by hungrysurgicalresident | Feb 26, 2020 | Alcohol Diaries, German Wines, Italian Wines, Restaurant Reviews, Wine
Luxury Dining and Wining has always been an integral part of our blog and I recently headed onto the Leela Palace New Delhi for a winemaker dinner with Egon Muller, one of Germany’s most successful winemakers along with Chef Daniel Dal-Ben who runs a single... 
by hungrysurgicalresident | Oct 20, 2018 | Alcohol Diaries, French Wines, Italian Wines, New Zealand Wines, Wine
A Pinot Noir tasting panel is always very interesting. Just for the reason that the grape in itself is quite temperamental. As one of my convener’s at the California Pinot Noir tasting session at Vancouver had told me how the wine behaves like a teenager, quite... 
by hungrysurgicalresident | Oct 9, 2018 | Alcohol Diaries, French Wines, Indian Wines, Italian Wines, Restaurant Reviews, Wine
This month’s wine adventures come from two different old world countries: the first of them being the unlikely country of Greece while the second one is France. While my good friend Malay Kumar has recently become the Asia Pacific Brand Ambassador from the Aaos Vaeni... 
by hungrysurgicalresident | Jun 13, 2018 | Alcohol Diaries, Italian Wines, Restaurant Reviews, Wine
Italian wines have always been one of my favourites, specially since the day I tasted my first Chianti. So when the famous Antinori wines were on display at an event at La Piazza, Hyatt Regency Delhi, we headed over pronto to try out some of their prized offering. The... 
by hungrysurgicalresident | May 24, 2018 | Alcohol Diaries, American Wines, Chilean Wines, French Wines, Italian Wines, Wine
The sun is literally scorching the earth in Delhi and we at Salt and Sandals, are still planning to drink wine. One wine that works perfectly during the summers is the Chardonnay. With it’s crisp acidity, citrus flavours and sometimes a creamy texture from the... 
by hungrysurgicalresident | Mar 25, 2018 | Alcohol Diaries, American Wines, Argentinian Wines, Canadian Wines, French Wines, Italian Wines, Portugese Wines, Spanish Wines, Uruguayan Wines, Wine
We recently attended the 40th Vancouver International Wine Festival where 145 wineries from 16 countries were displaying their fares. Although there were quite a few winery dinners, trade tastings and even an International Tasting Room, the “Great Red...
