Goa-based wine distributor Alto Mundo Vinhos Impex Pvt Ltd has acquired the marketing and distribution contract for Ritza Wines from Sangli. Subsequently, the company has introduced four wine varietals for the domestic market. Plans are also under way to add three more wines from Ritza's portfolio...

Can it be that the educated palate isn’t educated at all? Is this an oenological dirty little secret? A four-year study in the United States, made public last week, showed that only 10 percent of wine judges were consistently able to give the same wine the same rating twice, to wines sampled multiple...

700 farmers have applied for stakes in the Baramati winery for Four Seasons Wines Limited, a part of the UB Group headed by Vijay Mallya. UB Group sources confirmed the registrations and said they were in the process of shortlisting and approving them with the company interested in issuing shares to...

"Wine is an alien drink," says Kapil Grover, director of Grover Vineyards. "It's not going to the Indian village. It's going to stay in the top 2 percent of the population." Still, that accounts for more than 20 million people — roughly the population of Australia. "I...

According to sources in the Union ministry of food processing industries, the National Wine Board will be set up in Shivajinagar, Pune with an initial investment of Rs 5.93 crore. The board, expected to start functioning in three-four months, will also work towards increasing the awareness of farmers...

Champagne Indage Ltd, India’s oldest & largest wine company, is now renamed as Indage Vintners Ltd. The name change also brings into effect the discontinuation of the term ‘Champagne’ in order to respect IPR rights as part of the business's amalgamation into the global trading community. According...

In an attempt to boost flagging sales and woo the jaded Mumbaikar, post 26/11, Indian wine manufactures such as Chateau Indage (Riviera and Chantilli), Seagram (Nine Hills) and Nilaya (Diageo) are throwing in a free bottle of wine, for every bottle purchased. With sales dipping by around 50% post-Diwali...

Wine production in India has touched an all-time high with wineries bottling about 2.25 crore litres of the alcohol by the end of 2008. But this whopping production has created a glut in the market, with sales dipping to an all-time low, and manufacturers and grape farmers are on the brink of an impending...

The government may allow departmental stores to sell wines after they acquire licences from respective state governments. “We are working towards easing regulation on wine production and consumption in the country. Availability of wine would be the first step in this direction. The government is willing...

The global economic slowdown and the Mumbai terror attacks have adversely impacted the Indian hospitality sector and the year-end wine sale. As most hotels are downplaying their year-end celebrations, many winemakers are observing a drop in sales, which usually rise during this season. “Our wine sales...