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Early Start, Endless Quest for Indian sommelier
Indian sommelier, Harnil Mathur is Associate Director of Wine with Black Sheep Restaurants in Hong Kong, overseeing multiple beverage programs. Raised in Gujarat, his journey into wine began very early on. He became the youngest …
Bollinger Builds for the Next Century
Champagne Bollinger unveiled its new 5,000-barrel cellar in style, with La Grande Année 2018 Brut Blanc and Rosé, setting the tone for a milestone moment. Building the new cellars is an important development on the …
Michel Rolland: The Flying Winemaker Who Helped Shape India’s Wine Story
Michel Rolland’s passing at 78 marks the end of one of the most influential chapters in modern wine. For much of the world, he will be remembered as the original flying winemaker, the Bordeaux-trained consultant …
Sula Vineyards buys Moët Hennessy wine estate in India
Sula Vineyards has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Moët Hennessy’s wine production assets in India marking a significant consolidation in the country’s premium wine sector and a broader bet on Nashik’s emergence as …
Tariffs and the Future of Wine in India according to Rajeev Samant
For twenty two years, Sommelier India has had a front row seat to the evolution of the Indian wine industry. When we began, Indian wine was an idea filled with promise. Over the past two decades, we …
EU–India Deal: What It Means for Wine across the country
For two decades, India’s wine market has lived with a simple distortion: the wines many consumers want to explore most are priced like luxury goods, not because they are inherently rare, but because the system …
The Enduring Charm of Sherry
Spain’s long-lived fortified sherries are back in vogue as fresh food wines, says Carol Wright Sherry, the fortified wine produced from white grapes around the city of Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia in southern …
A Toast to French Terroir
Laurent Moujon and Brinda Bourhis of Winevox, an organization that runs ambassador programmes for French producers has been bringing wineries to India since 2022 to understand the market, consumer trends and retail distribution. Ranjan Pal attended A Toast …
RAJAT PARR the Minimalist Winemaker
Mira Advani Honeycutt visits Rajat Parr in Cambria to get an insight into his unique take on winemaking Harvest 2025 was coming to an end when I visited Rajat Parr at his Parr Collective Vineyard …
Dare to Dream in Pink
The Mirabeau story sounds like a fairy tale, but behind the scenes lies a very different tale, says Ruma Singh Over 20 years ago, Stephen Cronk was based in his London home with a thriving …
The Hidden Danger of Champagne Sparklers
Champagne sparklers have become a familiar New Year’s Eve flourish in bars, restaurants, and private celebrations around the world. Fixed to bottles and carried through crowded rooms, they create spectacle and drama and photograph beautifully. …
Antinori Wine Cellars, Where History, Art, and Wine Converge
A visit to Antinori nel Chianti Classico’s restaurant Rinuccio 1180 makes for a memorable experience A trip to Tuscany is incomplete without visiting the wineries that make the region one of the most significant in …