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Indian wine industry makes news
Features26 Jan 2012

Indian wine industry makes news

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 …

A Flavour of Sicily Savoured at Hyatt Regency, Pune
Features24 Jan 2012

A Flavour of Sicily Savoured at Hyatt Regency, Pune

The Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino (IRVV) organized a master class titled “Sicily – Soil, Terroir and Wines” at the Hyatt Regency Pune on January 14, 2012 reports Brinda Gill who was at …

India struggles to develop taste for wine , FT
Features23 Jan 2012

India struggles to develop taste for wine , FT

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 …

Edmond de Rothschild Wine Dinner – Taj Mahal Hotel
Features12 Jan 2012

Edmond de Rothschild Wine Dinner – Taj Mahal Hotel

An excellent wine dinner at Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi provided an opportunity to know more about the magnificent Edmond de Rothschild universe of wines, writes Romain Bonnaud. Organized within the spacious lounges of …

Green Chile! Eco Friendly Wines From Cono Sur via Sula
Features10 Jan 2012

Green Chile! Eco Friendly Wines From Cono Sur via Sula

The beautifully laid tables and upbeat salsa music made for the perfect ambience for the launch of Cono Sur, Chile’s second-largest wine producer, exporter and one of its most recognized wineries, writes Suneeta Sodhi Kanga, …

Lessons from Bordeaux
Features07 Jan 2012

Lessons from Bordeaux

Bordeaux. The name itself evokes images of grand châteaus, vast expanses of vineyards, expensive vintages and, of course, a beautiful city that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its “outstanding urban and …

Women Who Drink Wine Every Day Have Better Sex?
Features04 Jan 2012

Women Who Drink Wine Every Day Have Better Sex?

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 …

Wine Tastings at Enoteca, The Oberoi, New Delhi
Features04 Jan 2012

Wine Tastings at Enoteca, The Oberoi, New Delhi

The best way to know, understand and enjoy wine is to taste and drink it. The Oberoi New Delhi, offers wine lovers a wonderful opportunity with its Enoteca Wine Programme to sample wines that you …

Happy New Year from Sommelier India!
Features01 Jan 2012

Happy New Year from Sommelier India!

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 …

5th Annual Pune Wine Tasting Festival
Features31 Dec 2011

5th Annual Pune Wine Tasting Festival

Continuing the tradition of hosting a wine festival in winter each year, the Pune Gourmet Club held the 5th Annual Pune Wine Tasting Festival at the Rohi Villa lawns on December 24th and 25th, 2011, …

Drinking Salus For a Cause
Features26 Dec 2011

Drinking Salus For a Cause

Napa Valley produces some great wines by owners and winemakers with a strong desire to make a name for themselves. On the one hand you have the old-timer large scale investment-intensive prominent wineries such as …

Linking Indian wine with food
Features26 Dec 2011

Linking Indian wine with food

Wine in India has gained tremendous popularity in the last few years. People are writing about it, finding out more about it, understanding the many varietals wine has, and are discovering more and more ways …