Vertical, Historical
The Orchid room of The Oberoi, Bangalore is full of people, wine pros and wine lovers. Indeed, India’s wine cognoscenti, I’d venture to say. All invited by Krishna Prasad and Uma Chigurupati, the owners of one of the newest entrants into the wine biz, KRSMA Estates, to participate in a vertical tasting of their flagship wine, the KRSMA Cabernet Sauvignon vintages 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015. Sommelier Magandeep Singh comperes a Q&A session with the couple during the tasting, and the Chigurupatis speak with disarming candour about the initial trials and tribulations of winemaking in virgin terroir, to support their personal passion for wine. KRSMA Estates is India’s first noted wine estate to have its vineyards in the Hampi Hills in Karnataka. (more…)