Wine Imports Get Big Relief in Karnataka, India's IT State

The wine trade is raising a toast to the significant reduction of the excise fee levied by the government of the southern state of Karnataka, whose capital Bangalore is India's Silicon Valley and the third most valuable wine market. Karnataka has reduced the excise fee per bulk litre of... more

Passion Drives India's Own Wine Advocate

Aakash Singh Rathore spent two years taking nerve-jangling rides on rural roads to discover some gems and plenty of warts in India's fledgling wine industry. Sourish Bhattacharyya meets the writer of the no-holds-barred guide to Indian wines ... more

China Quaffs 70 Times More Wine Than India

But a study released as a build-up to Vinexpo-Asia Pacific 2006 ranks India among the nine leading Asian markets that are averaging a significant growth rate in 2000-2010, reports www.ehotelier.com     ... more

Sovereign Impex Releases Wildekrans Chenin & Sauvignon Blanc

The wine importer who had become synonymous with Valdivieso, especially Caballo Loco No. 7, expands portfolio with South African and Italian offerings ... more

Tea Tops Popularity Charts; Colas Losing Out to Bottled Water

An average human guzzled 227 litres of drinks, both soft and hard, in 2005, says a www.just-drinks.com report quoting Zenith International. The 2.5% rise in beverage sales last year was driven mainly by soft drinks, whose global consumption jumped by 3.9% to 499bn litres,  ... more