Sovna Puri Beverage Education

Sula’s Special Evening For Anada Wine Club

The members of Anada Wine Club, Mumbai last week had a chance to enjoy some of the latest vintages from Sula Vineyards portfolio. Besides Anada Wine Club members a handful of wine professionals were also part of this special evening. 

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Sula Wine Rides With Sommelier Sovna Puri

Four courses at four different restaurants and lots of wine. That was the menu for the day at Sula Wine Rides, a Sula Vineyards sponsored event for a few of Mumbai’s food bloggers, conducted by Sovna Puri, Sula’s Head Tastings, Mumbai.

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Oenophile’s notebook – Newsy snippets from the pages of SI

Our normal way of life is low key. We like to fly below the radar and we rarely blow our own trumpet. But last month was unusual. First, we were thrilled to get the news that SI contributing writer

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The best domestic and international wines in the country are appraised by the best palates in India every year.

The best domestic and international wines in the country are appraised by the best palates in India every year. From wine journalists and educators to winemakers

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Prowein Education Campaign in Mumbai Lauded by Full House

Prowein is known to have been engaged chiefly in creating the largest industry platform for professionals and experts of wine and spirits industry, through their trade fairs held across the world.

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Sovna Puri from India wins The Future 50 Award

Within a year of Delhi based Tullee-Ho Portal being shortlisted for the WSET Educator of the Year 2018 Award, comes another good news with Sovna Puri DipWSET, a Wine & Spirits Consultant

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To decant or not to decant?

The simple act of pouring wine from its bottle into a pretty container is an action with complex results. In ancient times, before the arts of clarification and filtration had been mastered

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Chef Vicky Ratnani and sommelier Sovna Puri host an unforgettable evening at Kalpataru Avana

Wine and cheese is a match made in culinary heaven. You’d assume that having them together would be easy. But, there’s a method to wine and cheese pairings.

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Red, white, rose and a burger on the side

Almost anything pairs with anything these days. If vodka can pair seamlessly with pani puri, there’s great hope and greater possibility that wine can pair with burgers

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Pairing wine with Asian food: Sommeliers tell you how

Wine pairing is often associated with European or American cuisine, but experimenting with Indian and Oriental cuisine can be just as rewarding. Leave aside traditional technique; all you need is an open mind.

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The real taste of wine

Wine, like its long matured vintage from the Portuguese era when ‘vinho do Porto’ was first introduced to Goa, has been an intrinsic part of Goa’s culinary ethos. Local wine companies carried the tradition forward,

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Tasting notes with Sovna Puri

Sovna Puri cuts a svelte figure with a smile on her lips and a bottle in her hand. She may look like she’s barely out of college and enjoying being a grown-up, but make no mistake.

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Pair wine with right food (view pics)

 Soft drinks work hand in glove with fast food. But with wine, it gets a bit tricky, so team it with the right dish to enhance the flavour.Sommelier Sovna Puri of Sula Vineyards

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How to Tell If A Wine-Food Pairing Works? Sula’s Sommelier Sovna Puri Shares a Tip

Four courses at four different restaurants and lots of wine. That was the menu for the day at Sula Wine Rides, a Sula Vineyards sponsored event for a few of Mumbai’s food bloggers, conducted by Sovna Puri, Sula’s Head Tastings, Mumbai.

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Wine Is Fine: Careers In The Wine Industry

“The only direction the industry is going is upwards,” says Sovna Puri, head-Tastings & Training, Nashik Vintners Pvt Ltd, which owns the popular Sula Vineyards.

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Gastronomy Highlights: Pair Wine With Right Food

Intensity: The flavour intensity in food should match with that of wine. For instance, high flavour intensity wines like Riesling (white grape variety) and Gewurztraminer (wine grape also used in white wine) can be consumed with salads, predominantly bell peppers.

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Sipping along

A wine expert is a highly trained and knowledgeable wine ­professional who specialises in all aspects of wine service, from advising diners on what wines would go best with certain foods to the nitty-gritty of procurement

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For that heady Indian FLAVOUR

A wine is very personal. What tingles my taste buds might appal yours. The way Sovna Puri speaks, in a pleasantly uninterruptible flow, makes wine seem like an accessory such as a handbag or a perfume. 

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Sommelier Sovna Puri on Wine Tasting as a Career Option [Diva in Focus]

My first steps into the wine industry began with an internship in France in a Michelin starred, Relais & Chateaux property. It was there that I met a sommelier for the first time, and was initiated into the importance of one at a restaurant.

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The Trouble with Indian Wine

At 9 pm on a Saturday, the upmarket F Bar at Indiabulls Centre in Mumbai is crowded with a combination of corporate types and couples enjoying a weekend dinner. 

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Most wines are meant to be drunk fresh and young

Puri, who will be in the city to host an elaborate wine dinner at the Courtyard by Marriott next week, goes on to say that the temperature at which wine is drunk at is also commonly misunderstood.

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Wine Taster: Not just about finding the right texture in a drink but meeting new people & knowing other cultures

See, swirl, smell and sip. Wine tasting has moved beyond this simple ‘Four S’ rule. Sovna Puri puts her senses to use every day, as a wine taster, to distinguish every variety of wine.

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