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Sommelier India
Wine Cellar Ideas For Your Prized Wine Collection
From contemporary cabinets for compact spaces to traditional wine-wall designs, Devati Mallick offers a primer on how to set up a functional home wine cellar
5 min |
Summer 2023
Sommelier India
Say Cheese!
Dr Manoj Mishra, Executive Director, Sahjeevan, and Member - National Advisory Committee, (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying), has advised national and international organisations on policies related to sustainable livelihoods. He anchors the work related to livelihoods of Centre for Pastoralism, a virtual community working for India's pastoralists. Dr Mishra, pictured below, shares his thoughts on the production and potential of pastoral cheese in India with Brinda Gill
3 min |
Summer 2023
Sommelier India
The Great Glassware Debate
RUMASINGH raises a glass to the joys of drinking wine, no matter which side of the debate you're on
4 min |
Summer 2023
Sommelier India
BAROOD bar opens in Singapore
Singapore's latest Indian fusion bar serves up tapas plates beyond biryani and butter chicken
2 min |
Summer 2023
Sommelier India
Lupa - The Wolf and the Vine
Lupa - Manu Chandra's Tuscan inspired restaurant in Bangalore is a wine lover's dream-come-true
3 min |
Summer 2023
Sommelier India
Ossiano swims across to Mumbai
Gauri Devidayal meets visiting chef, Gregoire Berger from Dubai's Ossiano restaurant and enjoys a memorable meal with an aquatic theme at San Qi at the Four Seasons in Mumbai
3 min |
Summer 2023
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HONEY BEES in the Vinyard
Carol Wright on the importance of bees and the health-giving qualities of honey
6 min |
Summer 2023
Sommelier India
VINEYARDVOCATION - IT'S A VINE LIFE
Making a career shift to enter the burgeoning wine industry in the UK is an attractive option for many, writes Carol Wright
6 min |
Summer 2023
Sommelier India
M Chapoutier The Legacy of a Dynasty
Ashika Mathews traces the story of M Chapoutier, a dynamic wine dynasty that has stood the test of time
5 min |
Summer 2023
Sommelier India
A Rosé is a Rosé is a Rosé
Or is it? The famous quotation from Gertrude Stein doesn't quite stand up when applied to Rosé wines today. A good rosé has a lot to offer says Elizabeth Gabay
4 min |
Summer 2023
Sommelier India
VALPOLICELLA Elegance, complexity and uniqueness
Michèle Shah gives us the lowdown on one of Italy's best-loved wine regions and its unique Valpolicella style of wines
6 min |
Summer 2023
Sommelier India
La Cuverie - A Post Office and a Wine Bar
Raymond Blake visits what must be the most unusual yet wonderfully appealing post office in France
6 min |
Summer 2023
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Napa Valley's Los Carneros Appellation PINOT NOIR HEAVEN
Mira Advani Honeycutt discovers heavenly Pinots in a slice of traditional Cabernet Sauvignon country
6 min |
Summer 2023
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Indian wine viewed through Bordelais eyes
What do producers from Bordeaux think about Indian wines? Ruma Singh elicits their frank opinions
6 min |
Summer 2023
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The winemaker at Château Palmer
Jon Wyand braves the February cold to capture an image of Thomas Duroux
2 min |
Summer 2023
Sommelier India
Al As A Wine Critic: What Will They Think Of Next!
Last May, news broke that Artificial Intelligence or AI was used to write a convincing wine review.
4 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
Marchese Nicolo Incisa della Rocchetta
Well, we all know vines need water from time to time but this particular morning the northeast coast of Italy was getting more than its fair share.
2 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
The Legacy of a Patriarch
Ten years ago, on a driving holiday around the south of France, I visited Mas de Daumas Gassac, in the Aniane commune of Languedoc.
4 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
Master Strokes
Master Chef Fu Lei offers diners at Tao-Fu, JW Marriott Pune, a choice of delectable preparations drawing on his heritage and family recipes
4 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
HARD SELTZERS: The new kid on the block
Call it whatever — hard seltzer, spiked seltzer, boozy soda water — it’s a drink that has turned heads in the recent past.
6 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
Wines in the Air
Despite the challenges they face, airlines are going all out to please passengers on long-haul flights with their wine offering.
6 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
The Legacy lives on
With the third generation at the helm, Chateau Musar of Lebanon faces challenges and triumphs alike with aplomb.
5 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
A BRUZZO: A Diverse & Scenic Region
A lesser known wine region, situated on the Adriatic coast east of Rome, Abruzzo is diverse and scenic and worth visiting for its amazing wines and native grapes
7 min |
Spring 2023
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From the glacial waters of Mt TITLIS
Jenith Aiyappa and Swapnil Yalgi dreamed of producing three luxury spirits for the Asian market.
4 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
The Spice of Hungarian Wine
When the Magyar tribes swept in from central Asia to settle in what is now Hungary in the 8th century, they brought with them their own tastes and traditions.
6 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
Bucolic region, seven AVAs, superb wines
Santa Barbara County’s wine region got more than its share of fame when “Sideways” hit theatres in 2004.
5 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
An overview of TERRASSES DU LARZAC
There is a magical moment when you are driving south down the A75 motorway which goes through the centre of France, past the city of Clermont Ferrand and the volcanic peaks of the Massif Central.
5 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
Wine writing at its best
For some years now I have bemoaned the demise of ‘proper’ wine writing and until quite recently I thought I would soon be penning its obituary.
6 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
A Joy for Small Wine Producers
Ajoy Shaw is a veteran wine consultant based in Nashik, the wine capital of India. He has been working with wineries for 25 years and is a fervent advocate of small producers.
6 min |
Spring 2023
Sommelier India
My Strategy Was To Bring In Pocket-friendly Wines Of Reasonable Quality
Q&A with an Industry Insider
3 min |