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 | You may remember reading about this haven of peace and beauty in the pages of SI – The Wine Magazine (Sept/Oct 2008). Well, Kumarakom Lake Resort is in the news again. This time because it has been named India’s Leading Resort in 2008, for the third time in a row by the organisers of the World Travel Awards at a ceremony held in Shanghai last month. |
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The Indian Institute of Vine and Wine at Narayangaon is tentatively slated to begin its operations in July 2009, reports Brinda Gill. The institute, India's first wine institute and a non-profit making venture, is being set up on a 60-acre site by Champagne Indage, 80 kms north of Pune, where the company has its sprawling vineyards and winery - the largest wine production facility in India.
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The Centre has finalised the setting up of the National Wine Board (NWB) at Pune. This has been much discussed in the press and its finally happened now. The Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MFPI) will be its administrative ministry and has defined its mandate.
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Did you know about Santé, the specialty wine store? It's already here! For decades, the Indian ‘Wine Shop’ was anything but, stocking hard liquor and strong beer, but hardly any wine. Now that’s changing – and our friends at Sula tell us that SANTÉ, has opened at 8 locations across Maharashtra already, with plans for another 20 stores by year-end. Its air-conditioned and with a wide selection and tasting notes for each wine.
| It was the perfect ambience for tasting some of the best from Kiwi country – the candlelit setting and moonlight at Bangalore's Olive Beach was just perfect to offset the delightfully light, fruity New Zealand sauvignon blancs being launched by New Zealand exporters Index represented by Tina Thomas and Jennifer Woods. The wines are being imported via United Vintners Ltd and will be available in India very soon. Ruma Singh reports |  |
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| Wine enthusiasts had the opportunity to drink Nine Hills wine and chat with winemaker Jean-Paul Jacquinot (Read his interview, "I was born in a barrel", SI-The Wine Magazine, March/April 2008) at dinners held in Mumbai, Delhi and Gurgaon. Suneeta Sodhi Kanga reports from Mumbai. Flamboyante was not overly dressed up for the wine tasting. In fact, the Arcade in Mumbai’s World Trade seemed decidedly small. |
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 | The Rotarians Wine Fellowship of India, held a Winemaker's dinner with Bouvet Ladubay on June 6, 2008. Guests arrived to the Bouvet Brut Rosè, a salmon pink sparkling wine with notes of red-currants and peach, complimented by oak smoked chicken Bruchettes and marinated tomato and feta cheese crisps. RWFI members have been discovering Rosès over the last few events, and have voted it as their favourite wine style. |
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| Wine sales in Bangalore have been somewhat dull of late, what with the April heat and mid-year holidays having taken lots of consumers away from the city, as also state elections in May that kept watering holes closed for five full days apart from placing various restrictions on supplies. Alok Chandra reports. |  |
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 | Neal and Judy Ibbotson, the owners of the New Zealand Saint Clair Family Estate, visited India last month and spent time meeting key customers and developing a closer understanding of the market. Saint Clair is one of New Zealand’s largest family-owned wineries and is recognised as New Zealand’s leading producer of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. |
The wines are available at JW Marriott, Hyatt Regency, Four Seasons and the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai. They are imported by the Wine Park.
 | Domestic wine consumption touched more than 10 million litres in 2007 and it may go up to 15 million litres for 2008. In 2001, consumption was just 1 million litres. Even more interesting, as the Economic Times reported, Jaideep K Kale, technical coordinator at Grape Wine Park, Maharashtra believes that the consumption of foreign wines has only increased by 400,000 litres since 2001 while domestic consumption jumped. |
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 | At the recently concluded Decanter World Wine Awards 2008, Chateau Indage was commended for five of its wines namely the Indage Merlot 2006, Indage Chantilli Chardonnay 2007, Indage Chantilli Chenin Blanc 2007, Indage Ivy Merlot 2006 and the Indage Marquise de Pompadour NV. Mercury was also commended for the Mercury Winery Aryaa - Chenin Blanc 2007. |
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| The Independent from the UK ran a story on how Indian wines are slowly getting more accepted in UK restaurants. First it was just in the Indian restaurants in London but now others too are starting to carry Indian wine. The article also includes an interesting "Beginner's Guide" box that describes popular grapes grown in India. For more on the grapes in India, visit the National Research Center for Grapes. |  |
LiveMint is reporting that the Indian government is considering a uniform and rational duty structure across India. This would mean that wine would cost exactly the same across the country in retail shops. The excise duty on wine ranges from Rs70 a litre to a high of 200% of the base price of the wine. Sommelier India contributor is quoted as saying that this will lower prices in some states too. Read the full story.
| At the International Wine Challenge, Château Indage won three commendations for its Chantilli Chenin Blanc, Ivy Brut and Marquise de Pompadour. No other Indian wines received recognition though we do not know which others participated. In other news, Indage gained access to UK supermarkets through its acquisition of Darlington Wines. |  |
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| BT More announced the winners of its wine competition this week. Taking top honors among the whites was the Nine Hills Chenin Blanc 2007 (12.8/20) and the Reveilo Chenin Blanc 2006 followed by the Indus Chenin Blanc 2006 (12.1/20). |  |
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