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Features

Q&A with an Industry Insider, Kailash Gurnani

November 18, 2020 Brinda Gill

Brinda Gill speaks to Kailash Gurnani of York Vineyards about the York Shiraz Viognier 2018 blend, recently launched in the market. How did you decide to produce a Shiraz-Viognier blend? The York Shiraz Viognier is …

Features

SI bids Kapil Sekhri a sad good-bye

October 12, 2020 Brinda Gill and Team Sommelier India

Dedicated to taking Fratelli wines across the country and abroad, Kapil was focused on giving his best to the company, deep-diving into initiatives, ensuring the production of high-quality wines and marketing them here and abroad. …

Features

Chandon India named best Indian bubbly in World Championships

June 6, 2020 Team Sommelier India

Chandon India NV Brut has been honoured as the Best Indian Sparkling Wine among the National Champions in the Champagne & Sparkling Wine, World Championships. Now in its sixth year, CSWWC is the most professional …

Grapevine

Readers share their wine stories

June 5, 2020 Team Sommelier India

SI encourages readers and wine lovers to send in their wine news and views  A wine lover’s epiphany Back in the winter of 2016, dining with fellow wine-loving Indian friends at “Le Fat Poodle” restaurant …

Sula Vineyards
Features

How Indian wineries are coping with the Covid-19 Fallout

May 4, 2020 Reva K. Singh

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 countrywide lockdown and other government measures to contain Covid-19. They …

Columns

Does a new government bode well for wine?

June 28, 2019 Alok Chandra

With the Modi juggernaut powering back to a thumping majority in the recent Lok Sabha elections, what does this presage for the wine industry in India? As everybody knows, alcoholic beverages are a state subject …

Jean Charles Boisset
Global News

Product blitz, including J’Noon from Fratelli Vineyards in India, by the Boisset Collection

May 11, 2018 Christina Jelski

Known for its broad portfolio of California and French wineries, the Boisset Collection has enjoyed steady progress at the high-end of the wine market lately, according to Shanken News Daily. Last year, the group grew …

Features

India and Burgundy – Bringing the best of both worlds together

April 30, 2018 Julia Sherstyuk. Photos: Natalia Makarova

In a new, path-breaking development, Burgundy looks beyond the shores of France to form a collaboration with an Indian winery, writes Julia Sherstyuk. Unlike Bordeaux which is located near the sea, landlocked Burgundy has traditionally seen …

Events

Celebrating India’s Finest with All Things Nice, 2018

April 27, 2018 Tanya Lynn Tully

All Things Nice hosted the 6th edition of ‘Celebrating India’s Finest’, an evening recognizing winners of the “Indian Wine Consumer Choice Awards’ held in January 2018, presented by HT 48 hours, Hafele and Living Foodz in …

Grapevine

Vivek Chandramohan is the new CEO of Grover Zampa Vineyards

April 20, 2018 Tanya Lynn Tully

20th April, 2018 – Vivek Chandramohan has been appointed as CEO of Grover Zampa Vineyards, India’s oldest winery, which over the years has won numerous awards including Winery of the Year 2017 at Sommelier India, the …

Features

At the Khushwant Singh Litfest: A Glass of Wine with…

March 16, 2018 Renu Chahil-Graf

While waiting to hear about the line-up of writers for the next Khushwant Singh Litfest (12-14 October 2018), let’s take a flashback to last year’s festival, and especially the wine preferences of some eminent participants. …

Events

The 22nd Inter-club Grover Vineyards,Golf Championships 2018

March 13, 2018 Brinda Gill

Lanterns pendant from trees bobbing in the breeze, fairy lights, an open-air venue with plants and trees around, the cool of a February evening, live music, much camaraderie and banter, and a choice of Grover …

Grapevine

Cecilia Oldne – former VP marketing at Sula Vineyards

December 21, 2017 Alok Chandra

Alok Chandra interviewed Cecilia Oldne who was a key member of the core team at Sula. She’s been a national-level gymnast and champion dancer in her younger days. Now about 30-plus, a sommelier, wine writer …

Events

Kādu by Sula – Wine for a Cause

December 13, 2017 SI Team

Wineries around the world are renowned for giving back to the community or supporting a favourite cause. By launching Kādu, (pronounced Kaa-du), the first premium wine from its Karnataka vineyards, as a Wine for a …

Auriga - India's first ever sparkling wine with gold flakes
Features

Auriga – the first Indian sparkling wine with gold flakes

November 5, 2017 Team Sommelier India

  November 2017: To celebrate 25 glorious years of winemaking, Grover Zampa Vineyards recently launched Auriga – India’s first sparkling wine with gold flakes. An extravagant addition to indulgence and celebration, the gently aged wine with a dusting …

Events

Mumbai gets a taste of South African Wines from Nederburg

September 24, 2017 Suneeta Sodhi Kanga

Aspri Spirits hosted an intimate women-only exclusive sit-down dinner in honour of  Andrea Freeborough, the lady cellar master at Nederburg wineries in South Africa. Set in the elegant Olive Bar & Kitchen in Bandra West, …

Grapevine

Mumbai State Excise department issues orders to renew liquor licences

September 7, 2017 Satish Nandgaonkar

State Excise department order paves the way for the renewal of nearly 80% of 15,699 licenses in urban areas suspended by the government in April this year, reports Satish Nandgaonkar in the Mumbai Mirror, September …

Features

Tamil Nadu ups the legal limit of storing liquor at home

August 9, 2017 revasingh@gmail.com

The rules pertaining to storing liquor at home are nebulous and vary between states. Here’s the latest on Tamil Nadu as reported in The Economic Times. The Tamil Nadu government has increased the legal limit …

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