Indage & Sula stop bulk imports
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…
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By Shiv Singh
Grover looking to raise Rs 15 crore
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…
By Shiv Singh
Zachy’s holds third highest wine auction in modern history
This was the third-highest wine auction total in modern history, fetching a total of $9,760,140, and the largest sum generated by a one-owner American cellar.…
By Shiv Singh
Francis Ford Coppola has decided to buy Chateau Souverain Property
The Napa Valley stage is obviously no longer large enough for Francis Ford Coppola. The Academy Award-winning director-turned-vintner has decided to buy the current Chateau…
By Shiv Singh
UB plans to roll three more wine brands
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…
By Shiv Singh
Fourth Issue of Sommelier India out!
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…
By Shiv Singh
Fat Bastard Wine in the US
The collection of wines under the brand, chosen by winemakers Thierry Boudinaud and Guy Anderson, is one of the top selling French wine brands in…
By Shiv Singh
Port sales boosted by new fashionable cocktails
According to The Scotsman newspaper, the Portuguese fortified wine is being used as an ingredient in cocktails such as ‘Cheeky Vimto’ – a double port…
By Shiv Singh
Australian Wines up to half the cost
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, some retailers are selling certain wines at up to half of what they cost two years ago. While the…
By Shiv Singh
French customs accused of stealing wine
According to Decanter magazine, French customs is being accused of stealing more than 200,000 bottles of wine seized during a fraud investigation. Customs officials confiscated…
By Shiv Singh
U.S. Wine Consumption Reaches Record Levels
Americans are drinking more wine than ever. The United States’ total wine consumption increased more than 4 percent last year to 270 million cases, according…
By Shiv Singh
Maharashtra wine production increases dramatically
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.…
By Shiv Singh
Michel Rolland always excited about India
On being introduced to a young man from Bangalore at a wine tasting, almost hopping out of his loafers with enthusiasm, Rolland pumps the man’s…
By Shiv Singh
Equity firms buys stake in Sula
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…
By Shiv Singh
Grapes of wealth for the US wine market
The US wine market was worth an estimated $21.1 billion in 2004 and this is set to grow over the next four years to reach…
By Shiv Singh
Sawkar family to market wine in India
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…
By Shiv Singh
Australia eyes Indian wine market
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…
By Shiv Singh
Bordeaux vintage to be Spectacular
Bordeaux is harvesting grapes grown in ‘close to ideal’ conditions – and all the indications are for a spectacular vintage. It’s a region that unfailingly…