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What is Sommelier India?
It is India’s first and only magazine dedicated to wine and wine lovers. Filled with news, feature articles, wine profiles and the culture surrounding wine, Sommelier India is written by international and Indian writers, wine experts and aficionados.

Printed on quality art paper with an emphasis on good design, Sommelier India matches the standards and lifestyles of its discerning readership. Sommelier India targets affluent and successful Indians around the world and is marketed in major Indian and international cities that have high Indian populations.

More than 21 issues of Sommelier India have been published with over 200 articles written by more than 30 leading wine and food writers from around the world. Over 500 news snippets have been published on the Sommelier India blog as well.

Sommelier India is always open to Indian and international partnerships with wine exhibitions, publications, clubs, societies and other organizations. Advertise with Sommelier India and read our guiding principles.

News & Milestones
Forbes Magazine Highlights India's Fine Wine Spots
India's new status symbol: a nation hits the bottle
Wedding bells at Sommelier India
Bouvet-Ladubay launched at French Embassy and more
Let a Diamond Cut My Soul - Tehelka

Sommelier India Publisher interviewed on NDTV
SI celebrates anniversary in style
Good Earth Stores now carry Sommelier India
Billimoria to re-enter Indian wine market, SI Editor featured

Times of London quotes Sommelier India Publisher
International Herald Tribune quotes Sommelier India publisher
Sommelier India attends Decanter wine tasting in London
Sommelier India invited to Madrid Fusion, Gastronomy Summit

Sommelier India partners with IFOWS for India's wine expo
London's Financial Times quotes Sommelier India publisher
Chicago Tribune quotes Sommelier India publisher
India Today quotes Sommelier India publisher

Dhruv Sawhney joins Sommelier India Advisory Council
Sommelier India editor appears in Outlook Magazine
Select retail stores to carry Sommelier India copies
Sommelier India partners with Wine for Asia

Wines of Italy - New book by Sommelier India contributor
India's nascent wine industry treads the path to maturity
Viewing Art And Drinking Good Wine at The Imperial, New Delhi
Business 2.0 buys into the Indian Wine Story

Wine Enthusiast Magazine - Enthusiastic about India
Sommelier India in the Limca Book of Records
Find us at Vinexpo and Unbreakable Glasses

Sommelier India Announces Gift Subscriptions
Sommelier India partners with Wine Park at Krishi 2005

Publishers
Consolidated Media Int.

Reva K. Singh is a veteran of the Indian publishing industry and edited The Oberoi Group Magazine for six years prior to publishing and editing Sommelier India. Before that she was the Senior & Book Review Editor of World Affairs, The Journal of International Issues. She has led or been on the editorial team of several high profile publications in India and abroad over her 25-year publishing career. These include Hong Kong Tatler,

Eve Home Journal (HK), Business India, Inside Outside, Signature, What's On (Dubai) and The Emirates Inflight Magazine. She has been quoted in newspapers and magazines around the world discussing the wine culture in India. Some of the publications include The Chicago Tribune, The Financial Times (London), Times of London, India Today and Outlook Magazine.

Reva has an MA in English Literature from Delhi University (Miranda House) and is a graduate of the Radcliffe Publishing Course, Harvard University.

Shiv Singh has worked in new media for over ten years. Most recently he served as a national director at Avenue A | Razorfish, one of the largest independent interactive agency in the world. Avenue A | Razorfish clients include Best Buy, CondeNast Publications Ltd, Citigroup, Expedia, Ford Motor Company, The New York Times and Time Warner.

Shiv has worked in the Boston, New York, London and San Francisco offices of Avenue A | Razorfish. He is an alumni of The Doon School, Babson College (USA) and the London School of Economics & Political Science. He splits his time between New York and New Delhi.

Both publishers are keen wine enthusiasts.

Advisory Council

Dr Ariff Jamal is a wine maker and an independent international wine consultant. Until recently, he was the Chief Wine Maker and Export Director of Albert Bichot, a Burgundy wine maker that was established in 1831. He trained as chemist, has published two books and is a professional wine taster as well.

Dhruv Sawhney is a Past President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Chairman, CII Agriculture Council. Mr Sawhney is also the Chairman and Managing Director of Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. Mr. Sawhney recently received the highest civilian award “Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur” from President Chirac of the French Republic.

Stephen Espie is a free-lance writer and retired American diplomat who has lived in India 19 years. He's been organising blind wine tastings since age 25. Long ago he was wine editor of "Gourmet" magazine. He also was founder of one of that city's first wine-tasting clubs, back when the thing to drink in Manhattan was dry martinis.


Associations

Sommelier India is associated with the International Sommelier Guild which brings together the resources of the top educators, industry leaders, premier restaurateurs, wine merchants, wineries and writers. The ISG has accredited Sommeliers for over 18 years and is the only wine and spirit education body that is licensed by various State Boards of Higher Education in the United States.