Drink and Learn At Wine Wednesdays

According to Aneesh Bhasin, photographer and co-founder of the Indian Wine List, the first Indian wine and food pairing application for smartphones, the only way to expand your knowledge of wine is to drink copious amounts of it. On one Wednesday last month, Bhasin gathered a group of his friends at his home for a casual wine drinking session that involved a blind tasting, followed by a sharing of tasting notes. Bhasin christened the evening Wine Wednesday, and decided to host the session on a monthly basis for groups of 15 people. Wine Wednesday is open to anyone with an interest in wine. “There’s no pressure to know too much about wine or any scope for shame should you know less about it than everyone else present,” said Bhasin. Everyone attending has to bring a full bottle of wine and a different one from what someone else may be carrying for the session (those attending will have to e-mail Bhasin a few days in advance to let him know what wines they are bringing so that he can ensure that there are no repeats). Once he draws up the list of wines, Bhasin will choose six bottles for the blind tasting, during which the guests have to guess the grape varietal and compare tasting notes. Guests also have to bring their pick of appetisers or snacks to share and in case the session lasts until dinner time, Bhasin or the hosting party will order pizza for dinner. In a month’s time Bhasin hopes to expand Wine Wednesday to city restaurants, where anyone with the Indian Wine List app on their phone will be able to avail of deals on wines across select restaurants on Wednesdays.

To know about the next Wine Wednesday event, subscribe to their mailing list by registering on winewednesday.in or email social@indianwinelist.com.