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Nashik wine producers raise toast to improved sales across countryNashik accounts for 80% of the total produce. Of the 93 wineries in the country, 75 are in Maharashtra and 37 in Nashik alone.
21 Jul, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
Wineries like Sula Vineyards buying Maharashtra’s damaged grapesPort wine accounts for about 20% of the total wine production at Sula. The winemaker had to take seven wineries on lease, mainly for storag...
23 Mar, 2015, 06.01 AM IST
- Wine industry took real roots in India with wine policy of Maharashtra government in 2001
The new wineries have researched their market and want to make world class wines even as the first generation wineries struggle to survive.
26 Mar, 2014, 12.15 PM IST
Nashik wineries host festivals to boost sales and create brand awarenessWith the growing popularity of wine festivals, wineries are increasing the scale of the events, which help create awareness.
08 Jan, 2014, 12.02 PM IST
Indian wineries setting up infrastructure to develop vineyards as tourist destinationsIndian wineries, like their Californian counterparts, are investing heavily in setting up the infrastructure to develop the vineyards as to...
01 Nov, 2013, 05.15 AM IST
- Moet and Chandon, Remy Martin partner local wineries for India foray
Global wine and brandy brands such as Moet and Chandon and Remy Martin are working with Indian winemakers to produce and bottle products he...
20 Jul, 2012, 04.53 AM IST
- Wine industry adopting contract manufacturing route to counter greater installed capacity
With an installed capacity for wine making being more than two times higher than consumption, it is only natural that some wineries become ...
04 Jul, 2011, 05.23 PM IST
- Maharashtra's big-bang wine story goes sour
More than half of Maharashtra's 58 wineries have either closed down or stopped producing wine due to the glut in the market.
17 Feb, 2010, 04.39 AM IST
- Wineries raise a toast to trade festivals for more biz
A wine festival is a great way for wineries to do business since they get a predisposed target audience. The numbers bear out the experienc...
12 Dec, 2009, 12.37 AM IST
- More wine to flow into Indian market soon
Wine makers want to raise a toast, there is so much capacity expansion happening. Apart from Nashik, the country’s unofficial wine district...
16 Oct, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Wineries of Nashik can be exotic than wines
The wineries of Nashik attract wine tourists, thereby,enhancing tourism along with bringing in big bucks for the vineyards and wineries.
17 Jul, 2008, 12.13 AM IST
- Wineries, vineyards spell magic for Indian vacationers
Several political and industry majors are also buying land in Nashik, with plans to set up wineries. World of wines I Business Humour | CEO...
15 Jul, 2008, 09.30 PM IST
- Champagne Indage acquires Loxton Winery for Rs 225 crore
Champagne Indage Limited (CIL), India's oldest wine making company on Saturday announced acquisition of Australian Vintage's Loxton winery ...
22 Mar, 2008, 08.05 PM IST
- Wine tourism with bubbling bars
Nashik, the country’s unofficial wine district, is witnessing a new trend: set up a wine bar on the winery premises to promote tourism.
27 Apr, 2007, 01.24 AM IST
- Mallya to invest Rs 2.9 cr for winery plant
Announcing UB Group's formal foray into the country's lucrative wine market, liquor barron Vijay Mallya will invest 5 million euros (around...
14 Jul, 2006, 07.00 PM IST