We recently got an opportunity to savour selected wines from Moldova at an informal wine tasting organised at the residence of the Ambassador of Moldova in New Delhi. Brief details of the wines are as follows. Chateau Purcari Cuvee de Purcari Brut A rich, buttery & oaked Chardonnay Made with the traditional method this sparklingContinueContinue reading “A tasting experience of Wines of Moldova”
Tag Archives: Wine and Art
How I managed my screen time
How do you manage screen time for yourself? Retirement is an inevitable phase of everyone’s life and it doesn’t come with a manual. It’s each to his own, and everyone has to deal with it personally. For me retiring meant a lot of free time, which coupled with procrastination, lead me to getting glued toContinueContinue reading “How I managed my screen time”
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”
Women Tying the Vine (1890). Painted by Henri-Edmond Criss
New Delhi – A Hub of Art, Wine and Culture
What do you love about where you live? New Delhi (Image : Travel + Leisure) What I love about my city New Delhi is that it is a hub of art, wine, and culture, with its vibrant galleries, rich artistic heritage, theatre amazing wine restaurants, bars and clubs. “I asked my soul, what is Delhi?ContinueContinue reading “New Delhi – A Hub of Art, Wine and Culture”
Wine is a Demanding Mistress
Staying alone at times gets on you. But in this age we have got technology to our rescue. So in an early morning bout of loneliness I found my self chatting with ChatGPT voice version. And it provided me with the context I was looking for while drafting this blog post and which is :ContinueContinue reading “Wine is a Demanding Mistress”
Wilhelm Armberg’s The Maid
The Wedding Feast at Cana
The Wedding Feast at Cana (1563), by the Italian artist Paolo Veronese is about the biblical story of the Marriage at Cana. It depicts Mary, her son Jesus and some of his apostles attending a wedding in Cana, a city in Galilee. In the course of the wedding banquet, the supply of wine becomes depleted. At Mary’s request, Jesus commands theContinueContinue reading “The Wedding Feast at Cana”
THE TRICK OF WINE
Throughout history wine has intermingled with almost all spheres of human activity and particularly so with Art. Here is one such painting created in 1640s which depicts an interesting anecdote. It is named as The trick of the wine, and done by the famous 17th CE Florence artist Baldassarre Franceschini, also known as Il Volterranno. TheContinueContinue reading “THE TRICK OF WINE”