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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Last October, Peter Gago, Chief Winemaker at Penfolds received one of the highest honours in the wine world: admission to the Decanter Hall of Fame, awarded just once a year to a wine great. Gago …
With a deep sense of loss and sadness, we mourn the passing away of Piero Masi from cancer at the end of April 2022. What follows is an introduction and extract from an interview with …
Will India ever get a genuine wine culture? This is the 64-dolour question often asked, forlornly, by oenophiles. And the short answer to that is that it all depends on Auntie Kutti. Wine faces a …
A question for wine geeks. Have you tasted Côt? Auxerrois? Pressac, maybe? You have. You probably know it by its more commonly used name, Malbec. But like Malbec’s more obscure names, few are familiar with …
A virtual wine tasting was organized by the Indian Honorary Consulate in Stuttgart as part of their intercultural program, “Stuttgart Meets Mumbai 2022” on 26th and 27th February. For this special tasting, wine professionals and …
A Wine Club is a collection of like-minded (dare I say wine-minded?) people brought together to understand and appreciate wine and all that goes with it: wine and food, wine and music, wine and art, …
Sommelier India correspondent, Ruma Singh on the wine-centred books she has enjoyed reading after finishing her studies With a long period of wine studies finally behind me, it was time to get back to my …
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