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ITC Maurya’s Dum Pukht restaurant in New Delhi was the venue chosen by SI editor, Reva K. Singh for a Sommelier India Wine Dinner on Wednesday, November 19th to pair Austrian wine with Indian food. …

The Leela Palace hotel in Udaipur, has a new GM, Graham A Grant, who was previously resort manager of Hayman, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Grant, who has great plans for the property told Sommelier India, …

Moët & Chandon has been known as the champagne of success and glamour since the House was founded in 1743. On September 5, 2011 it launched the House’s 270th anniversary celebrations with a Gala Dinner …

September 9, 2011: Obtaining the WSET Level 3 Advanced Wines and Spirits Certificate is no easy task, which is why ITC Hotels has put in place an intensive programme in order to ensure that the …

Portuguese wines in India have a tough time being taken seriously. Mention Portugal and you immediately think of port, but there is much more to the wines of Portugal than Port. And if it’s port, …

Did you know that there are about 400 species of oak, but only about 20 are used in making oak barrels in the wine world. Of the trees that are used, only 5% is suitable …

The question of high taxes and import duties on wine is a vexed one. The labyrinthine ways of the Indian excise department are a mystery to most people, not least for wine and spirits importers …

I had the opportunity of meeting, Jean-Michel Garcion, technical director of De Mour and discussing the wines in his portfolio when he visited Delhi earlier this year. Subsequently he sent me some wine samples to …

The Excise department has done it yet again. It seems the Rs 5 lakh (Rs 500,000) licence fee wasn’t enough of an expense for importers, but the department wants more! Isheeta Gupta comments.

Since the start of the magazine, this is the first year the publishers of Sommelier India will not be present in person at the En Primeur Tastings in Bordeaux. However, readers will not be short-changed. …

An iPhone application on French wines especially created for the Indian Market has been launched by Sopexa, on behalf of the French Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. “UncorkFrance is a fun, interactive application that …

Last week shook Château Beychevelle, a famous second-growth in Saint Julien, renowned as one of the most beautiful properties in Bordeaux, writes Romain Bonnaud. The Japanese drinks company Suntory, a Beychevelle shareholder for 20 …