Rojita Tiwari

Drinks & Destinations an award-winning beverage blog site is all about news, views, podcasts and stories from the world of drinks, luxury travel, and hospitality…served just the way you like it.

Drinks & Destinations hosts and curates wine /beer/spirits-themed dinners and events and as well as offers consultancy for training, tastings and social media marketing.

And, I am Rojita Tiwari, an Independent writer, Judge, Educator, and Consultant. Recipient of the Most Influential Food & Beverage Industry Professional Award 2020. A WSET Level 3 certified Wine & Level 2 Spirits professional listed twice (2013 and 2015) as one of the TOP TEN WOMEN OF WINE IN INDIA by the Indian Wine Academy. With 16 years of experience of working for several publications, including a decade-long experience of heading the editorial of a leading alco-bev magazine, now I am mostly busy- writing, tasting, traveling, judging, training or educating people about the wonderful world of wine & spirits. I am also a juror and President of the tasting panel at several Indian and international competitions. I contribute to a number of Indian and international drinks websites and magazines. I also host a podcast called The Drinks & Destinations Podcast.

I was the curator of Celebrating India’s 50 Finest Wines Competition (2014), India’s first blind tasting competition judged by the experts to select the TOP 50 Finest Wines of India. I was also the India representative for the ‘Asian Wine & Spirit – The Silk Route’ Conference and Competition 2016 held in Bejing, organised by Vinopres and Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. And, the Technical Director of India Wine Awards 2017. Also have been judging at the International spirits competition, Spirits Selection and several Cocktail Competitions.