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We’re excited to introduce the Sommelier India Wines to Buy searchable listings. You can search Indian and foreign wines that are available in retail outlets. You can narrow your search based on the name, grape …

Astonishingly at a well-known Delhi five-star, lunching with Stephen Spurrier the other day, the restaurant was out of stock with both the bottles of wine he ordered. The wines were Danzante Pinot Grigio which he …

As the weather is getting hotter by the day and the spirit freer, it is time to see our wines with a whole new perspective. I am sure by now you must have figured out …

Here in India, we’re still wrapping our heads around the different vintages. There’s more than enough to learn about wine with the grapes, the regions, the tasting formats and the smells that the vintages get …

A 1727 English text about winemaking in Burgundy reveals how French winemakers simultaneously reduced their labor and day-care costs, by “putting little Children into the Tubs to tread the Grapes to Pieces, who by running …

New York is one of those strange cities where you can only buy wine in a licensed liquor store or winery. On your way home from work you cannot walk into a grocery store or …

Last week I was at an evening engagement here in New York where one of the guests (an Indian bonds trader) extolled the virtues of Zinfandels. It got me thinking about Zinfandels, writes Shiv Singh. …

One of the last traditional poster artists from France, Jean-Pierre Got creates, paints and prints advertisement posters for vineyards, wine firms and wine events on-commission around the world. For almost seventy years, “Les Caves Fleury“, …

Abhay Kewadkar, Chief Wine Maker and Business Head, United Spirits Ltd (Wines), spoke to Brinda Gill about Four Seasons wines, recently launched in Pune, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and a Rosé …

I would like to have one of my queries answered. Is it possible to produce wine from pomegranates? I come from Junnar (Taluka) of Pune District. I have 20 acres of land under pomegranates and …

Restaurant launches, new wine lists and wine accessories, trips to winelands, I have been “working” and it is good to see people picking up the revelries where they had left off temporarily to go and …

Though both chocolates and bottles of wine form a great valentine’s gift, it is combining the two that needs a bit of practice. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner it is perhaps the most …