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Fine wines from Campania at the ITC Maratha
Features22 Oct 2013

Fine wines from Campania at the ITC Maratha

ITC Maratha, Mumbai, celebrated the introduction of five wine labels from the Feudi Di San Gregorio portfolio with the visit of Ms. Emanuela Supino of Feudi Di San Gregorio winery, a top rated wine group …

Now, Gran Cuvée Brut from the House of Fratelli
Features21 Oct 2013

Now, Gran Cuvée Brut from the House of Fratelli

With Diwali festivities knocking at our door, it’s definitely time to savour and sip a bubbly wine, says SI deputy editor, Kanika Dhawan. Thick on the heels of Sula’s sparkling trioka and premium sparklers from …

Three Sparkling reasons to celebrate anew with Sula
Features17 Oct 2013

Three Sparkling reasons to celebrate anew with Sula

Whispers about Sula launching a new Sparkling wine and its mysterious timing that was coinciding quite obviously with another sparkling wine launch, turned out to be true, reports Suneeta Sodhi Kanga, who attended the unveiling …

In Passing – Nederburg Wines of South Africa
Features16 Oct 2013

In Passing – Nederburg Wines of South Africa

Nederburg is a highly prestigious wine estate in South Africa’s Paarl Valley producing multiple award-winning wines. Most recently, it won the 2013 International Wine & Spirit Competition trophy for best dessert wine. The winning wine …

The world’s most expensive bottle of wine
Features14 Oct 2013

The world’s most expensive bottle of wine

It might just be worth catching a flight to Dubai to visit Le Clos, the exclusive retailer of fine wines and luxury spirits. On display at its flagship store at Terminal 3 of Dubai International …

Oct – Nov Issue of Sommelier India on the Newsstands
Features06 Oct 2013

Oct – Nov Issue of Sommelier India on the Newsstands

Magazines, journals, indeed all periodicals, evolve with time while maintaining an overall identity. They aren’t static or fixed in time and place. In this, they are very much like good wine which continues to grow …

Stylish new G.H.MUMM sabre by Ross Lovegrove
Features02 Oct 2013

Stylish new G.H.MUMM sabre by Ross Lovegrove

G.H.MUMM is reviving one of the great rituals of Champagne – Sabrage – by inviting designers to develop their own interpretation of the Sabrage gesture. Sabrage, or decapitating a bottle of Champagne with a sword …

Ch Quintus of Clarence Dillon acquires L’Arrosée
Features02 Oct 2013

Ch Quintus of Clarence Dillon acquires L’Arrosée

Following its acquisition of L’Arrosée, Château Quintus now comprises 28 hectares of vines. The 2013 vintage will be overseen by the Domaine Clarence Dillon and Ch Quintus team. Said Prince Robert of Luxembourg and President …

India’s poster boy for fine wine – Aman Dhall
Features01 Oct 2013

India’s poster boy for fine wine – Aman Dhall

Aman Dhall of Brindco Limited was the only Indian featured in Les Visages du Vin Francais or “The Faces of French Wine”, a special wine supplement of Paris Match in September 2013. Paris Match is …

“Wine Grapes” launched as e-book
Features27 Sep 2013

“Wine Grapes” launched as e-book

Sept 27: Food lovers have their Larousse Gastronomique, and wine connoisseurs have “Wine Grapes, a complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties”, written by wine greats, Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and José Vouillamoz. The good news …

Go Zwack!
Features26 Sep 2013

Go Zwack!

Move over Baileys Irish Cream, here’s a new Hungarian liqueur that has been made by blending more than 40 different herbs and spices. Available at Delhi Duty Free – India’s largest duty free retail space …

In support of Indian wine – The Westin Pune
Features26 Sep 2013

In support of Indian wine – The Westin Pune

It was “tasting” time at the Westin Pune Koregaon Park in Pune that recently hosted the “Wines of India” event, a platform for prominent Indian wineries to showcase wines at a blind tasting. Brinda Gill …