Comments for Just Magan http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog Wine, the universe, & everything... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:56:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on You are Here! by Jhangora http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/2008/08/10/you-are-here/#comment-142 Jhangora Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:59:45 +0000 http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/?p=10#comment-142 Hi Magan.Nice blog mate.I like wine too but it deteriorates quickly in Indian heat. Hi Magan.Nice blog mate.I like wine too but it deteriorates quickly in Indian heat.

]]> Comment on Being a Sommelier by kuldeep http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/2008/09/11/being-a-sommelier/#comment-138 kuldeep Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:47:43 +0000 http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/?p=53#comment-138 my name is kuldeep singh I live in Ahamed pur pawan {bairahana} allahabad I have complated graguatino. my name is kuldeep singh I live in Ahamed pur pawan {bairahana} allahabad
I have complated graguatino.

]]> Comment on Magan on Display by tomishra http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/2008/08/10/magan-on-display/#comment-132 tomishra Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:13:05 +0000 http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/?p=14#comment-132 hi magan, u r still rocking hi magan,
u r still rocking

]]> Comment on The Great South African Round-up by Magan http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/2008/10/14/the-great-south-african-round-up/#comment-116 Magan Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:11:19 +0000 http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/?p=56#comment-116 Dear Alec, It was great to meet with you albeit a tad briefly. I would like to draw your attention to http://wi-not.biz which is my work site. Do have a look and mail us back and we shall definitley have something to propose to you. Thanks for your encouraging comments; these here are a personal take on all that I tried and I am glad if someone finds it useful. Just, Magan. Dear Alec,
It was great to meet with you albeit a tad briefly. I would like to draw your attention to http://wi-not.biz which is my work site. Do have a look and mail us back and we shall definitley have something to propose to you.
Thanks for your encouraging comments; these here are a personal take on all that I tried and I am glad if someone finds it useful.
Just,
Magan.

]]> Comment on The Great South African Round-up by alec http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/2008/10/14/the-great-south-african-round-up/#comment-115 alec Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:03:09 +0000 http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/?p=56#comment-115 Hi Magan I am most impressed with your comments on the wines and SA in general. You surely do have an experienced palate. You will remember that we spoke at the Cape Wine fair and I am still keen to be doing the business in India. Hi Magan
I am most impressed with your comments on the wines and SA in general. You surely do have an experienced palate.
You will remember that we spoke at the Cape Wine fair and I am still keen to be doing the business in India.

]]> Comment on The Great South African Round-up by Magan http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/2008/10/14/the-great-south-african-round-up/#comment-112 Magan Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:04:24 +0000 http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/?p=56#comment-112 Dear Linda, KC was a house I was much looking forward to re-tasting after a gap of almost three years and was not exactly as impressed as the first time around. To be honest, the length of a review in itself reflects how long they were able to hold my attention with their wines. I tried not only their local produce but also their collaborated effort with the Prats family (a wine with promise but too young at the moment and not from SA hence not mentioned here). Otherwise, I tried the Chardonnay and Cabernet and i was not alone, my companion thought similarly of them. The Vin de Constance was acceptable, but history too had a role to play in it. Once again, I am sorry if you feel let down by the short review but I prefer to keep it short when I don't have much to report. Will keep in mind for the future. Thanks. Just, Magan. Dear Linda,
KC was a house I was much looking forward to re-tasting after a gap of almost three years and was not exactly as impressed as the first time around. To be honest, the length of a review in itself reflects how long they were able to hold my attention with their wines. I tried not only their local produce but also their collaborated effort with the Prats family (a wine with promise but too young at the moment and not from SA hence not mentioned here). Otherwise, I tried the Chardonnay and Cabernet and i was not alone, my companion thought similarly of them. The Vin de Constance was acceptable, but history too had a role to play in it. Once again, I am sorry if you feel let down by the short review but I prefer to keep it short when I don’t have much to report. Will keep in mind for the future.
Thanks.
Just,
Magan.

]]> Comment on The Great South African Round-up by Linda http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/2008/10/14/the-great-south-african-round-up/#comment-111 Linda Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:26:53 +0000 http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/?p=56#comment-111 I agree the Ataraxia Sauv blanc is excellent. But I'm a bit surprised about your comments on Klein Constantia. All the other visits are described in such detail. Klein Constantia makes some of my favourite wines, so it was very disappointing to see you refer to their Vin de Constance as 'the sweet one'. Did you really visit..? Surely you would have known the name of the wines you tried? Unfortunately it put me off taking any of your other recommendations seriously. /L I agree the Ataraxia Sauv blanc is excellent. But I’m a bit surprised about your comments on Klein Constantia. All the other visits are described in such detail. Klein Constantia makes some of my favourite wines, so it was very disappointing to see you refer to their Vin de Constance as ‘the sweet one’. Did you really visit..? Surely you would have known the name of the wines you tried? Unfortunately it put me off taking any of your other recommendations seriously. /L

]]> Comment on On Indian Wines by Magan http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/2008/08/20/on-indian-wines/#comment-87 Magan Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:24:40 +0000 http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/?p=23#comment-87 Hello Professor, There are two issues here and I will address both separately. The first is regarding the use of screw caps vs. corks and I am not opposed to such closure. They are great for young quaffing wines reducing the instance of cork-related problems. Sula's use of cork is, in that sense, laudable. Issue #2, why don't the screw caps come off easily: I would suspect this to be a quality-related issue. But not just Sula, I have come across this problem in many wines from around the worltd - Southern Italian, Argentinean, Chilean. Ironically, Australia which uses a lot of screw cap seems to have managed to work their way around this problem. I do agree it is most frustrating to have a bottle of wine and not be able to open it. Think of it as a hidden messsage, the wine doesn't want to be drunk yet: wait... Either that, or else, get another wine! just, Magan. Hello Professor,
There are two issues here and I will address both separately. The first is regarding the use of screw caps vs. corks and I am not opposed to such closure. They are great for young quaffing wines reducing the instance of cork-related problems. Sula’s use of cork is, in that sense, laudable.
Issue #2, why don’t the screw caps come off easily: I would suspect this to be a quality-related issue. But not just Sula, I have come across this problem in many wines from around the worltd - Southern Italian, Argentinean, Chilean. Ironically, Australia which uses a lot of screw cap seems to have managed to work their way around this problem. I do agree it is most frustrating to have a bottle of wine and not be able to open it. Think of it as a hidden messsage, the wine doesn’t want to be drunk yet: wait…
Either that, or else, get another wine!
just,
Magan.

]]> Comment on On Indian Wines by DP Agrawal http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/2008/08/20/on-indian-wines/#comment-86 DP Agrawal Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:42:48 +0000 http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/?p=23#comment-86 Dear Mr Singh, I had the privilege of corresponding with you a few days back. I would like to invite your attention to the recent practice of Sola Wine Company of substituting wooden corks with metallic caps which require a regular pipe wrench to open! It might even lead to breaking the bottle itself. I do not understand this sort of foolish economy with the part of our wineries. I wrote to them but there was no reply. May be they will listen to your more powerful voice. Thanks Dp Dear Mr Singh,
I had the privilege of corresponding with you a few days back.

I would like to invite your attention to the recent practice of Sola Wine Company of substituting wooden corks with metallic caps which require a regular pipe wrench to open! It might even lead to breaking the bottle itself. I do not understand this sort of foolish economy with the part of our wineries. I wrote to them but there was no reply. May be they will listen to your more powerful voice.

Thanks
Dp

]]> Comment on On Indian Wines by Magan http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/2008/08/20/on-indian-wines/#comment-81 Magan Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:43:44 +0000 http://www.magandeepsingh.com/blog/?p=23#comment-81 Dear Observer, thanks for your, err, observations...wish you had shared your identity with us although i guarantee Z-level security to none! Thanks again. just, Magan. Dear Observer,
thanks for your, err, observations…wish you had shared your identity with us although i guarantee Z-level security to none!
Thanks again.
just,
Magan.

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