A group of Indian wine growers arrived in Bordeaux last week to meet suppliers and study French production techniques. The two-day visit by the 28-strong group was the first practical result of a Franco-Indian business co-operation agreement signed in February this year by both governments. And why not...

Is it too much to look forward to a 1,000 wineries in India? That really depends upon how many other states liberalise their archaic licensing laws regarding the production and distribution of low-alcohol products like wine or beer. The numbers of wineries in India have grown from 30 in end-2004 to well...

The European Union (EU) requested World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations with India on its domestic tax regime for spirits and wines, on September 22, 2008. This is to seek clarifications from India on the way tax legislation and other measures on market access for wine and spirits are applied...

Protection for the domestic wine labels gets even better with the recent announcement of the new taxation policy by the government of Maharashtra. Meanwhile, importers can take the equally tough choice of bowing down to market meters or find newer markets in other states. As far as newer markets are...

European wine growers are taking the Indian market very seriously and organising a series of tasting and training sessions presenting different styles of champagne, from the various houses of Champagne, each bearing the signature of the distinctive wine makers to woo the Indian market and the young aspirational...

In India, the cost of opening and setting up a wine distillery is cheaper - Rs.10-15 million for a plant with a capacity of 100,000 litres. No wonder many Indian and foreign companies are jumping on to the Indian wine bandwagon, says Sajjan Jindal, president of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry...

With per head consumption of just half a teaspoon of wine as against 20 litres per head in Britain, the world's second most-populous country is a promising wine market. While local players are including affordable imported wines in their portfolios to hook new consumers, foreign firms are trying...

Bangalore is the third largest market for wine in India after Mumbai and Delhi. And to make the most of it, Bangalore's neighbourhood is soon to have two wine parks, says Minister for Horticulture, Umesh Katti. The wine parks are to be established at Chickaballapur and Bijapur with the aim of increasing...

India's first Indian winemaker and head of UB Wines, Abhay Kewadkar shares with IndianWine.com an overview of the Indian Wine industry - coming harvest, taxes, sales... Grape Harvest 2009 The 2009 harvest in India, which will stretch from January-March in Maharashtra and March-April in Karnataka...

Wine-and-cheese dos in Hyderabad don’t occur once in a bluemoon as they used to a few years ago. Credit that mainly to well travelled Hyderabadis wanting a sip of fine wine and wine being pitched as a health drink. Dr. M. Rajiv puts things in perspective: Red wines average 14 per cent alcohol, and 120...