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Ajoy Shaw is a veteran wine consultant based in Nashik, the wine capital of India. He has been working with wineries for 25 years and is a fervent advocate of small producers. Brinda Gill finds …

The black sheep on the label represents the unconventional, out-of-the-box thinking of the wine’s founders 1 Le Grand Noir is a wine that combines the classic, complex, food-friendly flavours of France with the accessibility of …

Gagan Sharma traces the evolution of the latest entrant in the ready-to-drink category and declares it a trend that’s here to stay Call it whatever, hard seltzer, spiked seltzer, boozy soda water, it’s …

Dear Sommelier India Community, I’m writing to you because I think your love for wine might extend to jbooks on wine. I myself have an extensive collection and, dare I say, I love them as …

Steven Spurrier internationally renowned wine expert and chairman of the Sommelier India Wine Competition looks back on the inaugural Sommelier India Wine Competition and tells Brinda Gill why he considered it a success How was …

From fossil fuel furnaces and gas-powered cars to eco-friendly heat pumps and electric bikes, the world is finding a new, green future, and wine is increasingly trying hard to be part of that transition. …

Here’s wishing all our readers, contributors, and advertisers around the world, A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And what better time to say thank you to all of you, wherever you may be in the world? We value …

I wonder how people get together for an evening and survive on conversation alone. I know, some people drink whisky. I am game for a dram, even two, but an evening around dead-in-the-bottle malt? Thank …

Loïc Pasquet has been changing the image of Bordeaux wines for the last 20 years. He is loved by some and hated by others. He is the owner of Liber Pater, a small vineyard in …

Sanket Gawand, winemaker at Vallonné Vineyards, Nashik, shares his thoughts on the importance of the sensory evaluation of grape berries before harvest with Brinda Gill The sensory evaluation of berries involves checking the berries for …

Winemaking bears striking similarities to the debate about the sport of boxing versus judo. In boxing, one goes full throttle, punches hard, and bruises the opponent to win. It’s a display of strength, grit, and …

Last November when we were in Goa, Bunny and I were seriously bugged, the cause being not the virus but wine. Or, rather, a particular wine. The laws of libel being what they are I …