Grapevine

Visiting wine regions is exhilarating, as you walk through vineyards and soak in the beautiful bucolic landscape. But if you don’t have all the information about the region handy, things can go a little awry. …

Climate change and global warming has affected vineyards around the world in recent years, compelling wine producers to make adjustments, and impacting the wines they produce. Our own wineries are not exempt and are taking …

The Pune Wine Tasting Festival was recently held at Rohi Villa Palace, Koregaon Park on December 19th and 20th. “This is the 9th edition of the festival, and this time we have featured technology that links visitors to …

As Oakwood Winery unveils “Reisha” , its range of barrel-aged red wines, Brinda Gill speaks to winemaker Rajesh Rasal to know how this wine came about… Barrel-ageing is paramount for creating quality red wines. And this is …

Fratelli Wines, one of India’s premium wine producers, has become the first ever Indian wine brand to collaborate with The Taj Group of Hotels and develop a house wine to be served at the prestigious St James’ …

Recently, Aspri Spirits introduced two Cavas from the Freixenet portfolio at the Sassy Spoon Bandra. Freixenet is the world’s leading Cava producer. Cava is sparkling wine from Spain made with native grapes, Macabeo, Xarel-lo …

London-based wine consultant and Sommelier India writer and contributor Peter Csizmadia-Honigh launched his book titled, “The Wines of India, a Concise Guide” at Pali Village Café, Mumbai recently. SI correspondent, Suneeta Sodhi Kanga who was present at the …

In the year 2000, Sula sold its first bottle, India’s first Sauvignon Blanc, and has since put the country on the global wine map. To mark the amazing first 15 years, Sula released its …

Celebrating its 15th Anniversary, Sula Vineyards has much to be proud of, even as it looks forward with confidence to a rosy future. Monit Dhavale, Associate VP, Hospitality (pictured below) talks to Sommelier India correspondent, Brinda Gill  about recent developments at the winery Please …

Launched by Madhulika Bhattacharya Dhall, an ex-PR professional, La Cave wine boutique houses 130 labels in addition to spirits and other liquor. Madhulika’s goal was to open an attractive wine store for people to buy wine …

Indian wine enthusiasts who once disparaged Indian wines are taking to them more and more as better quality and a wider price range of wines become available, reports the Financial Chronicle. Read more here.

The two-starred Michelin chef, Atul Kochhar is all set to launch a restaurant in Madrid. Kochhar was the first Indian chef to earn a Michelin star in London and is fêted as one of the …