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May 2008 - Posts
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Ivy Brut-wins the same medal as Veuve Clicquot and Perrier Jouet Champagne
Mumbai, May 27, 2008: As a testimony to its standing as one of the finest wine producers in world, Champagne Indage Limited (CIL), India’s oldest and largest, pioneering wine making company has yet again captured global attention. It has bagged several awards and commendations at three world-renowned and acknowledged wine competitions held in London this month: the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), International Wine Challenge (IWC) and Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
While CIL was the only new world wine producer which was conferred the coveted silver- best in class- award by IWSC, it was also the only Indian wine producer that received commendations by IWC, amongst a vast majority of Indian wines that failed to pass through the first round of tasting.
The main objective of these awards was to promote the quality and excellence of the world’s best wines, spirits and liqueurs. This was achieved through rigorous stages of judging processes by professional blind tasting and detailed (chemical and microbiological) analysis.
Commenting on this achievement, Ranjit S Chougule, Managing Director, Champagne Indage Ltd. said, “This year has been a noteworthy year for us. In addition to these honours and commendations, CIL has experienced large-scale growth and increased patronship for its brands far exceeding expectations. This impetus we've built for Champagne Indage in 2008 will propel our brands into a successful 2009."
The list of awards is:
International Wine and Spirit Competition 2008 (IWSC)
- Tiger Hill Shiraz 2006 received silver medal (best in class)
- Ivy Shiraz 2006 received bronze medal
- Ivy Brut NV, received bronze medal
- Chantilli Chenin Blanc 2007 received bronze medal
- Indage Vineyard Merlot, 2006 received bronze medal
International Wine Challenge 2008 (IWC)
- Chantilli Chenin Blanc 2007 received commendation
- Ivy Brut, NV received commendation
- Marquise De Pompadour received commendation
- Thachi Broken Earth, Cabernet Sauvignon received commendation
- Thachi Broken Earth, Sauvignon Blanc received commendation
- Thachi Broken Earth, Chardonnay received commendation
- South Bay, Sauvignon Blanc received commendation
Decanter World Wine Awards 2008
- Thachi South Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2007 won the bronze medal
- Marquise De Pompadour NV received commendation
- Chantilli Chardonnay 2007 received commendation
- Ivy Merlot 2006 received commendation
- Indage Vineyard Merlot 2006 received commendation
- Chantilli Chenin Blanc 2007 received commendation
- Thachi Red Skies Shiraz 2006 received commendation
Some of the world-renowned brands that also received commendations and awards similar to that of CIL:
IWSC – Silver medal (best in class)
- Tenuta Rocca Vigna Roca Neira Barbera d’Alba 2004
- Rodney Strong Symetry Meritage 2004
- Castel Virginie Reserve 2006
- Champagne Jacquart Demi- Sec Tradition NV
- Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve NV
- Piper-Heidsieck Rare Millesime’ 1988
- Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millenaires 1995 Champagnes P&C Heidsieck
- Lanson Noble Cuvee’ brut 1998
IWSC- Bronze Medal
- Veuve Clicquot yellow Label NV
- Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut NV
- Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Re’serve Particulie’re NV
- Lanson Noble Cuve’e Katarina NV
- Taittinger Les Foiles de la Marquetterie NV
- Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Chardonnay 2006
IWC- Commendations
- Piper-Heidseieck Rose’ Sauvage , France, NV
- Champagne Jacquart Brut Mosaique Vintage , France
- Perrier – Jouet Grand Brut , France, NV
- Tokara Zondernaam Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, South Africa.
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About Champagne Indage Ltd.
Champagne Indage Ltd. (CIL) is India’s largest and oldest wine company, established in 1982. With vineyards spread over 2500 hectors, CIL has its facilities in Narayangaon (Nashik), with 20 varieties under cultivation and over 137 varietals under plantation. It has presence across the globe with 10 offices and more than 600 employees.
Winner of 49 International Awards, CIL is the pioneer in producing authentic Indian wines, with more than 36 brands of Red, white and ‘sparkling wines under their umbrella. CIL have been growing at over 100% YOY for the last 2 years, even when the industry is growing at around 30 - 60%. It is the largest producer of wines in India, with a market share of over 75% in premium wines and above 70% overall.
The company has deployed the state-of-the-art technology at its manufacturing facility with the largest wine production facility in India, with a capacity of 15 million litre at Narayangaon with a bottling capacity of 15000 bottles per hour and multiple manufacturing facilities across India, which ensures minimal lead time and consistency in supplies across India.
Champagne Indage Ltd. is the first sparkling wine producing and exporting company of India, exporting to 69 countries across the globe. Their range of exquisite wines like Chantilli, Ivy, the flamboyant Marquise de Pompadour and many more have won several awards ranging from the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), held annually at London to Wine Style Asia from Singapore to national levels at the INDY’s. It also holds the honour for being listed in the world wine encyclopedia and is revered by wine critiques from Jancis Robinson to Oz Clarke.
About Decanter World Wine Awards
The Decanter World Wine Awards - the most influential wine competition in the world - attracted more entries this year than ever before. In total 9219 wines were entered, more than double the amount entered than when the competition launched just five years ago.
About International Wine Challenge (IWC)
The International Wine Challenge 2008 comprises of 400 plus judges, including their recently appointed 20 expert Panel Chairmen. It is a two-week competition which includes intense tasting of wines from 40 different countries. Each wine is given the time and thought it deserves to guarantee results of the highest standard. The final analysis from their 5 Co-Chairmen ensures that only the best wines succeed.
About International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC)
The International Wine & Spirit Competition was founded in 1969 and is the premier Competition of its kind on the international stage. Its aim is to promote the quality and excellence of the world's best wines, spirits and liqueurs. This is achieved through a rigorous two stage judging process of professional blind tasting and detailed (chemical and microbiological) analysis. To ensure perfect conditions the IWSC premises included temperature-controlled cellars and three dedicated tasting rooms.
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Mumbai, May19, 2008: Champagne Indage Limited (CIL), India’s oldest and largest, pioneering wine making company today announced the acquisition of the consolidated assets of Darlington Wines in the UK, a leading independent supplier of wine from around the World in the ‘120 million cases British wine market’ through its overseas subsidiary. The business is fully backward and forward integrated from import of wine under own labels to bottling, warehousing and distribution.
Darlington Wines, over the years has established a reputation for supplying numerous trade channels with the right wines, at the right prices, and with innovative packaging. Their production and bottling facility, Corby Bottlers, is the longest established independent Bag-In-Box wine producer supplying to most of the major supermarkets in the UK, specifically the prestigious J. Sainsbury Group. The company is rated as Europe's most technically competent filler of wine into Bag-In-Box, with expertise in wine handling techniques and imaginative product formats.
The production from Corby Bottlers is transferred to Birbeck House, their 145,000 square feet state-of-the-art warehouse which is capable of handling 500,000 cases at any one time, under custom bond, for distribution throughout the UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe.
Ranjit S Chougule, Managing Director, Champagne Indage Ltd. said, “This is an exciting milestone for our company, and we are looking forward to scaling our growth with this acquisition. The consolidated assets will give us large scale route to market efficiency in a price competitive market such as the UK, not to mention the positive relationships with large institutional buyers. It will undoubtedly drive greater value immediately for our key stakeholders, including our end consumers.”
This latest acquisition by the company will also further strengthen CIL's three Australian acquisitions which took place in the recent past: Thachi wines in 2007 and Loxton winery and VinCrest in 2008, all based out of South Australia. The Thachi brands include - Broken Earth, Red Skies and South Bay that are being rolled out across the globe, including India.
About Champagne Indage Ltd:
Champagne Indage Ltd. is India’s largest and oldest wine company, established in 1982. With vineyards spread over 2500 Hectors, CIL has its facilities in Narayangaon, Nasik and Himachal Pradesh with 20 varieties under commercial plantation and over 137 varietals under nursery cultivation. It has presence across the globe with 10 offices and more than 600 employees.
Winner of 49 International Awards, the company is a pioneer in producing authentic Indian wines, with more than 36 brands of red, white and ‘sparkling wines under their portfolio which covers the lowest to highest price points within the Indian wine market.
The company has deployed the state-of-the-art technology at its manufacturing facility with the largest wine production facility in India, with a capacity of 15 million litre at Narayangaon with a bottling capacity of 15,000 bottles per hour and multiple manufacturing facilities across India, which ensures minimal lead time and consistency in supplies across the country. It has also recently launched a domestically produced vodka brand called 'Just' and 'Carrera xxx' rum.
Champagne Indage is the first sparkling wine producing and exporting company of India, exporting to 69 countries across the globe. Their range of exquisite wines like Chantilli, Ivy, the flamboyant Marquise de Pompadour and many more have won flurry of awards ranging from the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), held annually at London to Wine Style Asia from Singapore to national levels at the INDY’s. It also holds the honour for being listed in the world wine encyclopedia and is revered by wine critiques from Jancis Robinson to Oz Clarke.
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Mumbai, May 16, 2008: Champagne Indage Limited (CIL), India’s oldest and largest, pioneering wine making company announced its third Australian acquisition today through its overseas subsidiary. It has bought over Australia’s VineCrest, a premium boutique winery at the Barossa valley, in an all cash transaction. The acquisition will facilitate CIL (Australia) to base its operations in Barossa, the most sought after and highly awarded wine growing region of Australia, and provide a premium image to all the Thachi brands produced in Australia.
VineCrest, situated in Barossa Valley is a highly rated boutique winery and vineyard in South Australia. Having won over 100 awards, commendations and medals in the past five years, VineCrest specialises in premium quality Barossa Shiraz, Sparkling Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Semillon and Late Harvest (desert wine) as well as a distinctive Sweet Red and Ruby and White Ports. Ranjit S Chougule, Managing Director, Champagne Indage Ltd. said, “The acquisition of VineCrest is yet another strategic step towards expanding our global portfolio of iconic brands. Our interest in VineCrest is due to the fact that they have been producing some of the finest quality of wines over the years and therefore are highly reputed all over Australia.
The business comes with the premium Barossa Valley vineyards and therefore all operations will take place at the estate level. Besides, their cellar door sale will ensure that the consumers have direct access to the wines, cutting down on the distribution costs to a large extent.” CIL recently made similar acquisitions by buying out Thachi wines and the Loxton winery consecutively, both in Australia. The Thachi brands include - Broken Earth, Red Skies and South Bay that are being rolled out across the globe including India.
About Champagne Indage Ltd: Champagne Indage Ltd. is India’s largest and oldest wine company, established in 1982. With vineyards spread over 2500 Hectors, CIL has its facilities in Narayangaon, Nasik and Himachal Pradesh with 20 varieties under commercial plantation and over 137 varietals under nursery cultivation. It has presence across the globe with 10 offices and more than 600 employees. Winner of 49 International Awards, the company is a pioneer in producing authentic Indian wines, with more than 36 brands of red, white and ‘sparkling wines under their portfolio which covers the lowest to highest price points within the Indian wine market. The company has deployed the state-of-the-art technology at its manufacturing facility with the largest wine production facility in India, with a capacity of 15 million litres at Narayangaon with a bottling capacity of 15,000 bottles per hour and multiple manufacturing facilities across India, which ensures minimal lead time and consistency in supplies across the country. It has also recently launched a domestically produced vodka brand called 'Just' and 'Carrera xxx' rum. Champagne Indage is the first sparkling wine producing and exporting company of India, exporting to 69 countries across the globe. Their range of exquisite wines like Chantilli, Ivy, the flamboyant Marquise de Pompadour and many more have won flurry of awards ranging from the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), held annually at London to Wine Style Asia from Singapore to national levels at the INDY’s. It also holds the honour for being listed in the world wine encyclopedia and is revered by wine critiques from Jancis Robinson to Oz Clarke.
About VineCrest Fine Barossa Wine: VineCrest, established in the late 1960’s is a boutique family owned winery producing premium wines of individual character and style from their own vineyards situated in the heart of the Barossa Valley. Achieving many awards, the winery's direction is focused on Fine Barossa Wine which forms part of the winery's registered name. VineCrest has received several accolades such as that from the Winestate magazine which rated VineCrest Sparkling Shiraz with 5 Stars, adding to the 41/2 star rating for their 1999 and 2001 VineCrest Semillon and 2002 VineCrest Merlot.
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India is heading for a Wine revolution and consumption will triple within the next three years. An overview of changes in production in 28 countries and consumption in 114 markets over a ten-year period augurs well for the wine industry-specifically in Asia.
To start with, the outlook for India in the wine market has been seen as-at the least- very promising.
Amitabh Joshi reports on the changing trends in wine consumption worldwide and specifically India.
India fine on wine
 In India, the annual consumption of grape-based wine was estimated at 66,000 hectolitres in 2006, equivalent to 8 million bottles, which was four times more than in 2002 (up 312.5%). It is expected to triple again by 2011 and to reach 188,000 hectolitres.
According to a study commissioned by Vinexpo and carried out by British consultancy, the International Wine and Spirits Record (IWSR), this rapid growth trend of around 30% per year corresponds to the strong growth observed in the economy and tourism sector.
However, in comparison to its size, India’s consumption is still quite low.
“While it has the second largest population in the world and will soon catch up with China in terms of demographic density, India is only the 77th greatest consumer of wine in the world, despite improved growth in consumption over the past five years”, says Vinexpo Asia-Pacific chief ,Robert Beynat .
Almost a quarter of still light wines drunk are imported. In 2006, consumption of locally produced wines represented 45,000 hectolitres or 75% of all grape-based wines consumed in India.
The Vinexpo/IWSR study forecasts similar growth in the consumption of imported and domestic wines between 2006 and 2011 (180% for the former and 197.7% for the latter), which indicates how open the market is.
Having supplied 41.7% of all wines imported into India in 2006, France remains the leading supplier of still light wines to the sub-continent.
Australia and the US in second and third position, respectively, have seen substantial growth in their export volumes.
Opening bottlenecks
Despite the bright lights the study is shining on the country’s wine map, it seems the biggest challenge for India remains the poor storage and transport facilities in a tropical climate. Add to this the restrictions on direct promotional activities, along with fluctuating state taxation and distribution policies- and you have the proverbial bottleneck.
In fact, awareness of the health benefits of wine is practically non-existent. Interestingly, the biggest wine consumption of up to 80 per cent is confined to major cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and the tourist destination of Goa. The rest of India has only 20 per cent consumption-and that would seem to be the huge hidden potential for the market players. Already, Grover Vineyards and Sula Vineyards are keeping up with world standards and are producing fine quality wines which are even exported.
Nobody is missing out on the fact that Indian society is changing. Lifestyles in urban areas and even some semi-urban pockets are developing. People are travelling abroad more frequently and women-seen as a major wine-consuming force-are growing in the work force-especially in the echelons of the corporate world.
While the industry walks a thin line between policies at cross-purposes, the government’s once-stated domestic promotion strategy for Indian wines included studying the internal support mechanisms and considering easing tariff barriers. And India is still keen to target the US, the European Union, South Africa and Southeast Asia for its international sale of wines.
Asia’s big billion
“Wine consumption in Asia overall has touched an all-time high”, says Vinexpo Asia-Pacific Chairman, Dominique Hériard Dubreui. Research says that for the first time in 2006, the consumption of grape-based wines (in a market where other fruit- and rice-based wines are traditionally consumed in high quantities) reached 8.009 million hectolitres or 1.07 billion bottles, an increase of 21.14 per cent compared to 2002.
The region accounted for comprised China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia.
Revised forecasts for growth in consumption have gone upwards for the period up to 2011, predicting a figure of 11.856 million hectolitres in 5 years time, representing overall growth of 48% between 2006 and 2011.
This consumption growth rate is in effect double that of the period 2002 – 2006 and is a record 8 times faster than the rest of the world.
By 2011, Asia will account for 4.8 per cent of world wine consumption.
Gulping giants
Japan remains the leading consumer country of imported wines in Asia.
Japan alone accounted for 57.6 per cent of the total volume of wine imported throughout the region in 2006. Between 2002 and 2006, Japan’s imports decreased by 5.3 per cent, but Mr Beynat and Mrs Dubreui say theVinexpo/IWSR study predicts a turnaround in imports between 2006 and 2011 with 9.4 per cent growth over the period.
In 2006, wine consumption in China (including Hong-Kong) accounted for 62.7 per cent of all the wine drunk in Asia. This will increase by 69.2 per cent between 2006 and 2011 to reach 8.11 million hectolitres.
In the 2006-to-2011 period, China will progress from being the 10th to the 8th largest still wine consuming nation in the world, moving ahead of Russia and Romania.
France, the second largest wine exporting country in the world, is the main supplier of the Asian countries accounting for 39.6 per cent of all wines imported into the region in 2006, beating the US into second place in 2006 and ahead of Italy, Australia and Chile.
The big picture
World wine consumption increases regularly and 318.4 million more bottles are consumed every year.
World consumption of “grape-based” still and sparkling wines reached 230.12 million hectolitres in 2006, which is equivalent to 30.7 billion bottles drunk per year.
Between 2006 and 2011, wine consumption is expected to grow by 6.2 per cent to reach 244.52 million hectolitres. Over ten years, therefore, world consumption should increase by 10.8 per cent.
92.8 per cent of wines drunk in the world are still light wines. However, between 2002 and 2011, consumption of sparkling wines will grow twice as fast as that of still wines (2.3 per cent per year).
An interesting facet which underlines the increasing buying power of the average citizen is that worldwide wine turnover is growing twice as fast as consumption in terms of volume.
Sales reached $108.83 billion in 2006, up 9.7 per cent compared to 2002. The trend will continue with growth of 10.8 per cent between 2006 and 2011, representing an overall 21.5 per cent increase in ten years. And no surprises here-the United States will be the leading consumer nation of still wines by 2011.
American drinkers should be downing 27.97 million hectolitres of still wine by 2011, or 3.73 billion bottles.
The US is already the leading world market in terms of what wine drinkers spend, which exceeded the $20-billion mark for the first time in 2006.
France, which at present is the leading wine consuming nation in the world, will only be in third position in 5 years time with its consumption sinking below 27 million hectolitres. Italy, however will maintain its second place in the world wine consumption stakes.
China and Russia continue to return the highest growth figures in wine consumption.
The Chinese consumption figures registered a growth of 36.6 per cent between 2002 and 2006 to reach 4.79 million hectolitres with a further massive increase of 69.2 per cent in the period 2006 to 2011.
About VineExpo
Vinexpo Asia-Pacific 2008: Heading for the big show
Vinexpo heads to Hong Kong on 27, 28 and 29 May 2008 to hold its seventh exhibition outside France at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Heralding the event and on a promotional tour to India were Mrs. Dominique Hériard Dubreuil, Chairman, Vinexpo Asia-Pacific & Mr. Robert Beynat, Chief Executive, Vinexpo Asia Pacific. They were in New Delhi during mid-March, during which they also shared the latest trends in the market.
Vinexpo Asia-Pacific, the International Wine and Spirits Exhibition for Asia-Pacific, is seen as the benchmark event in the region.
Major wine and spirits companies worldwide will be there to offer an exclusive display of their products to professional visitors from the 18 Asia-Pacific countries.
Growing interest in the Asian markets is attracting wine and spirits companies from all over the world. Expectations are high, at par with the outlook for economic growth in the region. All studies show that potential growth in the wine market in the next five years is strongest in Asia with more than 9% annual growth forecast, compared to a world average of 1%.
The layout of the 7,000 sq. m of stands in Vinexpo Asia-Pacific is being finalised. The producing countries will be attending: France, Italy, Spain, US, South Africa, Germany, Chile, UK, Portugal, China, Argentina etc.
Henkell & Söhnlein Sektkellereien (Germany), Dynasty Fine Wines (China), Santa Rita (Chile), Marques de Caceres (Spain), Banfi Distribuzione (Italy), Santa Margherita (Italy), Baarsma Wine Group (Netherlands), Sogrape (Portugal) feature amongst the major international names that will be present.
France will be well represented. As in 2006, a 1,000-sq. m. French Pavilion run by Sopexa will host a number of French winegrowing companies. Beside this French area, big names which have already confirmed participation include: Baron Philippe de Rothschild, Lanson International, Castel Frères, Maison Louis Latour, Les Grands Chais de France, Jadot, Champagne Thienot, CVBG Dourthe Kressmann and Rémy Cointreau.
The Vinexpo Asia-Pacific “University” that is organised alongside the show is an added attraction.
Exhibitors and national and regional promotional organisations will be the prime organisers of events here, which include seminars and tasting sessions.
Courtesy: http://www.ambrosiaindia.com
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The increased yields from new acreages harvested by the existing wineries and several new wineries adding to the output have helped Maharashtra increase the wine production by 60% last year, but will they be able to sell it, questions Subhash Arora.
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Latest statistics recorded by the wine production department of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation's (MIDC) show that 21.1million litres of wine were produced by their 57 wineries this year. This was 60% more than the 13.2 million litres produced last year (2006-07). The figures show that the wine production of Maharashtra is maintaining its recent growth of over 40% annually. The amount produced in 2006 was only 9.4 million litres.
Six new wine projects at Nashik, Pune, Sangli and Buldhana produced 0.72 million litres between them alone," said Jaideep Kale, technical coordinator of Grape Wine Parks for the MIDC.
One such winery which is making rapid strides is Chateau d'Ori in Dindori, new Nashik. The winery harvested about 120 tonnes last year during its maiden year of wine making. This year it has produced hat quantity of Merlot alone. With 300 tonnes crush, it hopes to deliver over 20,000 cases to the market. Last year it could produce over 7000 cases only.
Credit for the increase in production goes partly to the Maharashtra government which has been taking proactive measures for the last 10 years, resulting in the current growth. It has invested Rs 3.28 billion ($80 million) in wine making including development of wine parks. About 8,000 acres of land are now under cultivation for wine production, according to Kale.
About 4500 tons of grapes have been harvested by Sula, twice as last year's 2250 tonnes, including those by the contracted farmers. This will be enough to produce over 320,000 cases. Of course not all of this will end up as saleable wine since a sizeable number is stored for next year. Sula sold around 175,000 cases in 2007-08.
Bangalore based Grover Vineyards has also clocked the planned growth of 30% over last year. Kapil Grover, in his last minute consultation with Michel Rolland who left this morning after the completion of harvest informed delWine,' we have harvested a total of 1500 tonnes of which 300 are in Mahrashtra. This represents 30% growth over last year.' Grover's entry level Santé is made from Maharashtra grown grapes.
No time for bubbly yet
The production may be galloping but the sales have to keep up too. With the current market for Indian wines being an optimistic one million cases, only 9 million litres would be consumed. With a total of about 23 million tonnes, how much of it would be sold and how much would be stored in the low temperature tanks is a moot question. The expected tripling of consumption will take place in 3 years whereas the wine excess would be now.
Maharashtra's exports are rising steadily, says Jaideep. From 274,000 lakh litres in 2003-04, Maharashtra has now doubled the exports. But more efforts will be required to increase exports. APEDA which is keen to offer its export services might come in handy for those who do not have established export channels.
Wine may not be as perishable as grapes but nevertheless, it cannot be stored in tanks indefinitely, especially when the tanks would need to be emptied soon as the next harvest is ready. Majority of the wine produced is meant to drink young. With the more reasonably priced imports breathing down their necks, the pressure from imported wines is expected to increase.
There will be pressure on producers to increase the volumes and invariably they may have to reduce the prices significantly. Otherwise, they may be stuck with wine that they may never be able to sell.
If one is optimistic, the Indian wine industry is set to grow at a rate higher than the previous year's 40% because of the aggressive marketing they will have to do. Supermarkets are opening up. There is an air of optimism in the skies. Newer markets are being explored in the II-tier and even III-tier cities.
But getting rid of the higher available stocks is a challenge which will be facing most producers, while those bottles of Champagne are cooling in the chiller, to celebrate the reported 60% increase in production.
Subhash Arora | Courtesy: http://www.indianwineacademy.com
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