Indian Wine News

According to Businessline, India will soon cultivate organic grapes and export them, a top official of International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA) has said.

The Indian wine story continues to get a lot of attention. Reuters in the UK recently ran a nice article about the Indian wine industry. As the article explains, ” Rising incomes and easier regulations …

The Associated Press has covered Wine for Asia with this complimentary article. It is nice to see Asia and India in particular getting attention on the global stage. Santosh Verma, Champagne Indage’s head of business …

Chateau Indage and Sula Vineyards have both decided to exit the locally-bottled imported wine business as they’re finding that bulk imports aren’t viable on many counts anymore. Sula is cutting its dependence on the Chilean …

India’s largest wine exporter, Grover Vineyards, expects to raise Rs 15 crore from a 35 per cent stake sale and has mandated Ambit to shortlist potential investors to sell the stake.

Spirits major United Breweries (UB) is planning to beef up its wine business. Baramati Grape Industries, which runs the wine business of the group, will expand its production base by introducing new variety of grapes …

The fourth issue of Sommelier India is being mailed to subscribers this week. Expect to find it filled with articles covering Chilean wines, Mumbai waterholes and the virtues of Sherry among others. Let us know …

The grape wine industry in Maharashtra has increased dramatically. In 2005, the state recorded 81.25 per cent rise in wine production compared with last year. Of this, Nashik district’s share is at 32 per cent. …

Sula Vineyards announced that private equity fund GEM India Advisors (GIA) has invested an amount of Rs 15 crore ($3.5 million) for a minority stake in the company. The Samant family will continue to retain …

Dr Raghu Sawkar who is the only Indian to own a vineyard and make wines in the Nppa Valley in California is planning to make wines in India as well. He is planning to bring …

Australian Industry and Trade Minister Paul Holloway recently led a group of 30 business leaders to India, which staged a series of seminars on Australian wine.

While the Indian wine market has been stuck to around 3.5 million bottles the last three years, the exports from the country are constantly on a rise at an annual rate of over 9 per …

What really motivates people in India to consume alcohol… is it a tool for socialisation or is it a sure-fire way of getting high? An overwhelming majority, as per consumer studies conducted by Champagne Indage …

To lift the spirits of tourists to Goa, the Pratapsinh Rane government has lowered tax on liquor, notes a recent report in The Indian Express.

Wine for Asia, an international exhibition reaching out to the Asian wine and spirits markets, organised by Singex, is taking place from November 10 – 12, 2005, in Singapore.