India-New Zealand FTA duty concessions under to help boost exports of single malt whisky: CIABCIndia's free trade agreement with New Zealand is set to boost Indian liquor exports. Duty concessions will make Indian single malt whisky a...
28 Apr, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
Push into India is no longer optional, says world's largest cork maker Corticeira AmorimCorticeira Amorim, a global cork giant, is making India a priority for its future. The company sees India's booming spirits market as essen...
11 Apr, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Import duty cuts on wine in FTAs may hurt local makers: CIABCCIABC warns that lowering import duties on wine in future trade deals could negatively impact Indian manufacturers. Concessional tariffs on...
16 May, 2025, 02.18 PM IST
India, EFTA trade pact to help push growth of domestic wine industry: CIABCThe Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) Director General Vinod Giri said that time-bound reduction of customs duti...
11 Mar, 2024, 06.38 PM IST
Australia, USA, EU look at entering Indian wine market, as imports grow at 12-13%French wine maker Vignobles Arbeau recently launched its own label in collaboration with Tetrad Global Beverages, founded by career wine ma...
11 Feb, 2020, 01.03 PM IST
Nashik-based Pause Wines to enter Chinese market next fiscalPause Wines which started operations in Nashik in 2005 has 150 acres vineyard and a winery with production capacity of one lakh litres.
17 Jan, 2015, 01.02 PM IST
- 'Protected' state wine industry still on shaky ground
All's not well with the state's wine industry. The wine parks at both Nashik and Sangli are ailing, with the 170-acre Nashik park in much w...
21 Jan, 2009, 12.02 AM IST
- Domestic wine industry in a fix
The domestic wine industry is facing problems of protectionist taxation by the two big manufacturing and consuming states, Maharashtra and ...
17 Jan, 2009, 02.24 AM IST
- Nature's Bounty plans to launch scotch, beer and vodka
Amit Burman-promoted Nature's Bounty plans to diversify its business by including scotch whiskey, vodka, beer and gin in its portfolio in t...
10 Nov, 2008, 04.29 PM IST
- State set to battle it out with EU on wine policy
EU is set for crucial talks with India to try and prevent a potential conflict at the WTO over differential treatment for imported wines an...
22 Oct, 2008, 02.37 AM IST
- How the country of brown spirits took to drinking wine
Recently, Rajeev Samant, the CEO of Sula Wineyards, wrote a piece on wine drinking, which he concluded by saying that for an Indian wine pr...
02 Oct, 2007, 02.50 AM IST
- Champagne Indage ties up with Adelaide Univ for wine institute
Domestic wine major Champagne Indage has tied up with University of Adelaide and Maharashtra government to set up a wine institute to train...
15 Aug, 2007, 10.40 AM IST
- Diageo in JV talks with Mount View, Renaissance
Alcohol giant Diageo’s plans to uncork an Indian wine is entering the final stages.
19 Jun, 2007, 04.03 AM IST
- Four Seasons to hit market in October
Sharad Pawar’s family is likely to pick up 49% stake in UB group’s winery. The family is alo likely to have significant presence in the boa...
10 Jan, 2007, 02.09 AM IST
- Brindco set to buy 20% in Grover Vineyards
The falling import tariffs and the big boys’ entry (read Vijay Mallya) have set the M&As rolling in the still nascent Indian wine industry.
02 Jan, 2007, 01.02 AM IST
- Sula plans to tap capital markets
Domestic wine maker Sula Vineyards has charted out a fund raising programme to fund its aggressive growth plans.
04 Nov, 2006, 01.54 AM IST
- UB ropes in Grover Vineyards VP to head wine division
Vijay Mallya’s wine foray is setting off a churn at the top at smaller, domestic wine companies.
05 Sep, 2006, 02.25 AM IST