Previous Posts
Top Posts & Pages
- Wines of The Aveyron and a Little Vicarious Travel
- Autentikfest 2022, Moravia
- Victoria Torres Pecis - The New Star of the Canaries
- New Wine Leaders 1 - Christina Rasmussen
- Pergola Taught
- Extreme Viticulture in Nepal
- Tongba, A Study of Emptiness
- Moravia 2022 - Petr Koráb, Boleradice
- Dermot Sugrue - Wiston and Sugrue South Downs
- Alsace/Germany Celebrating Common Ground with Newcomer & Vine Trail (Part 1 - Alsace)
Tag Archives: Nepal
Tongba, A Study of Emptiness
Tongba (also variously spelt Tongpa, or तोङवा in Nepali, and roughly translating as “emptiness”) is the drink of the Limbu people of Eastern Nepal, but despite some vigorous arguments on the Web, it is also commonly known as Tibetan Hot Beer. Whatever its … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Nepal
Tagged तोङवा, Limbu, Millet Beer, Nepal, Tibetan Hot Beer, Tongba, Tongpa
18 Comments
It was the best of times, the worst of wines…
We all make lists of the best wines we’ve drunk, I guess, and it seems a little mean to talk about the worst wines we’ve drunk. But then it has to be said that not since the dark days of … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged Indian Wine, Indian Wine at M&S, Nepal, Nepalese Wine, Royal Gate Western Hill, Sula, Worst Wine
Leave a comment