Wines of India

India's wine culture stretches back to the dawn of history.

Soma is mentioned in Vedic scriptures and the earliest visitors to India were treated to wines that rivaled anything produced in Europe. The same 19th century blight that threatened the crops in France also decimated the Indian wine regions.

Today, Karnataka and Maharashtra are returning Indian wines to the tables of the subcontinent with plans to produce enough quality wine to enter the International market...

An Introduction to Indian Wines - This article from WIne & Dine Magazine presents a solid set of information on the history of wine in India, and leads up to the current wines available. Also a nice discussion on : what goes better with curry ... wine or beer?

Sommelier India - Daily blogs on the wine biz in India including news & information on wine clubs, tastings, events & happenings, with more on wine tourism and related industry updates.

Wine Tourism In Maharashtra - This article discusses the plans to make Maharashtra the Indian equivalent of Napa Valley in California with tour of wineries and services for visitors.

India Infoline Securities - This is an prospectus type advertising document for a major Indian wine company that needs an Adobe acrobat reader to open. It is included here not for the investment advice, which may or may not be sound, but for the depth of information that is provided about the wine industry in India.

Indian Wine - The links that are specific to India are in the right side menu, but otherwise this site remains a good general reference with links to everything related to wines and wine production.

Southern States - Karnataka - This archived article from The Hindu Online briefly explains the background to the wine production industry in Karnataka and Maharashtra, the two modern wine producing regions in India.

India says cheers to wine - Another business oriented article has a very good history of the production of wine in India from the earliest history when it was "known as Soma and was associated with Indra, the warrior God. Macedonians who accompanied Alexander the Great also propagated wine culture in India." Short explanation of what happened and what is happening in modern India to bring back the fame of Indian wines.

Vineyards in Asia - Japan, India, China, Indonesia - This database of Vineyards & Wineries, Wine Sellers, Wine Info, Wine Media and Wine Organizations links to many of the regions wine related sites. There is no indication of language and you'll find that quite a few offer no English translation. A few are in English or offer English versions.

Also see in Wines of Asia -> China | Indonesia | Japan

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