous bubblies from the famous Champagne House Taittinger was organised recently at the Megu Alfreco, the upscale Japanese restaurant at the Hotel Leela Palace New Delhi. This sparkling evening witnessed attendance by many renowned wine people from the capital city. Taittinger Champagne Brut served at the Soiree Personally itContinueContinue reading “An Evening With Clovis Taittinger”
La Degustation Visuelle
Who are your favorite artists? I first came across Caroline Brun through my Facebook page called as The Champagne Trails and soon realised that her life and work epitomises amalgamation of two of my main interests – Art and Champagne. The fact that my page is on the topic of champagne itself, further sparked myContinueContinue reading “La Degustation Visuelle”
Read, Observe, Practice
What’s your #1 priority tomorrow? For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style.(Ben Jonson, 1640). Catching up on my reading Today (02 October), being a holiday here in India (and also a dry day) on theContinueContinue reading “Read, Observe, Practice”
But First Champagne by David White
But First Champagne
What are you doing this evening? It’s Wednesday and honestly speaking I have not particularly planned anything for the evening. Today’s Prompt though has got me thinking. With a brief mid week introspection, I’ve now decided to do the following three things this evening. Evening Walk Although going for an stroll in the evening isContinueContinue reading “But First Champagne”
Champagne- a book by Don & Petie Kladstrup
The Irrelevant ‘Bubbly’
If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be? “All champagne is sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wine is champagne” – if you like wine then most likely you have come across this phrase. The reason for this is that sparkling wine can only be called champagneContinueContinue reading “The Irrelevant ‘Bubbly’”