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January 2008 - Posts
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Canard Duchêne, one of the fastest growing and popular champagne brands have entered the Indian market recently. Finewinesnmore, the leading distributors and marketers for imported wines and Spirits has launched Canard Duchêne in Mumbai.
In this occasion, Rojita B. Tiwari spoke to Stephanie Federhpil (on picture), International Export Director, Canard Duchene and Dharti Desai, Co Founder and CEO, Finewinesnmore about the champagne and its prospects in the Indian market.
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The market for champagne in France is around 170 million bottles out of the total 300 million bottles. Given the fact that the new markets are opening themselves, the total maximum production in the champagne region could go upto 330 million bottles, said, Stephanie.
However, France being a mature market, like other European countries surrounding it, the companies are focusing on emerging markets like Japan and India.
Sharing her views on India Stephanie said that it is a new market and I am happy to have this new collaboration with FineWinesndMore. They have the experience of the market and they understand Canard Duchêne could fit well in the market.
For Canard Duchêne, the strongest market is UK and now we are trying to penetrate in Australia, New Zealand, China and India. Canard Duchêne was not sold worldwide but much more in French and European countries surrounding France. Now we are trying to position our flag in different countries to make people discover this brand. She said.
Canard Duchêne has the fourth brand recall in the Champagne region and it is the tenth champagne house out of 100 champagne houses in the region.
The worldwide sales for the Canard Duchêne brand have been 3.4 million by the end of 2004.
Sharing various issues faced by the champagne producers, she said, the production in comparison to the demand is the major concern, which is growing day by day. China is not open yet. India and China are growing markets and we will be facing a lot of demand. But the constraint is we can not increase the production above a certain limit as the rules are very strict. Even if the vineyards are giving more extra kilos of grapes you have to keep them for reserve wines. May be a time will come when the producers will have to share grapes or the French will cut their domestic consumption to meet the worldwide demand.
Consumption in champagne region is really high.
Canard Duchêne will be joining the existing bouquet of the exclusive 130 labels from Finewinesnmore in India, said Dharti Desai.
Finewinesnmore (FWM) handpicked selections includes a varied range from Canard Duchêne's Brut, which has Fresh fruit flavors mingled with buttery toast notes, Canard Duchêne's Rose - which is a powerful, full-bodied wine, with flavors reminiscent of crystallized fruit, Grand Cuvée Charles VII Brut – which is dominated by elegance and finesse, Grand Cuvée Charles VII Rose - A wine that conveys great elegance through its fruity character.
The Grande Cuvée Charles VII has special significance in the history books. It was created to mark the house's centenary celebration. Canard Duchêne's Grande Cuvée pays homage to King Charles VII, who was led by Joan of Arc to be crowned in the Reims Cathedral in 1429. From the very beginning, the concept of the Grande Cuvée Charles VII has remained unchanged: a selection from among Champagne's most prestigious crus, a blend of several exceptional vintages that perpetuates the House's distinctive style: Fruity, elegant and versatile.
Dharti said, “More and more Indians are acquiring a tasting for quality beverages. We at Finewinesnmore are happy to provide consumers with better choices. The prime focus of Finewinesnmore will be to act as a credible guide to assist traders and customers in the wine selection process, enabling them to get quality wines at the right price.”
Sumedh Singh Mandla, Co-founder and partner with Finewinesnmore, said, “Finewinesnmore is set to provide a platform for building a lifestyle community of wine connoisseurs through consistent interactions between consumers and specialists. We will provide information on wine appreciation and intelligence for wine amateurs and experts on a regular basis so that consumers can benefit and savor the best of the international beverages”
Courtesy: Reports Rojita B.Tiwari from http://www.ambrosiaindia.com/
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 Mumbai – January 2008 – Mercury Winery Pvt. Ltd., a new entrant in the fast growing Indian wine market today marks its debut by launching three brands viz. Aryaa, Ex and Mex. At an event that was a perfect fusion of Art, Wine and Music, Mercury launched its wine brands. An event for the discerning connoisseurs with a performance of the noted percussionist Mr. Trilok Gurtuand series of artworks on the show marked the launch of three new labels of wine from Mercury Winery.
Commenting on the launch of new wines Mr. Viral Pancholia, Director, Mercury Winery Pvt. Ltd.(2nd picture on left), said “With the total construction of over 35,000 sq. feet our setup and over 100 acres of vineyards, we are among one of the largest in size & facilities in the country. We have a production capacity that can be expandable up to 1 million Litres and our setup is completely automated with minimal human interface maintaining ultimate hygiene while production. At our site in Nasik, we have one of the most modern setups including Bottling Line, Chilling Plant, Steam Machines, Generators and Tanks etc., with latest and state-of-the-art technologies.”
“Indian market is still in the nascent stage when compared with the wine consumption world over and promises a great potential for quality offerings. To begin with we will offer our products in Mumbai & Maharashtra and also tap the export markets of UK. Simultaneously, over the next year we will expand to other centres in North and South of the country. At Mercury, we endeavour to finest experience of wine to the discerning customers and our focus will be producing high quality product and not just selling cases,” added Ms. Bina M Pancholia, Chairperson, Mercury Winery Pvt. Ltd.
 Mr. Stephen Donnelly, Chief Winemaker & Consultant, Mercury Winery said, “This is my first vintage in India and I am delighted with the wine that has been produced and compares favourably with the world market. All the wines have been produced to EEC standards, and they are best drunk young to enjoy their vibrant, fresh & fruity flavours.”
Mercury Winery’s Aryaa will come in Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc variants while Ex will be available in Shiraz and Mex will be available in Rose variant. These labels will be priced from Rs. 400 to Rs. 499 at a MRP.
About Mercury Winery Pvt. Ltd.
Mercury Winery Pvt. Ltd., is one of the largest wine making companies in India. With vineyards spread over 100 Acres, Mercury has it’s facility in Nasik. The company has deployed the state-of-the-art technology at its manufacturing facility and plans to go national in the coming years.
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The wine season has reached its crescendo with the India Food and Wine Show taking up the last three days of this week. One of the interesting offshoots of the event was a dinner which attempted to pair Italian wines with South Indian food. Some thought it was a novel idea. For a city in north India, may be. Considering that the outskirts of Bangalore can also be called wine country, why should wine and South Indian food pairing be odd or even rare?
Still, this was Delhi, and most guests were either north Indian or Delhi-centric foreigners, so the exercise was a bit of an adventure: spicey South Indian fare from Dakshin at the ITC’s Sheraton hotel paired with the wines of the Grandi Marchi, the great families of Italian wine. No one was sure of the outcome, but no one was pessimistic either, given that both wine and food would be of top quality!
A massive meal later, views were still divided. No one said that wines cannot or do not go with South Indian food, but whether the ones chosen to pair each other that evening were the right choice, was the moot question! Six red wines and a lone white had to partner everything from prawn and lobsters to lamb and lentils, not to mention fiery tomato rasam served chilled! The piece de resistance was the white wine pairing typical south Indian curd rice!
for more details please read The Economic Times
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The wine industry in India is projected to grow at more than 25 per cent annually in the next decade, making it the fastest growing industry in the country, says leading wine industrialist Rajeev Samant of Sula Wines.
Enthused by the "tremendous success" of the just-concluded international conference and exposition on grapes and wines in this wine capital of India, the chief executive officer of Sula Wines, who chaired the gala event, said the remarkable participation of wine grape growers has boosted his confidence.
For more details please read Hindustan Times
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Mumbai: An uneven tax structure between Indian states is proving to be a major obstacle in the growth of Italian wine makers in the country, Wine Projects Development Buonitalia said on 15 January.
“We have a lot of market for our wine around the world. India is one of the most important markets and we are growing here. But the uneven tax structure is proving a major hurdle for us,” Wine Projects Development Buonitalia head Griorgio Serra told PTI here.
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NEW DELHI: Consumption of low-cost wine in rural Indian market is expected to touch the Rs 500-crore mark by end of this fiscal, owed to increasing popularity of the drink amongst youth, industry chamber ASSOCHAM said on Wednesday.
Rural markets have recorded low-cost wine sales of nearly Rs 300 crore during the April-December period, ASSOCHAM said in a statement.
for more details Times of India
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