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Who made the most impact on the F&B business in India last year?
Who has had the most impact on the F&B business in India in 2007? Business Standard took a stab at the list. Interestingly, the list mentioned some wine people, Abhay Kewadkar, Head of winery …
Wine decides the menu says French chef Bernard Danc
French chef Bernard Dance’s priorities are clear. The wine precedes, and decides the food to follow. That sounds radical; but after all, he is working at Möet and Chandon’s Chateau de Saran, the company’s private …
Thinking about a career in bartending?
Over the last few years bartending has become a hot career option. No more is it a poorly paid career as it once was. Some of the top bartending schools in the country include the …
Top Online Stories for 2007
India Wine Challenge Results, Nine Hills & Sula lead Love wine quietly, a personal perspective The 2006 Bordeaux En Primeur Season, the last word May a thousand IVY Wine Bars Bloom Additional Custom Duties …
Mulling over wine
Do not expect too much or too little from your wine. Unique, fine wines for instance should be reserved for occasions when they can be enjoyed with deliberate awareness of the unusual pleasure they provide. …
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Scorsese Wine Film Sparkles as an Ad
Is this really an ad or a movie? Martin Scorsese plays a leading role in this promotional wine video clip. The story centers around a key to a box that houses a bottle of Freixenet …
Wondering what role oak plays in winemaking?
Wines made from certain grapes, chardonnay, semillon, the Bordeaux reds and so on, gain complexity and add layers of flavor when aged in new oak barrels. However, the type of barrel and the …
Delhi loves money, cars & wine
The people of Delhi earn more, drink more and die more on its streets, the latest Delhi Statistical Handbook of 2007 reveals according to the Indian Express. The sale of alcohol has seen a steady …
Sommelier India Issue 6 of 2007 dispatched to subscribers!
Our last issue of 2007 has just been dispatched to subscribers. It’s our largest issue yet. This issue includes articles on Vin Santo, the rise of Riesling, Loire Valley wines, the evolution of supermarkets in …
French wine tailored for the Indian market
The UK’s Telegraph is reporting that Hugh Ryman, the maverick English winemaker portrayed by Russell Crowe in A Good Year, has brought another innovation to the wine market, a French wine tailored to the …
Nilaya’s Seductive Wine Labels
Last week we published a note about Nilaya’s wine launch here on the Sommelier India blog. Little did we know that the design team behind all of Nilaya’s branding work was reading Sommelier India. Well, …