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Earlier this month, we got the chance to taste at least 150 wines of the 2011 vintage from the barrel on our pilgrimage to the major châteaux in Bordeaux. As I wrote last year, wine …

There are many different tales about the beginning of wine with one especially interesting tale involving the legendary Persian king, Jamshed and his harem. According to the legend the king banished one of his harem …

Cult wines have a well-deserved reputation and a loyal following, but there is a whole universe of other wines that can be enjoyed as much and can also hold their own with the best. It …

The roses that decorate the ends of vine rows were not originally planted for aesthetic reasons believe it or not. Rose plants are highly susceptible to vine diseases and are usually affected earlier than the …

The Indian wine industry seems to have been getting a lot of press recently. First appeared a cover story in Lounge, the Sunday magazine of Delhi’s Mint, then there was an article in the Toronto …

At a small, Italian-style restaurant on the fringes of south Delhi, a wine tasting is under way. Within earshot is the drone of traffic on a four-lane highway and the noisy building site of an …

According to a new study, women who drink two glasses of wine every day say they’re having better sex than their teetotaling counterparts. The University of Florence, Italy study assessed sexual satisfaction of 800 women …

Here’s wishing you dear readers, a new year filled with good fortune, health and happiness, and of course, many good bottles and happy reading! 2011 was another rewarding year for Sommelier India. We covered …

Indian Wines to see you through 2012 If I was asked to select one wine from India’s top producers, I would choose a Viognier from Grover, one of the earliest producers of this varietal, Chenin …

“Sales of Burgundy have been on the rise for several years in Asia,” Louis-Fabrice Latour, Chairman of the Union of Burgundy Wine Markets (FNEB) told Marisa D’Vari from Sommelier India after a press conference given …

One of the most exciting areas for wines today is the area around the slopes of Mount Etna, the active volcano in Sicily. Although Etna DOC is the oldest/first demarcated wine region in Italy (1968), …

In early September, I was invited to Shanghai for the launch of Möet & Chandon’s Grand Vintage Collection 1911 champagne, a century-old treasure that I had the rare pleasure to taste. Belying its age, the …