Terroir - The Madras Wine Club organised its fourth event since its inauguration in January 2009 at the fashionable 10 Downing Street pub in Chennai with a tasting of UB's Four Seasons range of wines, on September 3, 2009, reports Chinmaya Arjun Raja.
Left: Members of Terroir - The Madras Wine Club

The last few weeks saw the official launch of the Four Seasons range of wines by the United Spirits Ltd in two cities: Bangalore and Chennai, reports Ruma Singh. Pictured is Matthew Hayden with guests at the Chennai Launch. Click the photograph to enlarge.

The International Food & Drink Expo India 2009 is taking place between 2 - 4 December 2009, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. This is a great way to get a foothold in India and build your brand. Every business will have their own individual reasons for participating but here for your consideration is what the Organisers have to say.

The event on the 22 August 2009 organised by the Bombay Wine Club at the Four Seasons Hotel, Worli, was not your typical wine tasting night. It was more of a get-together for members and an opportunity to showcase four new wines available in the country coupled with interesting hors d'eouvres, writes Suneeta Kanga.
(In the photo:Vishal Kadakia, Suneeta Kanga, Hemant, Parul, Nirav Desai and Ashu Kadakia)

On the 28 August, Godrej Nature's Basket and Sopexa launched Savour France, a promotion to acquaint consumers with French wines and cheeses at Nature's Basket outlets. Savour France will run till 6 September 2009, reports Naina Hiranandani.

You heard it first from Sommelier India: rosé is making a comeback and will be the wine to be seen sipping next summer. At least we at the magazine can call it our mission to get you to drink more rosé. An Italian Rosé was the clear winner. Read on to find out who it was. Pictured are some of the tasting panelists.

Ecole du vin de Bordeaux (Bordeaux Wine School) will be coming to India for the first time this October to select candidates to become one of the first accredited trainers for Bordeaux in India. Three seminars will be held for F&B professionals, wine importers and educators across India. The training is being organised by Sopexa on behalf of CIVB.

The third "official" event organized by the Chennai Wine Club, Terroir, was a well-balanced brew of great ingredients: a thoroughly enjoyable film about the grape titled Bottle Shock, some appropriate grape to keep the film company, and great company that stayed to chat about the grape, writes Parvathi Nayar.
Right: Members of Terroir watch the film, Bottle Shock

Balesh Jindal's "Cheers India" painting captures Indian wine lovers enjoying some red wine. The painting is a part of an art show which opens on August 8th and runs till the 12th at the Palm Court, Habitat Center, Delhi. Priced at 1.9 lakhs it has a 10% discount for all Sommelier India subscribers.

Members of the Bangalore Wine Club spent an interesting Sunday evening, exploring Kerala cuisine in all its splendour, paired with the wines of the Big Banyan range at The Paul, Château de Banyan's own star hotel in Bangalore. Ruma Singh describes the evening.

Over 80 members of the Bangalore Wine Club recently got together at the newly launched Vivanta by Taj Hotel in the upscale International Tech Park in Bangalore. The reason? To promote and celebrate Indian wines over an al fresco lunch in an event called The Indian Wine Village. Ruma Singh reports

There are two reasons to attend a wine tasting hosted by Wine Park's Vishal Kadakia. One, he has a fascinating portfolio of wines. And second, he's a great story teller. The wine importer's passion for his trade is clearly visible by the interest he takes in every wine in his portfolio, and the depth of knowledge he has about wine producers' histories and personal stories.

For over 25 years, the Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855 (Médoc & Sauternes) has organized a dinner honoring the international press on the first evening of Vinexpo-Bordeaux, the world's premier wine and spirits trade fair, said Sylvain Boivert - Directeur
CONSEIL des GRANDS CRUS CLASSES en 1855. This dinner is always held at a first growth, and this year the tradition continued as more than 300 people came together at Château Lafite-Rothschild on Sunday, June 21, 2009.

Indian wine enthusiasts had the opportunity to taste Nine Hills wines and chat with winemaker Jean-Manuel Jacquinot at events held in Juhu Gymkhana and The Park in Navi Mumbai, recently, writes Suneeta Sodhi Kanga.