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The short answer is no and the longer one sufficiently makes the case to settle for warm wine over ruining it with blocks of ice.What happens if I add ice to my wine?Some questions shouldn’t need answering because  asking them in the first place is tragic. And while it’s encouragingly held that there’s no such

A question with answers that can puzzle and amuse but not take away from the perpetual hunt for wines that promise great taste at a bargain Now that’s an interesting and a tad provocative question and the answer isn’t clear cut either. In theory, expensive wine does taste better. But there are many reasons for

Yes, you can. Drink red wine on the daily and we’re giving you five good reasons your doc will toast to.Can I drink red wine everyday? Why of course you can and isn’t that the best new you’ve heard all day or perhaps this week. You can drink red everyday with the caveat of moderation

Where to buy well stored wine is a uniquely Indian and very important question that needs urgent answering.Can I confidently buy wine at all wine shops? Now there’s a question that calls for a pause longer than one would ordinarily think given the ubiquity of liquor outlets in our mostly wet democracy. Wine unlike spirits

Organic wine in the ferment result of a winemaker’s invitation to nature to play its role in nurturing the fruit and results, most times are stellar.What is organic wine and how is it different from other wines? Wine is a product of nature. Terroir as the French call it is a combination of climate, soil

How do you identify bad wine? Life is too short and all that. We’ve all been read the cardinal law about never suffering bad wine but if we’re being honest here, we all have. The only thing worse than drinking bad wine is not even knowing you just did. And while there are many factors

Why is it important to swirl and nose a wine before tasting it? You’ve definitely seen this done before. A bunch of folks sat tableside with freshly poured glasses of wine, stuffing their noses into the mould, swirling the wine and then poking their nose back in, taking a sip. Then, as if they were

Why does all wine, white or red, have to served chilled in a city like Mumbai? This is not just any question about wine because on the answer, might hinge the fate of thousands of future wine experiences! Sadly, the answer also reveals why many more thousands of bad wine experiences in Mumbai at least,