You Can Still Go Wine Tasting During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here’s How

Margot Bigg

Margot Bigg is a freelance travel writer and editor specializing in India travel, music, and the arts. Although she’s been writing professionally since college, she began her foray into travel writing in 2008, as a deputy editor at Time Out Magazine in India. She has since authored multiple guidebooks and travel features for publications around the world. She’s the author of Moon Living Abroad in India and Moon Taj Mahal, Delhi & Jaipur, and a co-author of Fodor's Essential India, Fodor's Oregon, and Fodor's Pacific Northwest. Her stories have appeared in publications around the world, including Rolling Stone India, National Geographic Traveller India, Travel + Leisure, Slate, Sunset, Robb Report, Roads & Kingdoms, United Airline’s Hemispheres, VICE, Business Traveller, The Caravan, The Times of India, and The Oregonian. Her story Finding Stegner Country received an honorable mention from Solas Awards and Moon Taj Mahal, Delhi & Jaipur earned a Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Award Silver Medal in the travel division. Margot loves sharing her passion for travel and writing with others and has led travel writing workshops in India, Costa Rica, and the US. She’s also taught applied journalism at the Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication and has worked as a contributing analyst for travel industry intelligence platform Skift. As a hotel reviewer for TripAdvisor Media’s Oyster.com she’s visited hotels all around the world, from sprawling beachfront resorts in Cyprus to boutique havens in the jungles of Bali. Margot grew up in Portland, Oregon in the US and Farnham, Surrey in the UK and is a British-American dual national. She’s since called Paris, London, Bath, and New Delhi home. She holds a Masters of Arts in Contemporary European Politics, jointly awarded by Sciences Po Paris and the University of Bath and speaks English, French, and Hindi.

Most Recent Works

You Can Still Go Wine Tasting During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here’s How

With a little planning and embracing of the “new normal,” it is possible to return to the tasting room.

November 23, 2020

27 Things to Eat and Drink in India

Unmissable food and beverages to sample while you travel India.

March 20, 2019

40 Ultimate Things to Do in India

Visitors to India don’t just see the country—they experience it. From the Taj Mahal to the Ganges River, from Gandhi's home to Ayurveda spas, here's a list of the best things to see and do while you're visiting India.Visitors to India don’t just see the country—they experience it.

March 8, 2019

You Can’t Buy Happiness, but You Can Buy Thangkas (Plus 10 More Things You Should Shop for in India)

Step one: buy textiles. Step two: buy everything else on this list.

January 26, 2019

20 Stunning UNESCO Sites in India

India has no shortage of bedazzling sights.

January 2, 2019

Wine Lover’s Guide to the Columbia Gorge

Drink your way through the Pacific Northwest’s most full-flavored wine-producing area.

October 17, 2016

Wine Lover’s Guide to the Willamette Valley

Oregon’s Willamette Valley is one of the state’s best-known wine-producing regions.

October 3, 2016

Wine Lover’s Guide to Portland

Portland, Oregon’s hottest wine spots are waiting to be explored.

September 5, 2016

An Inside Look at Hawaii’s National Park Sites (and How to Celebrate the Centennial)

As if you needed another excuse to visit Hawaii.

August 18, 2016

4 Perfect India Itineraries

Whether you’re planning your first trip or you’re a veteran visitor who’s eager to explore more of the country, these four itineraries will help you refine your options.

July 6, 2016