Indian Wine News
India to export organic grapes soon
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.
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Red wines outsell whites in the US
For the first time since 1976, Americans are drinking more red wines than white, according to the recently released 2005 edition of The U.S. Wine Market: Impact Databank Review and Forecast. US consumption is expected …
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India gets a taste for wine
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 …
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Wine Sellers Say Demand in Asia Growing
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 …
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Sula announces India’s first Red Zinfandel
Sula Vineyards announced the release of India’s first Red Zinfandel wine. According to the press release, the wine is luscious and jammy bursting with blackberry aromas adn cinnamon and plum flavours. It pairs well with …
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Renaissance Winery to introduce new wines
Renaissance Winery, which is a new entrant into India’s wine market, is about to make a foray into the premium wine segment. The winery is planning to introduce four new wines over the next few …
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$16,500 for a Manhattan Wine Tasting
According to Decanter Magazine, 35 people have paid $16,500 each to taste wines with an average bottle price of US $2,000. The Top 100+ Wines of the Century was three day wine and food extravaganza …
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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 counts anymore. Sula is cutting its dependence on the Chilean …
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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 potential investors to sell the stake.
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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. The New York auction house sold 93 percent of 2,429 …
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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 Souverain facility in Sonoma County and turn it into the …
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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 expand its production base by introducing new variety of grapes …
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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 and the virtues of Sherry among others. Let us know …
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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 the US. The new sparkling wine is a blend of …
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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 mixed with a bottle of the WKD Blue alcopop. The …
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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 country’s vintners are feeling the strain, consumers are reportedly taking …
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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 ‘a large amount’ of wine from the cellars of Bordeaux …
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Chateau Indage launches new low cost wine
The Indage group has launched wine branded as Vino priced at Rs90 for a 750ml bottle. The new wine is being marketed in a PET bottle with a screw cap. The wine, targeted at both …