Grapevine
Editor’s Letter from the Autumn 2023 Issue
As this issue leaves my desk, I’m beginning to think ahead about the next one — the last issue of 2023. The thought gives me pause. So much has happened since I started dreaming about …
Articles by Reva K Singh
Tastings
Bordeaux En Primeur 2022 Tasting Notes
Left Bank Lafite Rothschild 2022 Lafite derives its name for an old French word meaning little hill or mount. Driving up to Lafite it is clear where the best plots are located. The hill provides …
Features
Academie du Vin Library Wine Books from Sommelier India
Dear Sommelier India Community, I’m writing to you because I think your love for wine might extend to jbooks on wine. I myself have an extensive collection and, dare I say, I love them as …
Features
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2023
Here’s wishing all our readers, contributors, and advertisers around the world, A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And what better time to say thank you to all of you, wherever you may be in the world? We value …
Grapevine
Vinexpo India comes to Delhi, visit the Sommelier India stand (Booth F-40)
The leading global wine and spirits exhibition, Vinexpo New Delhi 2022 is taking place at Pragati Maidan, 1-3 December, 2022. Co-hosted by Vinexposium & InterAds Exhibitions, Vinexpo is the world’s leading organizer of wine and …
Grapevine
From the Editor: Here Comes Summer!
The Summer edition of Sommelier India has had a long incubation. If the magazine is out and looking good, it’s all thanks to the amazing EIH Press that never lets SI down. Covid-19 challenges continue …
Learn Wine
A Guide to Decanting wine from Christie’s wine specialist
Christie’s wine specialist, Charles Foley decants a bottle of old Burgundy with a Fabergé decanter and gives us some tips on how to go about it Decanting wine is a theatrical procedure that adds drama to even …
Grapevine
A Message from the Sommelier India Team
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the world, our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been affected as tragic consequences are coming to light on every continent. With the virus spreading and …
Tastings
Bordeaux Favours the Bold, the 2018 En Primeur
Few luxury products are as dependent on the weather for their quality as fine wine is. The 2018 Bordeaux vintage proved that to be the case once more. …
Events
Steven Spurrier’s Memoirs launched in India by Sommelier India – View photographs
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Features
Grover Zampa Vineyards enters a new dawn
Grover Zampa vineyards stretch far into the horizon Grover Zampa Vineyards (GZV), the country’s second largest wine producer with vineyards in Nandi Hills, Karnataka and in Nashik, Maharashtra, currently sells over 230,000 cases per year. …
Eating Out
Karavalli – A Must-Visit Restaurant in Bengaluru
Part of the story of how Karavalli went from being something of an anomaly when it opened in 1990 to becoming the most famous restaurant in the world, serving the traditional food of the south …
Learn Wine
Raise a Glass to Health. The Wine & Medicine Marriage
Doctors and scientists have done battle on whether wine (in moderation) is good or bad for one’s health. Risks of some diseases like cancer and the reduction of life expectancy by ten years for alcoholics is …
Features
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Here’s wishing A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year to all our readers, advertisers and business partners around the world. May 2019 bring good fortune, health and happiness along with many a good bottle …
Features
Bigger, Better, and Shinier – The India Wine Awards 2018 Winners & Gala Night Celebration
Many a cork was opened with great gusto at The Leela, Mumbai on September 29, 2018. The second edition of the India Wine Awards was bigger, better and shinier! The competition received 353 domestic and …
Features
Exclusive Interview – Christie’s Wine Director and new MW, Tim Triptree talks about fine & rare wines
Tim Triptree, MW, International Director, Christie’s responsible for Europe, Asia and the Americas Promoted earlier this year as International Director, Specialist in the Wine Department, Tim Triptree is in charge of Christie’s activities across Continental …
Learn Wine
Don’t Pour Wrong. How to Serve Wine the Right Way
Nobody will complain if you serve wine badly at a party but they will think about it for sure. Here are a few guidelines you can follow to make sure the wine you serve is …
Eating Out
The curious history of the Michelin Guide and a Hazelnut Mousseline in an Egg Shell recipe
Margaret Rens describes the history of the Michelin Guide with a recipe of an appetizer she enjoyed at a Michelin star restaurant in Bordeaux. Not many people know why Michelin is the publisher of a …