Lafite derives its name for an old French word meaning little hill or mount. Driving up to Lafite it is clear where the best plots are located. The hill provides drainage, and exposure to the sun.

Croatian-born Mike Grgich, the late legendary winemaker and founder of Napa Valley’s esteemed Grgich Hills Estate winery. Before Cabernet Sauvignon ruled California, there was Zinfandel, says Mira ...

Entrance to the 18th-century chateau-style winery Mira Advani Honeycutt discovers heavenly Pinots in a slice of traditional Cabernet Sauvignon country California’s Napa Valley is renowned for its ...

Hapusa, India’s breakthrough gin, organizes an exploration of the iconic cocktail, drawing in the country’s best mixologists. Gagan Sharma goes along for the adventure It’s the late 1880s to early ...

Julien Asseo the ownerchef of the Michelin honoured farmto- table restaurant – Les Petites Canaille in Paso Robles The union of a winemaker’s son and a butcher’s daughter not only resulted in three ...

Oregon’s Willamette Valley attracts noted Burgundy domains and Indian vintners, Rajat Parr and Dr Madaiah Revana, reports Mira Advani Honeycutt For passionate Pinot-philes, Willamette Valley is the ...

General Manager at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Lucknow. Vinod Pandey is a wine evangelist Vinod Pandey, GM at the Taj Mahal Hotel Lucknow has made it his mission to promote the wine-drinking culture in a ...

Ashika Mathew traces the story of M Chapoutier, a dynamic wine dynasty that has stood the test of time. The legacy of a dynasty can be a heavy burden to carry forward as progressive generations break ...

Ticket to the World: ProWein Düsseldorf 2025 — One of the oldest trade fairs in the wine and spirits industry, ProWein is in its 31st year The world’s leading trade fair, ProWein Düsseldorf, is ...

It was February 2024, the location was Monaco. The occasion was the Annual General Assembly and the celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI) were ...

In Evelyn Waugh’s novel, “Brideshead Revisited – The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder”, narrator and central character, Charles Ryder says, “Wilcox welcomed our interest; we had ...

A 90-minute drive south of San Francisco lies a spectacular slice of Monterey County. The scenic stretch along the Pacific Coast hugs the rugged Big Sur coastline dotted with the iconic wind- sculpted ...