Blog: Wine is Dead- Long Live the Wine
High taxes and dogmatic bureaucracy might be big hurdles in the development of wine culture in India but lack of education is no less a culprit with ill-informed consumers drinking wines that are dead and gone past their prime, thinking that is how wine is supposed to taste, which may leave them unexcited for wine in future, as I disco . |
We Recommend: Sula Brut Rose
The newly introduced Sula Brut Rosé in Maharashtra is a perfect bubbly, not only because of its palatable and functional gift-worthy packaging but also because it’s a well made, fruity, crisp and balanced wine made from Chenin Blanc and Zinfandel, that can be drunk on any occasion and takes the Indian sparkling wine to another level |
Love Potion No. 7 from Mizoram
Mizoram, the dry North Eastern state of India has started producing wine with introduction last month of a small quantity of ‘Zawlaidi’ label which means love-potion in the Mizo language, thus achieving the unique distinction of becoming perhaps the only wine producing region in the world, which otherwise continues to enforce pro. |
Feature: Clueless Ministry, Directionless Board
It is about to be two years since the inception of Indian Grape Processing Board was formed amidst lot of fanfare, it is high time industry veterans should take stock of what has been achieved so far or where are we heading for, writes Rajiv Seth.It took several months by Ministry of Food Processing to find a suitable name for IGPB, The na |
No Wine at State Dinner for Obama
Almost a year after the White House held a state dinner honouring the Indian Prime Minister, President Pratibha Patil threw the traditional state dinner for the visiting US President Barack Obama at the beautiful Mughal Gardens at the state edifice- Rashtrapati Bhavan, with no gate crashers as in Washington…and no wine More |
Oversupply Worries Kiwi Wine Producers
The battle of values vs. volumes that dogs the New Zealand wine industry causing a glut of wines and an intense pressure carries on, with the owner of a Central Otago Winery insisting that the relentless pursuit of growth will plunge the wine industry into another crash while the volume producers insisting they are driving the market wit |
