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Rojita Tiwari wears many hats — and most of them come with a pour. A globetrotting drinks writer, sommelier, educator, consultant, and certified booze judge (yes, that’s a real job), she’s been stirring things up since 2006. Founder of Drinks & Destinations, India’s go-to consultancy for all things wine, spirits, and strategy, Rojita has introduced Baijiu to India, helped launch a Whisky, and judges everything from wine to whisky, rum, gin, vodka, mezcal, baijiu to sake at top global competitions such as CMB and Spirits Selection. She’s bagged titles like Best Wine & Food Influencer (Wine Travel Awards 2023), Ambassador of the Industry Title and twice made it to the “Top Ten Women in Wine in India” list — cheers to that! She is also the only certified International Ambassador of Moutai Flavour Baijius in India. You’ll find her words in Drinks International, Whisky & More, Rumporter, Mint Lounge, Spiritz, Sommelier India and more. Want to raise a glass or a campaign? Reach her @drinksanddestinations or email drinksanddestinations@gmail.com. Cheers!

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  • TajSATS Delhi receives Best Inflight Caterer 2016 Award

    The Delhi unit of TajSATS, the country’s leading airline catering company, was awarded the ‘Best Inflight Caterer’ for the year 2016 at the GMR-IGI Airport Awards 2016. This is the fourth time TajSATS has won at the prestigious GMR-IGI Airport Awards – since its inception in 2012. The GMR-IGI Airport Awards are annual awards which…

  • Grape Waste To Paper

    When the world is coming to terms with the dangerous implications of the environmental negligence by humans, any small or big step towards sustainability certainly brings a ray of hope. Thinking on the similar lines, Adrian Pinto, Senior Manager Wines, Pernod Ricard India came up with a unique concept to “Change the World One Sheet at…

  • Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2016: A President’s Perspective

    As some of you may remember, I have been a regular juror at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the international wine competition that travels to a different country every year. This year was my third time at the competition and first as the President of one of the Jury panels. Here’s an account of my experience…

  • Raising A Glass to Japanese Whisky

    My first tasting of Japanese whisky was a few years ago at one of the international wine & spirits events in Bordeaux, France. For some reason, they always have a big Japanese pavilion at this particular event. One day, I walked up to one of the counters at the pavilion, picked up a glass and…

  • Tasting Fine Offerings From Ace Beveragez’s Portfolio

      Drinks & Destinations was recently invited to a fine tasting of wines from the wine & spirits importing company Ace Beveragez’s portfolio at The Intercontinental, Marine Drive, Mumbai. The tasting conducted by wine consultant Ajit Balgi was a rare occasion showcasing some great wines available in the market currently.   The 10 wines that were tasted…

  • Argentina’s Pride Malbec : A Toast To World Malbec Day

    If there is one thing that truly defines a bottle of wine is the place of its origin. Because the grape, that the wine is made of, denote the terroir, climate, the style of wine making etc. Though every grape variety carries the identity of the place of its origin, sometimes, a long travel across…

  • Inside Moët Hennessy’s swanky Chandon Winery in India

      After three years of launching Chandon sparkling wine in the country, the LVMH Group holding company Moët Hennessy India recently opened doors to its state-of-the-art winery in Dindori, Nashik to a very selective group of media and trade. The property built on 21-acre of land in the wine capital of India is also the…

  • Wild Tiger Rum-India’s 1st Premium Rum

      Have you heard of the new rum in the market yet? Well, it’s not in the Indian market as of now and you may have to take a trip to a foreign land (read US, UAE or some countries in Europe) or fly via Bangalore airport to get hold of a bottle of this…

  • Head To Sofitel BKC Mumbai For ‘Pet Pujo Jalsa’ This Week

      Sofitel BKC Mumbai is hosting East Bengal/Bangladeshi food festival at the 24/7 dining place Pondichery Cafe from 18th to 27th March 2016. Chef Sirajul Rahman who is a celebrity chef in his own right and has served at many presidential and prime ministerial banquets in India and abroad has been specially invited from Novotel,…

  • Wine Park enters domestic wine market with The Daily Dose

      The wine importing company Wine Park owned by Vishal Kadakia has entered the domestic wine market with the launch of a limited edition brand called The Daily Dose. As the name suggests, The Daily Dose aims to be a solution to the needs of a daily wine drinker. The wine has a very interesting,…