Indage Vineyards, a modern and truly International new collection by Champagne Indage Ltd. has launched a wide and vivid portfolio of wines with Platinum series offering two varietals Sauvignon Blanc (White) and Merlot Shiraz(Red) and Gold series featuring Chardonnay Semillion (White) and Shiraz Cabernet (Red). These wines have been carefully crafted to suit the new age Indian wine consumer that seeks an International style of wine style and packaging and yet, provide great value in the product mix in comparison to the best offerings amongst BIO ( Bottled in Origin ) imported wines in India. These exclusively premium wines are originated from the Sahayadri Valley and come from the 2007 vintage collection.

From the Platinum series, the deep red Merlot Shiraz has aromas of blackcurrant, cherry and plum. The palate shows ripe red berry fruit and is ideal as an early evening aperitif or meat dishes. It tastes best with mature cheese, mild Indian curry and casseroles. Second to the collection is the Sauvignon Blanc which has straw yellow color with a greenish tint with strong citrus on the nose of eucalyptus and mint. Well complimented by the palate with fresh green apple and pepper. It is ideal as an outdoor aperitif or can be served with seafood salads, Thai and mild Indian curry and poached salmon.

In Gold series collection Shiraz Cabernet has a deep ruby red color with spicy characters of cinnamon, mint and blackcurrant. On the palate it provides a warm, long lasting finish and is ideal with lamb preparations, pasta, Indian curries and hard cheese. Chardonnay Semillion is brilliantly clear, golden yellow color which offers aromas of ripe fruits of apricot and peach. Its lingering fruit at the end of the mouth makes it ideal aperitif wine which compliments light food dishes.

The Indage Vineyards collection has evolved from the fruit of passion for wine making that overcomes the intricacies involved in creating each varietal style that is uniquely different with an aim to overachieve quality within given price points. These wines will cater to the ‘discerning wine consumer’.

About Indage Vineyards

Indage Vineyards, established by Champagne Indage Ltd (CIL) in 2002, features a portfolio of new world wines created as a celebration of its 25 year journey of excellence in oenology and viticulture in the tropics. Indage Vineyards wines truly symbolise the Company’s recognition as a quality wine producer through the vast array of global recognition that the Company has won with more than 40 wine quality awards won in just the first 4 vintages. The selections under Indage Vineyards are 100% estate grown and produced and bottled to deliver truly exceptional and unique fruit and flavor profiles. Indage Vineyards wines present a range of brands that reflects a new and emerging India that is fashionable and avante garde yet rich in culture and deeply reminiscent of its illustrious heritage.  They are most often found in the finest restaurants in India and the World as they represent a great point of difference to any discerning wine enthusiast.

About Champagne Indage Limited:

Champagne Indage Limited CILL), established in 1982, is India’ oldest & largest wine company and one of the fastest growing wine businesses globally. Within India, it produces more than 1.5 million (9 liter) cases of wine from 4 state of the art wineries and has complete backward integration from nurseries, biotech to its own estate vineyards of more than 2,000 acres. The Company controls more than 70% market share of wines produced in India utilizing a product portfolio of more than 40 brands in every price point and product type in the Indian wine industry which has given the company recognition of more than 70 International awards of quality from IWSC, Decanter and IWC. Globally, CIL owns a 3.5 million case winery called Thachi Wines in South Australia that produces a large range of Australian and New Zealand wine brands such as Red Sky, Broken Earth and South Bay. CIL’s Australia operations are based out of Vinecrest, a boutique estate winery in the famous Barossa region of South Australia. CIL also owns and operates, under Indage UK Ltd, a fully integrated wine supply chain management business which is an importer, bottling plant with a capacity of 3.5 million cases and a distributor to more than 4000 outlets in the UK.

In India, CIL is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and is part of the Indage Group that has interest in Restaurants & Leisure, Construction & Retail.