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The 7th Indian Sommelier Championship, the authoritative platform for wine professionals to showcase their skills is back. Conducted every year by the Institute of Wine + Beverage Studies, India’s first and only recognised wine …
Following the Indian white wines that the Sommelier India Tasting Panel brought to you in the last edition, this time it was the turn of the reds. The vintages we tasted ranged from 2011 to …
Wine, an innocuous alcoholic beverage with the best associations around the world of the finer things in life, celebrations and camaraderie, routinely gets a bad name in India with the wrong connotations. The misrepresentation is …
Until recently, the storage and service of liquor was my husband’s domain, at least until we moved from spirits to wine when I took over. However, I have to admit, I still prefer that my …
Liquor prices in Tamil Nadu are likely to rise by 15% to 25% according to recent news reports, due to the fact that Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac), the monopoly liquor wholesaler-cum-retailer, is all …
In current news reports, Raymond Bickson, 59, will step down as the managing director and chief executive officer of Tata group controlled Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), which operates the Taj Group of hotels, at …
Benjamin Vigier studied International Business (specialising in trade with Asia) at the University of Le Havre in France before moving to China in 2004 to work at the French Consulate of Wuhan. A year later, …
Pairing the right wine with your food is a perennial worry for wine novitiates. But it shouldn’t be, because this is one of those areas in which there are no fixed rules. There was a …
There was a time when Chile was associated with mass market, value for money wines rather than premium ones. Now no longer. Eduardo Chadwick, the visionary owner of Vina Errazuriz has successfully put Chilean wine …
In the April 2014 issue of Sommelier India the story, “Switzerland on High”, featured Heida wine, grown in the Valais region in the highest vineyards of Europe. Shortly thereafter, Heida Barrique 2012 won this year’s …
“Come on over right now!” said the heavily accented, loud and cheerful voice of Craig Wedge, COO, FineWinesnMore when I called to ask about their newly opened fine wine and beer boutique, writes Suneeta Sodhi …
Indian wine producer, Grover Zampa Vineyards’ latest initiative is the launch of a new range of fine wines for the UK market in collaboration with former Indian tennis celebrity, Vijay Amritraj, (pictured, left). The Grover …