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The situtation
But barring old favourites like Grover La Reserve and
Dindori I cannot imagine readily settling for an Indian option. So how can I
blame the restaurants for Aman Dhall’s second gripe: they stick Indian wines
right at the back of most wine lists, like after-thoughts. Or they put just
selections from the two 'veteran' labels left in India – Grover and Sula.
One can be churlish and blame the Big Two for keeping out newcomers
from the wine menus but we all know that if restaurants sniff a demand, they
will make sure they have it at hand. But it’s a chicken and egg conundrum.
If there is no liquor advertising, how will most consumers know how many Indian
labels are available in the first place? And if they don’t know what to
ask for, how will restaurants be persuaded to stock a wider range of Indian
wines?
What we as wine consumers should do... First, ask restaurants why they have so few Indian wines on the
list, and that too tucked away in a corner. Point out that every wine producing
region in the world gets the support of the hospitality sector: Californian
restaurants, for instance, list Napa and Sonoma wines first, rest of the US next
and the world after that.
Even a Johnny-come-lately wine producer
like Britain has its restaurants pitching in with the communication effort.
Then the second thing we can do comes into play: give a feedback to
the winemakers and restaurants about the wines. That would help them finetune
their product. The winemaker from Tarapaca, for example, told us how they are
going in for steel vat ageing for some of their wines keeping in mind what
today’s drinkers want.
Only when they hear from the consumers
will they know what tasted good, travelled well, and what didn’t; service
and storage issues will also be sorted out.
If enough people pose
that question and also give their verdict, restaurants might venture to stock
some labels from newer producers, see which sell, and then recalibrate
accordingly. And Indian wines would know that we care.
More: Economic Times
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Scientists at the Central Institute of Subtropical Horticultural
Research in Lucknow have produced wines using three types of mango
native to the local state of Uttar Pradesh -- the Dussehri, Langra, and
Chausa.
In Lucknow, institute director H. Ravishankar believes that it will
"surely be a big draw with all fond of good liquor," and hopes to ink a
deal with a commercial wine producer. Wine specialist and president of Delhi Wine Club, Subhash Arora, sniffed at the proposed new brew. "It
is certainly feasible to make wine from mangoes," he said. "The issue
is the quality, flavour, spoilage and marketing. This will be a niche
market at best and unless the basic wine market develops, there is not
much scope. "Himachal Pradesh (in northern India) already makes
fruit wines and barring apple wine, others are barely drinkable -- if at
all."
More: Google
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Rajeev Samant tells me that the richest rural areas in the world are the ones that
grow grapes! From South Africa to Argentina, from France to Germany. Power to the locals!
Most of our
workers come from backward classes. They used to sit on rubber tyres all
day and catch fish. We brought them over and taught them wine making.
During our first year, one of our guys left us to work in a petrol pump.
He came back within a month and from then on, no one from here has ever
gone to work away from home!” Last year, Sula Vineyards shipped 260,000 bottles. Today we employ 400 people. We
buy from 1,500 acres of vineyards that employ 2,000 people. This year we
will do about Rs. 100 crore in revenues. We will probably go to 5,000
acres within the next five years.
More: Forbes India
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 The state government has cut a sorry figure, going by the tough time Tamil Nadu's first domestic winery, Cumbum Valley Winery is going through. R Raghu, the winery's chairman has all but given up, given the government's penchant for putting up one hurdle after another for the state's fledgling domestic wine industry.
Raghu is primarily a major manufacturer of printing ink, and took to the wine industry after seeing a programme about wine production on BBC, some 17 years ago. Tamil Nadu's Cumbum Valley has a great climate for vineyards which allowed Raghu to nurture the dream of starting a winery in his native place.
He got a permission to start his winery when Jayalalitha was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Since then the government has changed twice, and not for the better in terms of support for the local wine industry.
Over the last 17 years he collected over 200 acres of land for the winery, engaged Frederic as his winemaker to manufacture world class wines and arranged for TASMAC outlets to market them, yet, none of this seems worth the effort given the government's current excise policy.
The liquor department is indirectly steering Cumbum Valley Winery to consider closing down:
- Tamil Nadu Liquor Department is the sole buyer for Cumbum wines and it has set the selling price as Rs. 180 per litre, even as the cost of production is Rs. 256 per litre. A non-sustainable business model, you would say.
- Label registration fee in Tamil Nadu is steep at Rs 2 lakh per bottle.
- Bottling for another state is not permitted.
Cumbum Winery will have its wines ready in 6 months, but the prospects of sustaining the winery look bleak. UB's Abhay Kewadkar wanted to help by bottling some of the wine, but state excise policy would have none of it. Selling to the govt. of Tamil Nadu means incurring a loss of Rs 76 per liter!
After 17 years of working towards the dream project, R. Raghu seems to have run against a dead end, thanks to the state government's apathy. Since he is a pioneer in his state, he has no local lobby and no local support. Chateau Indage helped him make a presentation to the liquor department about the potential of the domestic wine industry, yet the department is happy counting the money coming into its coffers from imported wines. Repeated visits to government offices have yielded nothing worth looking forward to. They present one roadblock after another to keep the pioneer winery from progressing.
Rumour has it that since the state government of Tamil Nadu makes lots of profit by controlled selling of liquor, other governments are ready to take a few lessons from it. Consequently, the government of Maharashtra which otherwise has a reputation for supporting the domestic wine industry might think of replicating Tamil Nadu's controlled liquor sales. We hope this remains a rumour only!
If state governments do not support local producers, it results in undermining the potential of the Indian wine industry. It took Sula to pioneer the wine industry in India, Maharashtra and Nashik. The governments of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh are encouraging the local wine industry. Tamil Nadu's Cumbum Valley could be developed as well as the Sahyadris of Maharashtra, or Nandi Hills of Karnataka.
What keeps Tamil Nadu shy of supporting domestic wineries even as they make profits from foreign imports, is a question that holds the answer to Cumbum Valley Winery's future.
for Indianwine.com
Venki
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The wine industry may not be the most
polluting industry in the world, but in Rajeev Samant's view, every
business should be thinking about how to minimise its footprint. Since its inception, Sula has been working
to integrate a wide array of measures at its own 240-acre vineyard and
winery to minimise the environmental impact of its farming, processing
and distribution practices.
These include the use of solar water-heating to meet the winery's hot
water requirements, insulation of its wine-chilling tanks and
energy-efficient lighting to minimise energy use, as well as greywater
recycling and water metering, with targets to cut down on water use
across all operations. Sula has an expanding bottle-recycling program
too, and a growing suite of water-harvesting and catchment structures
across the vineyard, which combined have a storage capacity of more than
30 million litres.
Similar efforts are being made to minimise use of pesticides. Having significantly reduced, and in some
cases removed, the need for artificial pesticides, the team uses natural
alternatives, such as copper, sulphur and biological pest control,
alongside a careful pest-monitoring system, where individuals are
assigned 15-acre blocks, which they monitor plant by plant for two hours
daily.
'Where there is a need for pesticide we keep it to a minimum, making
spot applications only on individual plants,' says Dr Neeraj Agarwal,
vice president of vineyard operations, and resident viticulturalist. Sula is now looking beyond its own vineyard
and winery to support the uptake of these sustainability measures by the
surrounding 200 growers, from whom it sources 80 per cent of its grapes
- another 1,000 acres of land. Although a number of growers in the region
have implemented some measures to reduce their environmental impact,
such as reduced pesticide spraying, nothing to date has been done in
terms of a concerted effort, which is what Samant wants to see happen
next. 'All of our growers should have a code of practice, and beyond
this we need to start looking at collaboration across the industry
through the Nashik Wine Association, or even the National Wine Board.'
More: The Ecologist
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Launched in Mumbai-Pune by Ideal Hospitality,
Aromas has opted for non-exclusive tie-ups with wineries and reworks its wine
list every six months.
"Wine is the main driver for customers. At our
Powai outlet, where the catchment has a large expat population, people frequent
the place because they know the Australian brand and are familiar with the
concept of wine at a coffee bar," said Jayant Mhaiskar, chairman and managing
director, Ideal Hospitality. While food and coffee are the maximum revenue
earners, the higher footfall is due to the presence of the wine, Mr Mhaiskar
added.
Aromas, which has three outlets in Mumbai and two in Pune,
plans to add two more to its Mumbai number and open its account in Delhi by
October. More: The Economic Times
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After the sluggish two years because of the Mumbai terrorist attack coupled with recession, the Indian producers are upbeat about growth this year despite no concrete steps taken by them or the government to take advantage of Commonwealth Games in October, with most admitting to a 50% growth in the Apr-July period, writes Subhash Arora.
‘We have achieved a growth of more than 50%,’ says Rajeev Samant, the CEO owner of Sula, the leading producer. It seems the set target of 350,000 cases as compared to last year’s 250,000 cases is quite achievable. Of course, Sula has the advantage of servicing a much wider base of wine drinkers, from the low end fortified ‘Port’ to the high end Dindori Reserve with labels for people on the budget, like Samara and Madera being a part of the portfolio.
After going through a rough patch, Grover Vineyards also appears to be on the growth trajectory with a growth of 51% already achieved during the period as confirmed by Aman Dhall of Brindco, a partner heading the domestic and export market. This has been despite an acute shortage of their signature La Riserva red 2007 which was released only last month. The target of 100,000 to 110,000 (that would be a record performance) cases is within their sight, if all eez well with their quality and they are able to avoid the shortages due to non supply.
Indage is also slowly getting out of hibernation after restructuring and infusion of capital. Although the company is avoiding issuing any fresh statement due to a heavy dent in their credibility earlier, reliable sources say that the preliminary work of getting wines into the market has started. It has suppliers with wine in the tanks, waiting optimistically for the last couple of years. Their own inventory has been gathering dust and it is a matter of weeks before they will be in the market. Despite financial and distribution glitches (eg., their Delhi distributor is already marketing Sula wines now ) they will soon make a comeback. The support from their Thachi winery in Australia would also play an interesting role in the comeback trail.
UB is also reinforcing their distribution strategy but are reluctant to give any estimates of growth. ‘We had just got our distribution system in place and started selling wine during the period last year, so the percentage growth would not be directly relevant. But yes, we are looking at a very good market and are confident to meet the internal targets set by the company,’ says Abhay Kewadkar, UB’s Head of Wine Division and the Chief Winemaker.
Vinsura, Zampa and other players in the over-10,000 case range are also quite optimistic about the current year with Vinsura announcing an aggressive plan to increase the sales many fold. Vintage, Miazma and York are working on the long term basis with an eye on the future rather than a major thrust on the growth this year, but the optimism shows in their body language. Chateau Banyan, despite the handicap of being a liquor company’s satellite company has the backing of funds and passion of its chairman Paul John and hopes for a growth of over 30-40%. Chateau d’Ori has been strapped for cash like other producers but finds a ray of hope during the current year with their CEO owner Ranjit Dhuru being upbeat after a couple of years of misery.
Newer players are also expected to add to the numbers-just like UB. Good Earth Winery is in the market for the first year and is satisfied with small numbers at higher prices-focusing on the dormant and invisible ultra premium wine market. A new relatively unknown Goan company Tonia winery with a huge market of fortified ‘ports’ and still wines, plans to sell over 15,000 cases of the newly added wines. Mario Sequeira the partner plans to enter the Capital on his very first attempt to conquer the northern market despite high excise duties and procedures and has set target of around 20,000 cases. The Indo- Italian JV, Fratelli wines plans to get a small piece of the action this year too as does Riona Wines which has been selling Italian wines but slow in the Indian wine production.
Karnataka may not be the dark horse anymore-besides its champion stud Grover; several wineries like Humpy and Kinwa wines are placing bets on their being successful in selling significant numbers with many new producers turning out a few thousand cases in the local market at lower excise duties.
With the increased optimism comes the requirement of funds to finance the growth. According to a media report Sula Vineyards which has raised funds from several investors, including the Private Equity firms GEM India Advisors and Haystack Investments Ltd, in the past, is already looking for funds to set up new wineries to add a few million liters of capacity. Rajiv Samant did not deny the report to delWine although he declined to share the details since the talks were still immature, he said. Grover has been reported to be also in touch with investment bankers to take the company to the next level as internal accruals or investments from own resources do not seem to be feasible. Even smaller companies like Chateau d’Ori are feeling the pinch of the recession and are looking for funds in order to pursue their expansion plans.
There are still a few producers like N D Wines, Flamingo and Renaissance who do not seem to have come out of the gloom, but Indage and Sula may change that scenario for them soon with their increase in demand-provided they are able to offer products of acceptable quality.
With an expected growth of around 35-40% as compared to last year, the producers may well be singing at the end of the year,’ happy days are here again! Let’s drink wine to say Cheers again!!
Subhash Arora
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 As the grape-crushing season began early February, expectations are that it will be about 10,000-16,000 tonnes, yielding 62.5 lakh to one litres of wine, according to an estimate.
With an estimated two crore litres of wine lying with wineries across Maharashtra, the country’s leading producer, it’s no surprise that sentiment among wine makers is subdued despite increased sales over the past couple of months. Turning adversity into an opportunity, some wine brands launched low or affordablypriced products, and expectations are that the positive sales trend will continue this year also. More low-priced offerings are expected to hit the market as wineries try to empty their tanks.
The unseasonal rains in the country’s major grape-growing area of Nashik during November have hit the harvest by close to 40 per cent. This will mean there will be fewer grapes to crush just when wineries are not too keen on crushing. With rates having dropped and output hit, more farmers might be able to sell their produce to wineries since the contracted grape growers could fall short. He added that the current situation of excess wine could translate in the next couple of years into a shortage.
India’s wine market for products priced over Rs 600 per bottle, including imports, covers 25 lakh bottles. The liquor-to-airlines conglomerate, UB Group, which has a winery in Baramati, expects to start crushing by the end of February.
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Press Release: 20 July 2010
 Australian Food & Drink Suppliers approach the Indian Market in style As preparations for the International Food & Drink Expo India 2010 gather pace, another leading international Government Body has confirmed their support. Austrade, the Australian Government’s trade and investment development agency have announced their commitment to the show and the official endorsement of the Australian Pavilion.
Michael Carter, Trade Commissioner at the Australian High Commission in New Delhi says: “The Australian Trade Commission has participated at the International Food & Drink Expo India previously and is confident it provides the most effective opportunity for Australian food & Beverage companies to engage with the key decision makers in the Indian retail & hospitality sectors.
In food terms, the International Food & Drink Expo India is a restaurant which offers great service and choice. It also delivers an extensive menu of opportunities for food & beverage companies to select from to add value to their business prospects in India's burgeoning F&B sector.”
Trade buyers who attend the show can expect the Australian pavilion to showcase a broad spectrum of products and services including dairy products, seafood, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, ready-to-eat products, preserved foods and much more.
If you are an Australian supplier who would like to join the pavilion please contact:
Robbie O’Rourke: robbie2@mediavisionaust.com.au If you are a trade buyer and would like to pre-register free to attend, please go to: www.indiafooddrinkexpo.com/visit
The show will take place 2 – 4 December, Pragati Maidain, New Delhi. For any further information please contact Lauren Morrey: lmorrey@tarsus.co.uk
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July 11, 2010.
To, All Media Members, Dear All,
Annual General Meeting of All India Wine Producers Association held at the following venue to discuss the various problems and challenges faced by the Indian Wine Industry and to Elect the New Executive Committee.
Date: 10th July 2010
Venue: The Foodlink Court, T-Floor,
B Wing, International Convention Center,
Trade Tower, Senapati Bapat Road,
Pune, Maharashtra (INDIA)
Phone: 020 - 66239999
Time: 3.00 to 6.00 pm  Mr. Dhanajay datar conducted the AGM preside by Mr. Shamrao Choughule the founder president of All India Wine Producers Association. The quorum of 90 representatives from all over India was present in the meeting. Mr. Choughule Expressed his opinion about the present size of the Indian wine Industry and the contribution of All India Wine Producers association for its nourishment. Also he counted the formation of Indian Grape Processing Board under the ministry of Food Processing Industries Govt. of India is a major milestone achievement of the association for welfare of the Indian Wine Industry.
Mr. Shamraoji Chougule, the present President as well as founder member of all Indian Wine producers association who established this association in the year 1996. At that time there were only one or two grape processing units were in working, with consistent efforts to promote this agree base value added industry which having great scope to generate skilled or unskilled employment and to earn foreign revenue. By promotion of this Industry the Grape Growers community will get the assure market for their grapes produced. All over world there is 99% grapes are cultivated for processing and 1% is used for eating purpose. In India there is reverse scenario of grape production in the year 1996. Mr. Choughule the pioneer of the Wine Industry has helped to flourish the Indian Wine Industry. Now it becomes 75 grape processing units all over the India and wine grape plantation is increased to 9000 acres.
AGENDA: Mr. Choughule is holding the Chairmanship of Indian Grape Processing Board, formed by Food Processing Industry Govt. of India one year ago.
1: So Mr. Choughule intends to retire and the need has arise to elect the new Executive Committee
of the members.
a) President
b) Vice Presidents for 4 Regions, i.e. Maharashtra Nashik, Pune, Sangli - Satara &
Osmanabad - Latur, Karnataka, Andra, rest of India etc.
c) Treasurers - 2 nos.
d) General Secretaries - 2 nos. By the unanimous decision following Executive committee has been elected: President: Mr. Jagdish Holkar – Chairman of Flamingo Wines Compnay Pvt. Ltd. Vinchur, Nashik, Maharashtra Mob. No. 09850044755 Vice President:
1: Nashik Region: Mr. Mahendra Bhamare – Chairman Prathmesh Wines
2: Sangli Solapur Region: Mr. Jagannath Mhaske – Chairman Nima Winery, Sangli.
3: Pune-Baramati Region: Mr. D. D. Tupe – Director Associate Winery Baramati
4: Karnataka region: Mr. Kapil Grover – Grover Vineyards, Banglore.
General Secretory:
1: Mr. Rajesh Jadhav - Director Rajdheer Wines Pvt. Ltd. Nashik Mob. No. 09422271528
2: Mr. Prashant Sankpal – Managing Director- Roitza Wines Sangli
Tresurer:
1: Mr. Hambirrao Phadtare – Chairman Mountain View Winery Nashik
2: Mr. D. S. Pradhan – VP Indage Vintners Ltd.
2. To discuss the proposal of the Wine Cluster proposed in Nashik District in collaboration with
MIDC, IGPB, Indo-Italian Chambers of Commerce and to constitute SPV. Mr. Anirudhha Kadam from MITCON and Dr. Jaideep Kale from MIDC have explained the detail process of wine cluster formation. It is proposed that the wine cluster will be coming to Nashik and it will help to all small wine producers which is large in nos.
3. Discuss on financial support from the Government for the survival of industry and grape
Growers. To take review on restructuring on existing bank loan.  The Elected President Mr. Jagdish Holkar in his vision addressed following concerns and the challenges are to be faced by Indian Wine industry listed below:
- Present Situation of the Indian wine sector
- Needed to find out Root causes of the situation
- Marketing challenges
- Proposed short term and Long term Solutions
· Appeal for the Govt. Support to come out from financial crises for the survival of the industry.
4. Discussion on court case of Excise Duty and Demand Notice, Excise Self Removing system and
Marketing constraints. The Aurangabad Bench High court has given the judgment to recover the Excise Duty from wine producers. Now we can appeal to commissioner of state excise Mumbai individually to cancel the demand Notice. Since no excise duty has been collected. Following eminent personalities were present in the meeting: 1: Mr. Abhay Kewadkar, Director, Four Season Wines of UB group2: Mr. Pradeep Pachpatil, VP, Sula Wines 3: Mr. Nitin Desai, Chairman of VINSURA wines4: Mr. Yatin Patil, Chairman VINTAGE Wines5: Mr. Shivaji Aher, Chairman, Renaissance wines6: Mr. Rajesh Borse, Director, Sahyadri wines7: Mr. Ankush Mittal, Director Mittal Wines, New Delhi8: Mr. Rugu, Chairman, Cumban Valley, Tamilnadu 9: Mr. Pralhad Parvaticar, Head Charosa Wines Ltd. (HCC Group Mumbai)10.Mr. Sadashiv Nathe, Secretory Nashik,Valley Wine Asscociation11:Mr. Jeevanrao Gore, Usmanabad12: Mrs. Ashwini Awate, Cochin, Kerala.
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Introduced by Chairman of John Distilleries Ltd, Mr. Paul P. John, in the presence of Chief Winemaker Lucio Matricardi, Rosa Rossa (Zinfandel Rosé wine) and Bellissima (Late Harvest Muscat Dessert Wine) are the new offering from JDL
 Mumbai, 8th July 2010: Big Banyan, premium wines from JDL, today announced the launch of two premium wines under the Big Banyan brand. Rosa Rossa (Meaning “Pink Rose” in Italian) (Zinfandel Rosé wine) and Bellissima (Meaning “Beautiful” in Italian) (Late Harvest Muscat Dessert Wine) were launched by the Chairman Mr. Paul. P. John in the presence of Chief Winemaker, Mr. Lucio Matricardi. These wines have been painstakingly crafted to suit the ever evolving taste of Indian wine consumers that seek an international style of wine and packaging.
According to Mr. Paul John, Chairman, John Distilleries Ltd, “John Distilleries Ltd. is proud to expand the Big Banyan brand through these new varieties. Today’s well travelled Indian consumer is forever willing to experiment different palates and we are passionate about providing our patrons an exhaustive range to select from. Our premium wines are created after a lot of in-depth research and we are confident of offering a variant suitable for any food pairing. It is our constant endeavour to introduce the most exquisite wines to the discerning Indian wine lover.”
Furthermore, Big Banyan Wines will soon be launching, Big Banyan Shiraz Reserve, Vintage 2008, the grapes for which have been selected by Master Winemaker, Lucio Matricardi, conferring to stringent standards & have undergone the transformation from grape to the nectar of a wine. This wine has been aged in oak barrels for a minimum of one year.
Said Chief Winemaker Lucio Matricardi, “I am delighted by the opportunity to make Big Banyan wines. Mr. Paul John and I have had detailed discussions and decided that we will develop wines giving immense respect to what best grape varietals can be grown in India with the help of world class viticulture practices that we can bring. We respect the evolution of the Indian wine consumer and aim to give her a world class wine – one which will remain Indian at heart. In my various interactions with consumers here I am extremely satisfied by the welcome and response we have received.” With the latest introduction of a Rose and Bellissima dessert wine (which is the first dessert wine in India to be made from the Muscat grape), the company will now have 7 single varietals wine; 2 whites (Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc), a rose (Rosa Rossa), 3 reds (Zinfandel, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon) and a dessert (Bellissima Late Harvest Muscat).
Since its launch in 2007, Big Banyan has been doing intensive research to produce the finest quality of wine and the company today boasts of an impressive array of the most premium wines available for its consumers. Big Banyan wines believe in the philosophy that a great wine can be made only with great grapes and to lay foundation for best viticulture practices, Big Banyan has, on the expert panel, Signor Luca Toninato, an acclaimed viticulturist, also associated with the University of Milan. The grapes are now primarily sourced from choicest, rigorously tested vineyards of the company in Ramnagaram.
Big Banyan Wines has a state of the art winery in Goa with an existing 2 lakh litre capacity (22,200 X 9 litre cases) with specialised Italian equipments (crushers, press, pumps, bottling lines) and multi purpose tanks. Manufacturing in Karnataka is expected to begin by 2011 whereas plans are also afoot to explore presence in various markets in North, North East and Maharashtra in line with other brands of JDL. The company understands that government policies and levies at various state levels are in a fluid state and is confident of the role that policy makers will play in the positive development for the wine industry and hence will strategize on expansion based on the same. The company is also exploring presence at various price points and premium value propositions to be able to offer a wider range to its consumers.
About Big Banyan Wines: Big Banyan wines get their name from The Big Banyan Tree, also known as Dodda Haladhamara in Kannada, ar ancient tree near Bangalore, where the corporate headquarters of the group is located. The brand name and the logo symbolize a proud Indian company committed to offering international standard wine for the discerning Indian palate. Big Banyan wines are made with Italian technical collaboration on two fronts; Mr. Lucio Matricardi for wine making and enology (Master Wine maker and chief winemaker of Mezzacorona, one of the largest wineries in Italy) and Mr.Luca Toninato (Master Viticulturist and research associate in the viticulture department of the University of Milan)
About John Distilleries Limited: John Distilleries Limited was established in 1992 by Paul P. John as a company manufacturing Indian Made Foreign Liquor, is now the 14th largest liquor brand in the world. John Distilleries Limited has since grown to be the 5th largest liquor company in India in terms of volume. Within a decade the company has rapidly grown and spread across the South, West and North of India and is today one of India’s strongest and focused leaders in the IMFL industry. Today JDL has over 2000 people joining hands under its banner to make it one of the fastest growing Alcoholic Beverages Company in India. The company’s flagship brand, Original Choice, is amongst the leading brands in Southern India, rapidly gaining market share in other states. It is the third largest brand of Indian Whisky with 10 million cases annually. Having an already established distribution and sales network, backed by considerable expertise in the IMFL ecosystem, John Distilleries Limited in now on an aggressive growth path and is poised to make an entry into several new liquor categories catering to a more discerning consumer base.
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International Wine Consulting in partnership with Caron International is organizing a delegation of Indian Companies to promote business co-operation between India & France in the forthcoming VINITECH- SIFEL 2010, Bordeaux, France in association with Congres & exposition of Bordeaux.
International Wine Consulting- based in the heart of the Bordeaux region- is specialized in commercial and marketing development in France and in the export, in the wine & spirits field. The activity of IWC concentrates mainly on management of distribution channels, actions of promotion, cooperation and identification of market opportunities.
The vinitech is an international event for the viticulture and wine production sector . Every two years, VINITECH showcases the exhaustive equipment offering, promoting the energy and vitality of vine & wine industry in France and internationally, in an positive environment for doing business. The manufacturers presenting their latest innovations to winegrowers having pressing need to upgrade their equipment.
The SIFEL is respected in its identity, strong of its roots and its friendly spirit, convenient to the exchanges and close to its customers. More than ever, it is the show of the professionals of Fruits and vegetables, and it benefits from new means, new logistics, powerful communication, unpublished place and an unprecedented visitors. Strong assets to optimize your participation!
For the 1st time VINITECH & SIFEL are joining together under one roof, to give you a unique chance to meet more than 50,000 decision-makers from all over the world whose main reason for coming is to source new suppliers and products. With its finger on the pulse of consumer trends worldwide, VINITECH-SIFEL is attuned to the major challenges facing the market.
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UB has taken the opportunity in Bihar, offered by India's National Litchi Research Centre
(Muzaffarpur, Bihar) to produce wine
from lichi fruit, a local bounty. A scientist in Himachal
Pradesh has developed the process for making
wine from Seabuckthorn berry, a local produce. The Maharashtra Govt. has offered support for
research on making wine
from Karwanda, a local crop. A coconut
farmer in Kerala has a patent to his name for making wine from
coconuts. India may be a newcomer in the global wine industry, but it
sure is quick to contribute to it! Now, a team of
scientists led
by Neelima Garg at Central Institute of Subtropical Research (Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh) where has created three different wines from three
famous mango varieties grown here — ‘Dussehri’ , ‘Langra’ and
‘Chausa’.
Institute director H. Ravishankar feels, ‘with a range of seven to nine
percent alcohol content, this unique wine would surely be a big draw
with all fond of good liquor’.
He was, however, apprehensive about taking the production to a
commercial level.
‘Since the cost of large scale production would initially be high, any
commercial production would require major excise concessions to make it
compete with the existing wines in the market.’
If the winemaking technology is put to commercial use
it will give a fillip to mango orchard owners and farmers, in the
Malihabad mango growing belt, on the outskirts of Lucknow, as a lot of
the crop ripens quickly and spoils before it can be transported to far
off cities.
More: Indiatalkies.com
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July 1st, 2010 – Mumbai, – Globus Wines, Producer of India’s most expensive wines has started shipping Miazma, Fine Wine of India via its own website www.finewineofindia.com to consumers in U.K directly.
Speaking on the occasion, Founder, Karan Jain commented ‘’ Owing to the limited produce in order to ensure high quality, controlled distribution is an important aspect for Miazma, Fine Wine of India. While we continue to build our presence slowly with top end Indian eateries, we were missing on a platform (selling direct) that has become such an integral part in U.K for customers wishing to buy at the comfort of their home. This avenue allows us to do just that’’
U.K currently bucks the trend of online shopping in Europe with an average shopper spending nearly £2300/annually. By opening our online sales channel, Miazma has become the first Indian wine company to set up online sales in U.K and take Indian wine experience direct to consumers.
In order to create awareness, the company is considering brand placements across serious wine tastings events that are more domestically driven as it has channel partners and online sales presence to service the needs of trade and end-consumer.
All wines will are being sold through U.K subsidiary Globus Wines U.K Ltd thus taking care of international laws, returns, refunds, shipping etc. Orders are processed and delivered in 3-4 days time. Additionally, the company has placed high priority on customer’s privacy thereby adding theft and fraud protection measures to ensure smooth buying experience.
Payments are collected through a trusted gateway via Pay Pal and no credit card or personal data is shared with the company. Priced at £102/case for Reserves and £90/case of 6 bottles for non-reserves, Miazma is looking at slowly increasing its UK Business by opening up access to 64 million potential customers in U.K.
About
Globus Wines is an entrepreneurial venture setup in 2004. Pioneered with a vision of growing, and exporting the best quality Wines, Globus Wines has set a strong foothold in the Wine industry in little time. Its production facilities as well as collaborative setups in India & France and an office in UK & India ensure a global reach. With strong ethical values which form an integral element of its culture and a passion to grow world-class wines, Globus Wines is set to evolve the Industry with the choicest wines, consumed in the finest fashion.
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In view of the upcoming Commonwealth Games and in order to present a
tourist-friendly image of the city, Delhi's government has taken a decision to introduce L-4D, a new and lesser licence fee, to enable
eateries in Delhi to serve wine and beer. It is expected that the first round
of L-4D licences will be issued within a week’s time in Delhi. L-4D licences will be issued to eateries fulfilling almost all the
licencing conditions for the L4 licencees (licences issued to bars
serving hard liquor), like permissions from the Municipal Corporation,
Fire Service Department and Pollution Control Board etc.
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