As President Wineglitz India – The Wine Club, Mukul Manku organised a spectacular wine dinner for the members of the club at the Orient Express restaurant in Hotel Taj Palace Delhi. Held on 14th Nov 2025, the event filled the luxurious interiors of the historic restaurant with conviviality and laughter. Run up to the EventContinueContinue reading “Sipping through Europe aboard the Orient Express “
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An Evening of Global Cultures, Exquisite Wines and Timeless Taj Hospitality
An enchanting evening unfolded on 4th Oct 25 when the expat members of Wineglitz India – The Wine Club met for their very first club dinner at the famous Spicy Duck restaurant in the historic Hotel Taj Palace New Delhi. For Mukul Manku, the President of the Club, this was a manifestation of his firmContinueContinue reading “An Evening of Global Cultures, Exquisite Wines and Timeless Taj Hospitality”
A Dinner featuring Wines of the Old World
As President Delhi Wine Club, Mukul Manku WSET3, put together a wonderful wine dinner for the members on 4th July 2025 which was held at the upscale Italian restaurant called Sorrento at Hotel Shangrila Eros New Delhi, which excelled with its exceptional hospitality. Mukul talks about his experience in this post. The Wine Flight TheContinueContinue reading “A Dinner featuring Wines of the Old World”
Wine Dinner at Prego Westin Gurgaon
Gurgaon – officially known as Gurugram is often referred to as the “Millennium City” of India. It is considered as New Delhi’s twin city and is a part of Greater Delhi or the Delhi NCR (National Capital Region). As President Delhi Wine Club, I was always keen to hold a wine dinner for the clubContinueContinue reading “Wine Dinner at Prego Westin Gurgaon”
Three Old World Wines and One from the New World
As the President of Delhi Wine Club, I recently planned and conducted a wine Soiree for the club members at the iconic Captain’s Cellar at Hotel Taj Mahal at New Delhi, which was loved by all.
Cabernet Sauvignon and a Merlot from Türkiye
In a recent Turkish Wine Masterclass and Dinner, I got an opportunity to savour the wonderful wines of Türkiye and even speak about some of these. In this post I talk about one of such wines. This Masterclass on Türkiye Wines was conducted by Tûba Yargic de Wilde, a certified aspirant sommelier who is theContinueContinue reading “Cabernet Sauvignon and a Merlot from Türkiye”
First Wineglitz Dinner
My wine journey started about ten years back. Prior to that I did have an exposure to wine on many social occasions as also in some official long table dinners where wine was used to raise a toast. I also used to carry wine as a gift when someone invited us to their home forContinueContinue reading “First Wineglitz Dinner”
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”
Sands of time
Do you need time? “Footprints on the sands of time” is a phrase from the poem “A Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It describes the mark that great people leave on history, and the idea that even though we are mortal, we can leave a lasting impression on future generations. Well I do not claimContinueContinue reading “Sands of time”
Breaking Ice At A Wine Dinner
Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. It was during my initial days in the world of wines. As a natural progression I had started attending many wine soirées and wine events happening in the town where there was always something new to learn besides making like minded friends and contacts.ContinueContinue reading “Breaking Ice At A Wine Dinner”