German wine-maker, Langguth Wine and Spirits, is looking for an Indian partner to set-up a joint venture in the country. One of the leading wine-makers of Europe, Langguth has its joint ventures across the globe and now it wants to make India, its next stop-over, “we are looking in that direction like...

Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) in association with Singapore Airlines and Tourism Australia will organise a three-city Australian Seafood and Wine Festival in India. The first one has got underway in The Oberoi, New Delhi and will last till the 15th of November. The promotion will be on offer...

Champagne Indage Ltd. plans to acquire more overseas wineries this fiscal year, seeking bulk wine exports to the UK and the US, even as it raises fresh capital from a possible sale of foreign currency convertible bonds, or FCCBs, and other financial instruments. Indage had earlier agreed to buy Loxton...

The imported wine segment, which is currently dominated by wine importers and distributors like Brindco and Sonarys, has now caught the fancy of local industry players like Champagne Indage, Sula and United Breweries (UB) who are keen on expanding their portfolios to cater to the Indian consumers across...

The European Union is set for talks with India over a potential conflict at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over differential treatment for imported wines and lack of market access for spirits in some states. This concerns Maharashtra’s differential tax regime for imported wines and Tamil Nadu’s reticence...

A group of Indian wine growers arrived in Bordeaux last week to meet suppliers and study French production techniques. The two-day visit by the 28-strong group was the first practical result of a Franco-Indian business co-operation agreement signed in February this year by both governments. And why not...

Is it too much to look forward to a 1,000 wineries in India? That really depends upon how many other states liberalise their archaic licensing laws regarding the production and distribution of low-alcohol products like wine or beer. The numbers of wineries in India have grown from 30 in end-2004 to well...

The European Union (EU) requested World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations with India on its domestic tax regime for spirits and wines, on September 22, 2008. This is to seek clarifications from India on the way tax legislation and other measures on market access for wine and spirits are applied...

With per head consumption of just half a teaspoon of wine as against 20 litres per head in Britain, the world's second most-populous country is a promising wine market. While local players are including affordable imported wines in their portfolios to hook new consumers, foreign firms are trying...

The number of importers has increased from about 35 a couple of years ago to nearly 80, servicing the foreign wine market which touched 220,000 of 9-liter cases in 2007-08 and is expanding at over 30% a year despite the sudden and frequently encountered speed-breakers. Indian Wine Academy conducted an...