| While the jury is still out on pairing Indian foods with wines, connoisseurs have thrown another variable in the ring: wines made from organically grown grapes or organic wines, reports financialexpress.com .
Organic wines taste as good as conventional wines. And connoisseurs are spared the morning after hangover, claims David Koball, director of Bonterra Vineyards, California . With more anti-oxidants, such wines are also said to keep down cholesterol levels and cell-oxidation rate.
Koball was in India last week to launch organic wines from the certified organic Bonterra Ranch. The range has been brought in by Brown-Forman, owners of Fetzer range of wines and Jack Daniels whiskey.
Adds Amrit Kiran Singh, area director, South Asia , Brown-Forman, "We want to be in sync with nature. As a company we believe that the future belongs to organic foods - and organic wines."
Subhash Arora, president of Indian Wine Academy , is not too sure. He points out, "In India, unfortunately, not much weightage is given to the organic aspect by the consumer." At the same time, he adds, "It will have its niche, though. These wines should be a lot better for people who get headaches by drinking wine."
While we get friendly with organic wines, a newer generation of biodynamic and sustainable wines is already making rounds in select bars worldwide.
The definition of biodynamic and sustainable wines may vary from company to company, but ultimately a wine is as good as it tastes, say connoisseurs.
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