Features
The Legacy of a Languedoc Patriarch
RUMA SINGH On the story of Mas de Daumas Gassac, in the Aniane commune of Languedoc and its founder, Aimé Guibert Ten years ago, on a driving holiday around the south of France, I visited …
Articles by Ruma Singh
Grapevine
The family that makes wines together….
Fratelli refers to the brotherhood of the seven founders, Indian and Italian, who came together to form the company – the Sekhri, Secci and Mohite-Patil brothers, along with Piero Masi. After the unexpected loss of …
Features
ECO WINE Explained
From fossil fuel furnaces and gas-powered cars to eco-friendly heat pumps and electric bikes, the world is finding a new, green future – and wine is increasingly trying hard to be part of that transition. …
Spotlight
The Wine & Indian Food Quotient
Devati Mallick examines the need to redefine age-old myths of pairing wines with Indian cuisine Intricate, nuanced, diverse — and delectable! As impossible as it may seem to fully capture the essence of Indian food …
Events
ProWine Mumbai 2022: A Sparkling Show
ProWine Mumbai 2022, an offshoot of ProWein World, the leading trade fair for wines and spirits, held its second edition at Jio World Convention Centre, BKC, Mumbai, on 17 th and 18 th October 2022. …
Features
A Curious Addiction
I wonder how people get together for an evening and survive on conversation alone. I know, some people drink whisky. I am game for a dram, even two, but an evening around dead-in-the-bottle malt? Thank …
Features
Rediscovering the taste of wine from a producer who sells it for £30,000
Loïc Pasquet has been changing the image of Bordeaux wines for the last 20 years. He is loved by some and hated by others. He is the owner of Liber Pater, a small vineyard in …
Tastings
SI Tasting Panel tastes 8 Indian Sangiovese wines. Learn what to drink
The SI Tasting Panel met in person for the first time after Covid to taste Indian Sangiovese wines and it was a most rewarding experience. The eight wines we tasted (thanks to the producers who …
Events
Vinexpo India held its second edition in Mumbai in August 2022
Vinexpo India, the Indian edition of Vinexpo, the prominent global wine and spirits exhibition, held its second edition from 18th to 20th August 2022 at The Leela Mumbai. Vinexpo India is a B2B trade show …
Spotlight
Sensory Attributes and the Evaluation of Grape berries, as explained by Vallonné Vineyards’ winemaker
Sanket Gawand, winemaker at Vallonné Vineyards, Nashik, shares his thoughts on the importance of the sensory evaluation of grape berries before harvest with Brinda Gill The sensory evaluation of berries involves checking the berries for …
Grapevine
Vinexpo India is back, this time with a Mumbai edition
After the maiden launch of Vinexpo 2021 in Delhi, Vinexpo India is back with a bang and promises to be bigger and better. I’m travelling overseas, and unfortunately, will miss the Show but Sommelier India …
Eating Out
When Food is not only about satisfying one’s hunger. The La Magia story
Food is not only about satisfying one’s hunger. It should be a delight for the senses and go on to uplift the soul,” says Chef Shailendra Kekade, who has spearheaded several successful restaurants in Pune. …
Tastings
Wine – My Stay in Many Barren Years
In Evelyn Waugh’s novel, “Brideshead Revisited – The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder”, narrator and central character, Charles Ryder says, “Wilcox welcomed our interest; we had bottles brought up from every bin, …
Personal Preference
What I drink: Rahoul Singh
Rahoul B Singh is an architect and wine enthusiast. He was first introduced to wine while at architecture school and has since then indulged equally in both pursuits “What I drink ….. ?! I drink …
Grapevine
Oenophile’s notebook
WINES OF BORDEAUX Château Suduiraut unveils a range of dry white wines Christian Seely, AXA Millésines’ managing director, and Pierre Montégut Château Suduiraut’s technical director released three dry white wines, as part of their long …
Grapevine
From The Editor of Sommelier India
As I wrote this note, I wondered if the dog days of summer in Delhi would ever end. There seemed to be no respite from the heat and the monsoon was a mirage that receded …
Features
Sula Striding Confidently Ahead
Winemaking bears striking similarities to the debate about the sport of boxing versus judo. In boxing, one goes full throttle, punches hard, and bruises the opponent to win. It’s a display of strength, grit, and …
Features
Why ‘croakage’ is a corker of an idea
Last November when we were in Goa, Bunny and I were seriously bugged, the cause being not the virus but wine. Or, rather, a particular wine. The laws of libel being what they are I …