tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post2552702203748361464..comments2024-03-27T10:36:39.504+05:30Comments on tantu-jaal: I survived Nine HillsSunil Mukhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155823169161030174noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post-10619841939641293022008-10-07T15:44:00.000+05:302008-10-07T15:44:00.000+05:30Dear SunilIt was great to see your comments about ...Dear Sunil<BR/><BR/><BR/>It was great to see your comments about Nine Hills but i have different views about the wine. I have also tatsed these wines at an event and i will say they were quite good as i have heard they just launched a year back. You were darn right when you asked the waiter which wine and he just said "white". The awareness level among indian waiters is so low they dont talk about name of grape variety. because when you know a grape variety you know what to expect.Specially their Cabernet Sauvignon has been the stealer. Their Chenin is little sweet for a person with developed taste. But you will be surprised to know most of the Indian Che nin Blanc are little sweet, i guess this grape is ripening too fast as the alcohol level as well as the sugar level are little higher in this grape . Whereas sauvignon blanc has been showing signs of green which they need to work on. They got a scope of improvement for shiraz<BR/><BR/>happy drinking on diwaliAjayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12849932258501409854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post-33463072237337195312008-07-02T18:27:00.000+05:302008-07-02T18:27:00.000+05:30Sunil- that's an interesting observation. corking ...Sunil- that's an interesting observation. corking has been a problem all over the world, and the higher temp at which we store wines and poorer quality corks might be exacerbating that effect. next time i'll make sure I buy one with a screw cap :-)<BR/><BR/>cheers<BR/>suvratSuvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post-1666444744103178572008-07-02T08:47:00.000+05:302008-07-02T08:47:00.000+05:30Suvrat - you are absolutely right about wines agin...Suvrat - you are absolutely right about wines aging badly in India. I just want to mention that recently Sula has started putting a screw cap on their Cabernet Shiraz (along with a dangling label that pompously and at length explains the benefits of this). I find this wine much improved as a result (in other words it didn't manage to turn as bad as it used to). For the same reason I find French wines sold in India are usually awful (certainly at the low-medium price end) while Aussie/South African/Chilean do better because they often use rubber corks or screw caps.Sunil Mukhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155823169161030174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post-9487105334226301092008-07-01T18:59:00.000+05:302008-07-01T18:59:00.000+05:30rahul- the shopkeeper was unwittingly being helpfu...rahul- the shopkeeper was unwittingly being helpful! Indian wines especially the reds dont age well at all. they are best drunk fresh. the main reason apart from their mediocre quality to begin with is that there is no temp. control in Indian wineshops, so wiines go bad very rapidly.<BR/><BR/>As for the astute observation by the waiter that the wine is white, reminds me of the standard answer you get in restaurants when you ask about any dish- "That is medium spicy sir"<BR/><BR/>cheers<BR/>suvratSuvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post-12170376981778465392008-06-30T09:16:00.000+05:302008-06-30T09:16:00.000+05:30...the "chick" trying desperately to sing "I will ...<I>...the "chick" trying desperately to sing "I will survive". Unfortunately, she will.</I><BR/><BR/>couldn't control the LOL at the office; I am heading out to the coffee shop solo, to avoid serious glares at the lab<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>ArunnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538874342968130652.post-22006835811365535782008-06-29T13:01:00.000+05:302008-06-29T13:01:00.000+05:30A friend of mine asked a Mumbai wineshop for the v...A friend of mine asked a Mumbai wineshop for the vintage of a particular bottle. Receiving a blank look, he said "what year?" and got the reply, "अरे बिलकुल ताजा माल है sir!"<BR/><BR/>I assume Nine Hills is produced in the Sahyadri region, like Chateau Indage and Sula. I preferred the Grover Vineyards that I tried, to my rather undiscriminating palate it seemed as good as a lot of foreign wines I've had.<BR/><BR/>You should go to more such parties and report on them.Rahul Siddharthanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04809667965184094636noreply@blogger.com