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Senior members of the Sommelier India team recently visited the USA on a whirlwind trip of the East Coast and are happy to report from this outpost of Sommelier India magazine that the US has …

New York is for wine lovers. Every hundred yards or so along the streets and avenues of Manhattan there seems to be a well stocked wine shop. And there are wine bars and restaurants galore. …

Wine is certainly the flavour of the times. Wine features of all kinds appear regularly in the mainstream media underscoring a trend and disposition for wine information that Sommelier India magazine was the first to …

Masala Art at The Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, is arguably the best place in town for wine enthusiasts who love Indian food. With a wine list comprising 408 labels (several available by the glass) …

In a vertical tasting, different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery are tasted all at once. This emphasizes differences between various vintages. In contrast with a horizontal tasting, the wines are …

In the latest issue, Steven Spurrier who is a living legend in wine circles around the world, tastes and scores Indian wines. Beware, the results may surprise. Jancis Robinson tries to understand why the Chinese …

Yesterday, my brother-in-law introduced me to Continuum. The new wine from Robert, Marcia and Tim Mondavi. And it was a unique experience not just because the wine was special (and rather expensive at $130 a …

Time Out Delhi featured Reva Singh, publisher of Sommelier India in its latest issue. She was asked about her wine preferences, the growth of the Indian wine market and predictions for the future of the …

Did you know that Sommelier India, The Wine Magazine is available in select retail outlets across the country? For example, you can find the magazine in any of the Oberoi Hotel bookshops in Mumbai, Chennai, …

Sometimes a cartoon is worth a thousand words. This cartoon seems to tell it all. We can’t find the original source so apologies to the original publisher. Its a uniquely Indian and uniquely wine cartoon. …

Everywhere across the world Valentine’s Day is being celebrated. The holiday is named after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey …

Fiona Beckett an occasional contributor to Sommelier India-The Wine Magazine (www.matchingfoodandwine.com) offers some interesting pairings of wine (and other drinks) to match Valentine’s Day favourites. “If you’re planning a Valentine’s dinner on Thursday and haven’t …