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The Famous Five at 21
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (311+ words) At a recent private dinner and tasting of the celebrated 2005 vintage, Raymond Blake got the opportunity of assessing the ’famous five’ First Growths of the Bordeaux 1855 classification in a near-perfect setting But what of the ‘famous five’? Are they really…...
Cheaper Scotch Will Reshape India’s Premium-Drinks Market - Sommelier India - The Wine Publication
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (190+ words) Cheaper Scotch Will Reshape India’s Premium-Drinks Market Sommelier India The India–UK trade agreement is the week’s strongest India story because its effects will eventually reach the consumer’s glass. Import duty on Scotch whisky and gin has fallen from 150% to…...
Burgundy’s Most Anticipated New Stay Opens in Meursault
1+ day, 17+ min ago (180+ words) Sommelier India The opening of Château de Cîteaux places a serious new hotel directly inside one of Burgundy’s most desirable wine villages. The Fontenille Collection property occupies an elegant château in Meursault, layered above Cistercian cellars dating to the 12th century…...
The Source Grenache Red by Sula
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (184+ words) Sommelier India Red wine lovers take note. Grenache has traditionally played a supporting role in India, appearing mostly in blends and rosés. Sula’s decision to bottle it as a standalone red under its premium ‘The Source’ label suggests growing confidence…...
Cocktail Classics get a Local Twist
1+ day, 12+ min ago (858+ words) A bold new band of mixologists is foraging across India from Ladakh to the Western Ghats, to reimagine classic cocktails through local ingredients, forgotten flavours and stories of place. Sourish Bhattacharyya dips into their cocktail shakers When Jeet Rana and…...
Provence Rosé’s Serious Side Deserves Another Look
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (159+ words) Sommelier India A timely examination of premium Provence rosé challenges the notion that the region produces only pale, uncomplicated wines intended for a single summer. Behind the vast commercial category lies an older tradition of structured, gastronomic rosé—sometimes raised…...
Breathing Fire - The Wine Dragon Raises its Head
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (446+ words) The wine industry in China has undergone a remarkable transformation in an astonishingly short period of time. While most European wine regions are defined by slow, organic development over generations, China has advanced at near warp speed, writes Joel B. Payne,…...
Early Start, Endless Quest
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (214+ words) Harnil Mathur speaks to Reva K Singh about his journey in wine, his motivation as a life-long learner, and the future of wine in India I also believe sommeliers have a responsibility to lead this transition. Offering thoughtful non-alcoholic pairings…...
Legacy in a Glass: 15 Years of Sette
1+ week, 2+ day ago (410+ words) Ruma Singh On how a search for terroir in the grasslands of Akluj gave birth to Sette, the flagship wine that helped define modern Indian fine wine. It was 2006. The seven founders of Fratelli Vineyards were on a mission to…...
Bollinger Builds for the Next Century
1+ week, 2+ day ago (198+ words) Sommelier India Champagne Bollinger unveiled its new 5,000-barrel cellar in style, with La Grande Année 2018 Brut Blanc and Rosé, setting the tone for a milestone moment. Building the new cellars is an important development on the road to Bollinger’s 200th annirversary,…...