Harshal Shah

An ardent love of wine and a desire to share its pleasure are what drive Harshal. He is an WSET-certified wine educator with over ten years experience as a sommelier and consultant to some of the world's leading hotels and resorts - be it the Taj and Oberoi groups in India, or Six Senses luxury resorts in Thailand. His current stable of clients include award-winning restaurants in Sydney, Australia.

Harshal's knack is understanding who your wine-drinkers are and what they will buy. He can design a wine cellar ensuring that you make money, but also that your wine drinkers find something unique and delicious every time to come to you for a drink.

Harshal is an accomplished and entertaining public speaker, and has conducted corporate wine appreciation events for the likes of American Express, Citibank, BMW and Alcatel-Lucent. He thrives in this fun yet educational environment and will ensure your clients have an enjoyable time tasting and learning a little about the nuances of wine.

Harshal is Contributing Editor to India's leading wine publication - Sommelier India - and has written for The Telegraph Kolkata, India Today Spice as well as for the Fairfax group in Australia.