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Bottle-by-bottle notes and blind flights from the Sommelier India tasting panel.
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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 …
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 …
Tastings24 Oct 2018
Be Indian, Drink Indian! Wine & Food Pairings for Diwali from the Sommelier India Wine Panel
Indian wines are getting better by the day and have been recognised around the world as the best in category, produced under unique and challenging conditions. It’s now widely accepted that great wines can be …
Tastings07 Sep 2018
Pinot Noir – Pleasing but petulant. Tasting Panel Results
The Sommelier India Tasting Panel recently assessed Pinot Noir wines available in India from around the world. The wines were tasted blind on two separate occasions and rated out of 20 taking the average of …
Tastings25 Jun 2018
KRSMA wines recently tasted by the Sommelier India Tasting Panel
Two Sauvignon Blancs and two Cabernet Sauvignons of different vintages were received for tasting from the winery. One of the whites was a barrel sample. The red wines were decanted approximately one hour before tasting. A …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 2017â€. Recipient of numerous international awards, the wines are equally appreciated …
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 …
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 …
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 …