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I am a WSET certified wine geek who loves learning, talking and writing about wine. A Post Graduate in History from Delhi University, I also studied Italian at Universita per Stranieri di Perugia, Italy.

I love travelling, exploring different wine regions and trying out new cuisines. My blog High on Wines is about my food and wine trails in India and across the world. I spoke on the "Potential for Wine Tourism in India" at the International Wine Tourism Conference IWINETC 2015 held at Reims, La Champagne, France and also participated in IWINETC 2016 Barcelona Spain. I attended Vinexpo 2015 and 2017 in Bordeaux and the 50th Anniversary of Vinitaly 2016 held in Verona, Italy. I get invited to wine launches, tastings and events related to wine and wine tourism both in India and overseas as I enjoy writing about them. I am a regular contributor to The Luxury Collection Magazine and Sommelier India Wine Magazine.

My email is lavina.kharkwal@gmail.com & you can follow me on Twitter and Instagram @highonwines.com

• Celebrating Malbec

  By Lavina Kharkwal on April 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  April 17th is the day when the whole world salutes Malbec, Argentina’s signature grape varietal. Though it originated in France, Malbec has found its best and most successful expression in Argentina. Since 1868, when it was first introduced in the… Read More ›

• The Story of Louis XIII Cognac

  By Lavina Kharkwal on February 20, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  Nothing spells luxury quite like Louis XIII, the rarest and most expensive cognac in the world, first created in 1874 by the House of Rémy Martin. It is the stunning Baccarat crystal decanter that will seduce you at first glance…. Read More ›

• McGuigan Wines : Australia’s Most Awarded Winery Launches New Labels In India

  By Lavina Kharkwal on December 5, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Neil McGuigan, chief winemaker McGuigan Wines, must be doing something right to have won the International Winemaker of the Year  an unprecedented four times (2009, 2011, 2012 and 2016) at the prestigious International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) London, which… Read More ›

• Gaja : Piedmont Superstar looking beyond Barbaresco

  By Lavina Kharkwal on November 27, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  If Angelo Gaja is the ”king of the Italian wine world” then the shining jewel in his crown is most certainly the “Gaja Barbaresco”. Great-grandson of Giovanni Gaja, founder of Gaja Winery in 1859 in the Langhe district of Italy’s… Read More ›

• Bonjour India 2017-18 opens with a grand spectacle at Amber Fort Jaipur.

  By Lavina Kharkwal on November 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  There are certains moments in life when words fail you. Magical and exceptional moments that transport you to another realm and get etched in the consciousness forever. Those twenty minutes when French artist Xavier de Richemont’s monumental video painting Bhargal… Read More ›