EVENTS | ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru hosts Chapter-I of The Bangalore Wine Society

ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru was the proud host and venue partner of the Chapter 1 of the Bangalore Wine Society founded by Suryaveer Singh and co-hosted by Food & Travel Influencer, Abhilash Mithren. The event took place on Saturday, February 20, 2021 in the classy ambience of Ottimo – the Italian restaurant at the hotel.

Suryaveer graduated from École Hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland and has worked in various capacities with some of the best luxury hotel brands across the globe. Suryaveer is also the Executive Director of Trance Hotels- a sleek hotel management company which he started with his mentor and father Mr. Veer Vijay Singh- another industry stalwart. Suryaveer received his wine degree at the Court of Master Sommeliers, Beverly Hills. Thus began a lifelong appreciation of wine, which Suryaveer imbibed into his professional role. Following his passion of wine and educating, he started the “Hyderabad Wine Society” which has successfully completed thirty-three wine dinners across the city- notably an astounding dinner at the luxurious Taj Falaknuma. The Wine society’s aim was to promote wine culture and education within the city via wine dinners and educational classes. The goal remains the same with the “Bangalore Wine Society” and with the dynamic audience of the city, it is an excellent initiative

Abhilash is a food, travel & lifestyle blogger based out of Bangalore and his journey started in Hyderabad too back in 2011. He writes extensively on his food and travel escapades and takes pride in his blog – GulpNMunch. He has curated food walks in Hyderabad and Bangalore, and has experienced numuroues cuisines in is its authentic form. Over the last couple of years, his food & travel journeys has been featured online as well as mainstream media.

Knowing well that Bengaluru is blessed with a gamut of food options across all the luxury hotels it has, The Bangalore Wine Society is hoping to curate wine dinners every month with cuisines from around the world paired with some fantastic old and new-world wines.

The wine dinner hosted at ITC Gardenia saw a mix of crowds – both wine experts as well as wine beginners, making it an excellent forum for learning about wines and understanding the nuances of pairing it with food. The second Chapter on the Bangalore Wine Society is slated for the mid of March 2021.