How Indian wineries are coping with the Covid-19 Fallout
I spoke to some stalwarts of the Indian wine industry about how the Caronavirus had affected them, posing questions about the impact of the sudden…
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Italian wineries in the time of Coronavirus
Italy was the first European country to be gripped by coronavirus. Its lockdown, which was imposed on a national level on 10th March, led to…
California wineries cope as COVID-19 lockdown affects business
Even though buds are alive and well throughout the California vineyards, this is certainly a Spring like no other for wineries. Not even the challenges…
“Malbec is a varietal that has adapted to our soils” – Susana Balbo
Susana Balbo studied enology at university and graduated Cum Laude in 1981,becoming the first qualified female enologist in Argentina. In 2015 she was elected for…
The World Atlas of Wine 8th Edition – Brimful of Information
In 1971, when Hugh Johnson released the first edition of The World Atlas of Wine, he would have had very little idea that by its…
Which Wine? Malbecs recommended by the SI/AdV Tasting Panel
Marvellous Malbec. The Sommelier India Tasting Panel entered its 11th year with a recent blind tasting of Malbecs available in India. The wines were uniformly…
RAJASTHAN’S ROYAL CUISINE
MEET THE CHEF – Chef Akshraj Jodha Over a curated lunch of superb Lal Maans followed by Ker Sangri and the unusual Chakki ka Saag, Kaveri…
BUILT ON SALT, RUN ON WINE
Every third Sunday in November, Burgundy hosts a charity auction of barrels of young wines from vineyards owned by the Hospices de Beaune, a charitable…
Oenophile’s notebook – Newsy snippets from the pages of SI
Recent honours for Sommelier India Our normal way of life is low key. We like to fly below the radar and we rarely blow our…
SPICE ODYSSEY
MEET THE CHEF – Chef Julia Komp Julia Komp interacts continuously with the team of chefs at Ottimo, ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru, issuing a steady stream…
More than half a century on, Vinitaly continues to impress
Last year Vinitaly, held from April 7-10 2019, saw a sustained increase in the quality and number of buyers as compared with previous editions, emergeing…
Don’t miss SulaFest 2020 on the 1st & 2nd February 2020
SulaFest – India’s best and biggest vineyard music festival – is back at Sula Vineyards in Nashik. Marking the 20th Anniversary of Sula Vineyards, this…
Wines to die for at a 50th wedding anniversary dinner
Dhruv and Rati Sawhney’s 50th wedding anniversary provided the perfect occasion for the magnanimous hosts to serve rare, large format bottles to their circle of…
Postcard from Myanmar – Up a Lazy River
North of Mandalay the Irrawaddy River spreads out wide and shallow, skirting huge sandbanks. I was travelling up it on Pandaw 2, a river cruise…
Is there a feminine style of winemaking?
Harvest season is in full swing amidst the reflecting light and golden sunshine that spills through Napa and Sonoma. This undulating land and its fertile…
Chefs from Vana Retreat in Dehradun take their expertise to Switzerland
What are the chefs of Vana Retreat in Dehradun doing in the Engadine Valley in Switzerland? Renu Chahil-Graf unearths the story behind this strange happenstance……
Summer in a Glass
Despite the title of this piece, rosé wines are by no means just a summer drink. Fresh and fruity though they mostly are, rosés…
The ineffable taste of New Zealand pinot noir
What started about four decades ago as an experimental project, has today converted Pinot Noir into the island country’s second most grown varietal. In the…