Indian Wines

The_Londoner · Jan 27th, 2008, 17:25

I was reading a while back that as India has a good climate for wine producers, couple of French Wine Masters were looking at cultivating soils in India to produce high quality Indian Wines in par with Chili, South Africa and so on..

Are there any good Indian wines in markets that's comparable to good New region wines?

Holi Cow · Jan 27th, 2008, 18:43

This will should sketchy and vague but I had a good cabernet in Goa, Sula Vineyards. I'm in Delhi and still looking for a good vino. Let me know what ya find.

machadinha · Jan 27th, 2008, 18:52

There are a bunch of threads on Indian wines, so search around some. If you scroll to the bottom of this page, you'll find a number of "similar threads" to get you started. Opening those, you'll find more similar threads at the bottom again, etc. and so on.

Indizen · Jan 27th, 2008, 23:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Londoner

I was reading a while back that as India has a good climate for wine producers, couple of French Wine Masters were looking at cultivating soils in India to produce high quality Indian Wines in par with Chili, South Africa and so on..

Are there any good Indian wines in markets that's comparable to good New region wines?

Wines from the Sula Vineyards in the Nashik region of Maharashtra are quite popular.
These include a wide selection, including the Satori Merlot, Dindori Reserve Shiraz, Red Zinfandel, Sauvignon Blanc, Sula Brut, Rose and Dessert wines.

vdvoort · Jan 28th, 2008, 07:25

The first couple of times I was India, being a 'white wine lover', I bought Indian wines at a shop, or ordered in restaurants. Had different brands, Sula a.o. Taste like the cheaper South African, Australian, New Zealand ones. However, 50% of them had 'cork' (this the right English word for it?). Don't know why, maybe the way the wines are stored? And it's very difficult to explain why you don't finish your bottle (or send it back) to a waiter who probably never tasted wine before. Anyway, I stopped drinking wine (in India ;-) ), and stick to the good old Kingfisher...

Enjoy!

The_Londoner · Jan 28th, 2008, 13:02

That's very sad if such large numbers if bottles are corked. I guess it is back to may be storage condition or transportation of wine as these can also effect wine conditions.

anar · Jan 28th, 2008, 14:21

grover (brand name) does a fairly good white. made with french collaboration in maharashtra. not expensive either.

Uncle_Martin · Jan 28th, 2008, 15:42

I bought a bottle of Grover white in Kolkata in December. My wife, who is a 'super-taster' did not like it, but then she favours new world wines. It tasted like an old fashioned french Bordeaux white, just off dry (UK supermarket 2). Had one bought it on special offer at a UK supermarket for £2.99 one would not have been disappointed, but would have looked along the 'cheapies' for an alternative on the next visit. Perhaps they saw me, as an elderly, thirsty drink-crazed-hippy tourist as thus an easy mark, but I was charged 450/- (about £5.99). I found it and bottles of red shiraz I bought ok at best and a cabernet sauvignon I bouight in Bhopal (made in the hills of Tamil Nadu)tolerable, but my wife consigned the shiraz after a taste to a sangria, which she then proceeded to enjoy and said it was the first time she had really enjoyed the existence of Limca.

As I said in my first post in another thread, she had drunk excellent Indian wine at an exhibition opening in Mumbai several years ago but never bothered to remember label details. If anybody knows of these boutique wines PLEASE (shouting)let me know as we want to go back without using cheap rum and diet pepsi as a nice way to 'chill', as people say these days.

In case you think we have high standards, we normally drink cheapish wines from between the £4-£6 price points in the UK.

Incidentally why is the Kingfisher 'crap' in Kerala and just this side of acceptable in Tamil Nadu.

crvlvr · Jan 29th, 2008, 01:45

the only reason, IMHO, that the wine masters want to grow in India is becuase imports get the crap taxed out of them. Given market conditions in India, crappy wine selling for absurdly high prices, the business proposition in compelling,,

dhans · Jan 30th, 2008, 01:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle_Martin

Incidentally why is the Kingfisher 'crap' in Kerala and just this side of acceptable in Tamil Nadu.

The conserving agents in the beer make it undrinkable at times. The difference in taste in different states comes form the different breweries.

Since the last two holiday I stick to Fosters, most drinkable, least hangovers.

Hans

The_Londoner · Jan 30th, 2008, 12:57

India has climate for producing a good wine. I just wonder how long it'll be before they produce good wine grape and make it into a World Class wine? Far too long of a wait from what I read from these threads.

capt_mahajan · Jan 30th, 2008, 13:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Holi Cow

This will should sketchy and vague but I had a good cabernet in Goa, Sula Vineyards. I'm in Delhi and still looking for a good vino. Let me know what ya find.

Chantilly (both sparkling and red) are decent. Available in Delhi.

jyotirmoy · Jan 30th, 2008, 13:26

Yes Chantilly is pretty decent and should be available in other cities too. The wine business in India is booming and the quality is improving.

snonymous · Feb 17th, 2008, 20:28

Sula and Chateau Indage wines are pretty good. For cheap good table wine try Vino brand red and white available for around INR 120.

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Jan 27th, 2008, 17:25	#1
The_Londoner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 289	Indian Wines I was reading a while back that as India has a good climate for wine producers, couple of French Wine Masters were looking at cultivating soils in India to produce high quality Indian Wines in par with Chili, South Africa and so on.. Are there any good Indian wines in markets that's comparable to good New region wines?

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Jan 27th, 2008, 18:43	#2
Holi Cow Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: delhi Posts: 18	This will should sketchy and vague but I had a good cabernet in Goa, Sula Vineyards. I'm in Delhi and still looking for a good vino. Let me know what ya find.

Jan 28th, 2008, 07:25	#5
vdvoort Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 84	The first couple of times I was India, being a 'white wine lover', I bought Indian wines at a shop, or ordered in restaurants. Had different brands, Sula a.o. Taste like the cheaper South African, Australian, New Zealand ones. However, 50% of them had 'cork' (this the right English word for it?). Don't know why, maybe the way the wines are stored? And it's very difficult to explain why you don't finish your bottle (or send it back) to a waiter who probably never tasted wine before. Anyway, I stopped drinking wine (in India ;-) ), and stick to the good old Kingfisher... Enjoy!

Jan 28th, 2008, 13:02	#6
The_Londoner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 289	That's very sad if such large numbers if bottles are corked. I guess it is back to may be storage condition or transportation of wine as these can also effect wine conditions.

Jan 28th, 2008, 14:21	#7
anar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: India Posts: 444	grover (brand name) does a fairly good white. made with french collaboration in maharashtra. not expensive either.

Jan 28th, 2008, 15:42	#8
Uncle_Martin Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: W.MidsUK Posts: 98	I bought a bottle of Grover white in Kolkata in December. My wife, who is a 'super-taster' did not like it, but then she favours new world wines. It tasted like an old fashioned french Bordeaux white, just off dry (UK supermarket 2). Had one bought it on special offer at a UK supermarket for £2.99 one would not have been disappointed, but would have looked along the 'cheapies' for an alternative on the next visit. Perhaps they saw me, as an elderly, thirsty drink-crazed-hippy tourist as thus an easy mark, but I was charged 450/- (about £5.99). I found it and bottles of red shiraz I bought ok at best and a cabernet sauvignon I bouight in Bhopal (made in the hills of Tamil Nadu)tolerable, but my wife consigned the shiraz after a taste to a sangria, which she then proceeded to enjoy and said it was the first time she had really enjoyed the existence of Limca. As I said in my first post in another thread, she had drunk excellent Indian wine at an exhibition opening in Mumbai several years ago but never bothered to remember label details. If anybody knows of these boutique wines PLEASE (shouting)let me know as we want to go back without using cheap rum and diet pepsi as a nice way to 'chill', as people say these days. In case you think we have high standards, we normally drink cheapish wines from between the £4-£6 price points in the UK. Incidentally why is the Kingfisher 'crap' in Kerala and just this side of acceptable in Tamil Nadu.

Jan 29th, 2008, 01:45	#9
crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,473	the only reason, IMHO, that the wine masters want to grow in India is becuase imports get the crap taxed out of them. Given market conditions in India, crappy wine selling for absurdly high prices, the business proposition in compelling,,

Jan 30th, 2008, 12:57	#11
The_Londoner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 289	India has climate for producing a good wine. I just wonder how long it'll be before they produce good wine grape and make it into a World Class wine? Far too long of a wait from what I read from these threads.

Jan 30th, 2008, 13:26	#13
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,603	Yes Chantilly is pretty decent and should be available in other cities too. The wine business in India is booming and the quality is improving.

Feb 17th, 2008, 20:28	#14
snonymous Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 761	Sula and Chateau Indage wines are pretty good. For cheap good table wine try Vino brand red and white available for around INR 120.

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