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It’s a good time to be in the auction business these days. Retail sales are flat but the auction business is strong, says Zachys Auction Director, Jeff Zacharia. Christie’s Hong Kong wine sale “Modern Classics:A …
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It’s a good time to be in the auction business these days. Retail sales are flat but the auction business is strong, says Zachys Auction Director, Jeff Zacharia. Christie’s Hong Kong wine sale “Modern Classics:A …

Here’s good news that all Sommelier India subscribers and readers will be pleased to hear. Well-known wine writer and SI columnist, Jancis Robinson (whose bi-monthly column is avidly consumed by many of you in the …
Champagne sales around the world are picking up and production is expected to be higher this year after the slump following the economic downturn of 2008. The Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC) has …

Every year Bordeaux vintners nervously look towards the sky to see when the rains will come and what impact they’ll have on the harvesting. Without much rain this summer, vineyard owners were getting nervous. Rain …

Wine Retail in India leaves much to be desired; nor is the price exactly encouraging considering the steep mark-up on duty paid wines in India. However, here’s a tip for you: stock up on your …

The organizers of the Sommelier India WINE Competition (SIWC) are happy to announce that the wine competition will be held every alternate year, as is Vinexpo, France’s biggest wine fair. This decision has been made …
Friday, September 24, 2010 has been designated International Grenache Day (IGD). For the first time this versatile varietal which is also the world’s most widely planted red grape will be celebrated around the world by …
Rémy Martin, Cognac House #2 in the world, produces VS and VSOP in 20ml and 750ml bottles. They also have Louis XIII which some people don’t even associate with Rémy Martin as the name is …
Three auctions of German fine wines and rarities are taking place on 24-26 September 2010 as part of the Centenary Celebrations of Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter or VDP, the oldest national winegrower’s association in the world. …

Scheduled for the first week in November, Wine Discovery New Zealand 2010 – a celebration of New Zealand’s premium wines – alongside the International Conference of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network – promises to …

The Wine Society, Delhi, held its 15th Annual General Meeting on 14th August at The Park Hotel, Parliament Street, New Delhi. This was the first AGM held without its Founder & President, the late Ghulam …

We were recently invited with a select few guests to spend a glorious Sunday evening to sip Sommelier India Wine Competition, (SIWC) 2009 award-winning wines from York combined with gourmet food at the very quaint …