Prego, the Italian restaurant at Pune’s all-new luxury hotel The Westin Pune Koregaon Park, hosted an enjoyable wine dinner on 21st December 2009 to announce its presence on the city’s…
Sunshine, cheer, wine, food, music and art warmed the lawns of Rohi Villa Palace, Koregaon Park, Pune, as the third Pune Wine Tasting Festival progressed over the weekend of 19th…
The Times of India announced 25 trends that made the last decade different. The trends included “Justice versus Media”, “Luv my SUV”, “Big Fat Indian Wedding”, “Cheap Wings” and “High…
Wine clubs are popping up across the country at a frenzied pace as interest in wine grows. And as consumers deepen their appreciation for wine, the clubs are getting more…
In the midst of a heavy year-end work schedule and the exhausting social whirl that Delhi is at this time of the year, one afternoon stands apart. The tutored tasting…
Sommelier India tastes the wines of Murcia Wines of Murcia at the tasting The dulcet notes of Doris Day’s Que Sera Sera were an apt prelude to Sommelier India’s inaugural…
Sommelier India, the Wine Magazine, organized an exclusive wine dinner recently in conjunction with the Opera Consortium (a cooperative of Italian wine and agricultural products) to introduce a selection of…
Steven Spurrier was in Mumbai but thinking of Paris. He is the British wine expert best known for organizing the so-called “Judgment of Paris” — a 1976 blind tasting between…
At the end of last month, I spent a day tasting some 75-odd international and Indian wines — that arrived in a seemingly interminable series of flights — at the…
Wine is a recent phenomenon in India, so most people forget that some wines have been around for a fairly long time: Indage since 1986, Grover since 1992 and Sula…
With Barista Lavazza’s deal with Sula Vineyards, it seems plausible that they maybe the ones that will do the most to build interest around wine in India. As covered earlier…
Sangiovese (san-jee-oh-vay-zay): a red grape varietal native to Italy and grown in many parts of the country. In fact, it is the most widely planted red grape in Italy. The…
It is only in India that sometimes regulations can seriously get in the way of commerce as was the case at the recently held International Food and Drinks Expo at…
Everyone knows of Verona as the home of Romeo and Juliet; the next time you read the bard, remember Verona is also home to some of the finest Valpolicella wines,…
While the world’s attention is focused on Copenhagen and the climate change conference there, in a quiet corner of Bordeaux, France, steps are being taken to help winemakers around the…
A fortnight ago wine lovers in Delhi were treated to excellent wines from Bordeaux at a dinner hosted by Brindco at The Aman. The evening began in the Cellar with…
What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, India was reeling from the Mumbai terrorist attacks. The sudden drop in tourism-related revenue plus the downturn in the…
Congratulations to Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV fame. He has been recognized as “Innovator of the Year” by Wine Enthusiast. He’s a dynamic personality democratizing the world of wine…
Krug: a Champagne house founded in 1843 and still very much a family run company which is left to work undisturbed and independently, despite being owned by the LVMH (Louis…
Wine Park, an importer and marketer of premium wines in India recently organised a series of wine events at the Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate Truffles week and the unique…