Grapevine

Just 90 minutes south of my home in the San Francisco Bay Area is delightful Monterey County, a place where my love for wine and golf converge. This region is not only home to the …

Bloomberg is reporting that Pierre Chen, the Taiwanese billionaire and founder of Yageo Group, is auctioning off an exquisite selection of wines from his extensive collection. Sotheby’s will host five dedicated auctions over the next …

Award-winning photographer, Jon Wyand visits the iconic vineyard and winery of Vina Tondonia with hands-on winemaker, Maria -Jose Lopez as his able guide I had really been looking forward to my first trip to Rioja. …

As this issue leaves my desk, I’m beginning to think ahead about the next one — the last issue of 2023. The thought gives me pause. So much has happened since I started dreaming about …

Shingo Gokan, a bar industry legend, was recently at Nobu Dubai demonstrating his skills as a bartender. Gokan’s unique offering included Shibuya with Bombay Sapphire gin, the SG Shochu MUGI, tomato, osmanthus and yuzu, and …

Sommelier India recently hosted a five-course wine dinner at Le Cirque, The Leela Palace Hotel in Delhi, sponsored by Anggel’s Share Wines and Spirits. It was our first wine dinner after a long period of …

Close on the heels of ProWine Mumbai’s 2022 edition, the 2023 edition is all geared up with a recent announcement of the show dates. Below is the official release from ProWine. Sommelier India will be …

The India Wine Awards 2022 staged its fourth edition in partnership with ProWine Mumbai. The winners were announced at the ProWine networking evening on 17th October 2022 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai. India …

Here’s a special Champagne for the connoisseur, the wine collector or simply, the wine lover. The new Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2015 is unique. It comes as a white and rosé champagne and is …

If you really don’t like someone, they say, you should encourage them to open a restaurant. Nevertheless, even though they knew very little about the business, Gauri Devidayal and Jay Yousuf jumped into the deep …

In a unique collaboration with Hennessy Cognac, well-known English fashion designer Kim Jones has designed Hennessy X.O, a unique, sculptural decanter, using 3D printing technology. Meticulously finished by hand, a specially developed titanium casing twists …

“In India, we do not produce the best quality wine that we can make, but the best that we can sell. We can easily improve with effort in the winery and the vineyard, but it …