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Affordable Bordeaux wines tasted by the SI/AdV Panel
Tastings03 Apr 2019

Affordable Bordeaux wines tasted by the SI/AdV Panel

For wine lovers seeking well priced Bordeaux wines, offering style, character and quality, Cru Bourgeois is the answer. Starting with the 2018 vintage, which will be released in 2020, a new classification is being introduced which will remain in place …

SI/AdV Selects Rosé Sparkling Wines for Summer
Tastings03 Apr 2019

SI/AdV Selects Rosé Sparkling Wines for Summer

Here’s a line-up of lovely rosé sparklers just in time, as winter recedes and warmer weather takes over for you to try, tasted by the Sommelier India/Academie du Vin Panel  March 31 – The mono-tonal and …

Sommelier India recommends NZ Sauvignon Blanc
Tastings20 Apr 2018

Sommelier India recommends NZ Sauvignon Blanc

Wine is a combination of place and grape variety. These days wine grapes are grown all over the world. In Sommelier India Issue 2, 2018 the Sommelier India Tasting Panel recommends Sauvignon Blanc wines from …

Top New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs in India
Tastings03 Feb 2018

Top New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs in India

The Sommelier India Tasting Panel recently blind-tasted a range of Sauvignon Blancs from New Zealand available in India. We missed a few because the wines were not registered in Delhi, but got to sample a …

Varietal Versatility – Sommelier India tastes Chardonnay wines
Tastings15 Jan 2018

Varietal Versatility – Sommelier India tastes Chardonnay wines

July-August 2017. It was warm outside. Delhi’s infamous summer hovering just above the pavement, waiting to swell into a wave of commiseration and ladies with parasols at any moment. The sky between thunder and lead, the trees shedding their leaves, …

Grover Zampa
Tastings05 Jan 2018

The Sommelier India Tasting Panel (SITP) on Grover Zampa Wines

The wines of Grover Vineyards have stood the test of time. And in 2017, its 25th year, Sommelier India celebrated Grover Zampa Vineyards as, “Wine Producer of the Year 2017”. Recipient of numerous international awards, the wines are equally appreciated …

Tasting Medley from around the world
Tastings30 Mar 2017

Tasting Medley from around the world

This was a Sommelier India panel tasting with a difference. It was held on January 26 which also happened to be India’s Republic Day since that was the day that suited most panel members. It …

Which wine to drink this season? Reva K. Singh reports
Tastings02 Nov 2016

Which wine to drink this season? Reva K. Singh reports

KRSMA Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 The SI Tasting Panel was blown away with a tasting of the very first vintage of the KRSMA Cabernet Sauvignon at our “Great Indian Wine Tasting” in 2012. Subsequently, in a …

The tasting that put California on the world wine map
Tastings18 Jul 2016

The tasting that put California on the world wine map

On the 40th anniversary of this famous tasting, which revolutionised the world of wine, Steven Spurrier tells the illuminating back story My invitation to attend the Naples (Florida) Winter Wine Festival came with the request …