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Spreading sweetness and light, Arka, an exotic dessert drink

May 17, 2023 Gagan Sharma

India’s relationship with honey is akin to having undercover agents in the family. You have grown up with them, but do you really know them? In December 2020, a report claimed the majority of Indian …

Tastings

Interview- The SIWC was superbly organized

January 17, 2023 Team Sommelier India

Steven Spurrier internationally renowned wine expert and chairman of the Sommelier India Wine Competition looks back on the inaugural Sommelier India Wine Competition and tells Brinda Gill why he considered it a success How was …

Tastings

SI Tasting Panel tastes 8 Indian Sangiovese wines

September 25, 2022 Team Sommelier India

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 …

Tastings

Wine – My Stay in Many Barren Years

August 1, 2022 Raymond Blake

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, …

Features

Unique Virtual Tasting of Stuttgart Wines

April 5, 2022 Brinda Gill

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. Stuttgaart Wines For this special tasting, wine …

Features

Brunello di Montalcino 2016 One of the best vintages since 1990

April 6, 2021 Michèle Shah, Text And Tasting

It was great to get back on the road after so many months of not attending any ‘live’ tasting activity and drive to Montalcino, a picturesque crosscountry drive that takes me about 1.30 minutes from …

Columns

Memories are made of this… Steven Spurrier talks about the wines in his cellar

August 9, 2020 Steven Spurrier

Steven Spurrier in his cellar selecting long forgotten wines to drink during lockdown My cellar is 90% European – of which 70% is French, and in turn, 35% of that is claret. Even before knowing …

Features

Which Wine? Malbecs recommended by the SI/AdV Tasting Panel

February 23, 2020 Reva K. Singh

A line-up of mainly Argentine Malbecs sampled by Sommelier India 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 …

Features

The ineffable taste of New Zealand pinot noir

July 9, 2019 Gagan Sharma

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 1970s, vine-cuttings from Burgundy’s Domaine de La Romanée-Conti’s La Tâche …

Tastings

Bordeaux Right Bank 2018 – A Vintage Report

June 25, 2019 Ronald Rens

The wines produced here are among the best of the Right Bank, often leading the pack. Ronald Rens tasted at the château with Alain Vauthier and his daughter Pauline, who is representing the next generation …

Tastings

Sommelier India/Academie du Vin Panel Tastes Spanish Wines

June 24, 2019 Team Sommelier India

A line up of the bottles tasted at the SI/AdV Panel Tasting in April At the end of April members of the SI/AdV Tasting Panel met at the residence of the publisher, Reva K. Singh …

Tastings

Bordeaux Left Bank 2018 – A Vintage Report

June 16, 2019 Ronald Rens

2018 bottle samples Rating wine is a very personal experience, says Ronald Rens. A wine rating is one individual opinion of one individual taster at one specific moment and we should be modest about the …

Tastings

SI PRIME: The Best of Bordeaux – A ranking of wines and vintages

May 3, 2019 Steven Spurrier

Wine professionals blind- tasted the 2015 & 2009 vintages of Bordeaux at the annual Southwold-on Thames tasting Following the Southwold-on-Thames Tasting at Farr Vintners in London, Steven Spurrier lists the best Bordeaux wines from the …

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Bordeaux Favours the Bold, the 2018 En Primeur

April 9, 2019 Shiv Singh

Few luxury products are as dependent on the weather for their quality as fine wine is. The 2018 Bordeaux vintage proved that to be the case once more. …

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Affordable Bordeaux wines tasted by the SI/AdV Panel

April 3, 2019 Team Sommelier India

For wine lovers seeking well priced Bordeaux wines, offering style, character and quality, Cru Bourgeois is the answer. Starting with the 2018 vintage, which will be released in 2020, a new classification is being introduced which will remain in place …

Tastings

SI/AdV Selects Rosé Sparkling Wines for Summer

April 3, 2019 Gagan Sharma

Sparkling Wines that were tasted Here’s a line-up of lovely rosé sparklers just in time, as winter recedes and warmer weather takes over for you to try, tasted by the Sommelier India/Academie du Vin Panel  March …

Tastings

Be Indian, Drink Indian! Wine & Food Pairings for Diwali from the Sommelier India Wine Panel

October 24, 2018 Team Sommelier India

Indian wines are getting better by the day and have been recognised around the world as the best in category, produced under unique and challenging conditions. It’s now widely accepted that great wines can be …

Tastings

Pinot Noir – Pleasing but petulant. Tasting Panel Results

September 7, 2018 Gagan Sharma

The Sommelier India Tasting Panel recently assessed Pinot Noir wines available in India from around the world. The wines were tasted blind on two separate occasions and rated out of 20 taking the average of …

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