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At a recent private dinner and tasting of the celebrated 2005 vintage, Raymond Blake got the opportunity of assessing the ’famous five’ First Growths of the Bordeaux 1855 classification in a near-perfect setting The Bordeaux …

The wine industry in China has undergone a remarkable transformation in an astonishingly short period of time. While most European wine regions are defined by slow, organic development over generations, China has advanced at near …

A bold new band of mixologists is foraging across India from Ladakh to the Western Ghats, to reimagine classic cocktails through local ingredients, forgotten flavours and stories of place. Sourish Bhattacharyya dips into their cocktail …

Indian sommelier, Harnil Mathur is Associate Director of Wine with Black Sheep Restaurants in Hong Kong, overseeing multiple beverage programs. Raised in Gujarat, his journey into wine began very early on. He became the youngest …

Champagne Bollinger unveiled its new 5,000-barrel cellar in style, with La Grande Année 2018 Brut Blanc and Rosé, setting the tone for a milestone moment. Building the new cellars is an important development on the …

Michel Rolland’s passing at 78 marks the end of one of the most influential chapters in modern wine. For much of the world, he will be remembered as the original flying winemaker, the Bordeaux-trained consultant …

Sula Vineyards has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Moët Hennessy’s wine production assets in India marking a significant consolidation in the country’s premium wine sector and a broader bet on Nashik’s emergence as …

For twenty two years, Sommelier India has had a front row seat to the evolution of the Indian wine industry. When we began, Indian wine was an idea filled with promise. Over the past two decades, we …

For two decades, India’s wine market has lived with a simple distortion: the wines many consumers want to explore most are priced like luxury goods, not because they are inherently rare, but because the system …

Spain’s long-lived fortified sherries are back in vogue as fresh food wines, says Carol Wright Sherry, the fortified wine produced from white grapes around the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia in southern …

Laurent Moujon and Brinda Bourhis of Winevox, an organization that runs ambassador programmes for French producers has been bringing wineries to India since 2022 to understand the market, consumer trends and retail distribution. Ranjan Pal attended A Toast …

Mira Advani Honeycutt visits Rajat Parr in Cambria to get an insight into his unique take on winemaking Harvest 2025 was coming to an end when I visited Rajat Parr at his Parr Collective Vineyard …

The Mirabeau story sounds like a fairy tale, but behind the scenes lies a very different tale, says Ruma Singh Over 20 years ago, Stephen Cronk was based in his London home with a thriving …

Champagne sparklers have become a familiar New Year’s Eve flourish in bars, restaurants, and private celebrations around the world. Fixed to bottles and carried through crowded rooms, they create spectacle and drama and photograph beautifully. …

A visit to Antinori nel Chianti Classico’s restaurant Rinuccio 1180 makes for a memorable experience A trip to Tuscany is incomplete without visiting the wineries that make the region one of the most significant in …

Montes Sr. is widely celebrated for his innovative, risk-taking approach and spearheading Chile’s modern wine renaissance. Ruma Singh interviewed him on his recent visit to India Aurelio Montes Sr. is the winemaker credited with setting …

Raymond Blake considers JJ Prum wines the pinnacle of Mosel Rieslings and uses five mini-flights of two wines each to substantiate his view Others may cavil but whenever my mind drifts to Germany, specifically Moselwards, …

Raymond Blake visits Clos Fourtet and finds it lives up to its venerable reputation for excellence in the hands of its present day owners Twenty-two hectares above ground and 13 below. That, in a nutshell, …