Wines In India

The wine industry expects a normalised domestic macro environment to come as a boost in the current fiscal after suffering setbacks in 2024-25, which saw urban consumption slowdown and growth taking a "temporary pause", according to the annual report of Sula Vineyards Ltd. The impact of urban consumption slowdown was more 'stark' on the wine segment versus other AlcoBev categories, as it is a predominantly urban drink, according to the report. The wine demand was also impacted by multiple temporary regulatory and other market disruptions, including general elections and state elections in key markets such as Maharashtra, Sula Vineyards Founder and CEO Rajeev Samant said in the report. "After 3 years of strong growth, FY25 was more a year of demand reset for the Indian wine industry," he said, adding, "But the good news is that these setbacks are now behind us as we look forward to a more normalised domestic macro environment going into FY26." However, despite challenging market ..

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Indian wine companies have necessarily had to adapt to the new normal of markets and consumer behaviour.

The quality (and price) of wines made in India improves/increases each year and there's no question that our best wines are today much better than most imported wines priced at the same level.

With spirits, one gets drunk; with beer you mostly burp

Wine trails make for excellent short breaks. The author takes you within sniffing distance of three

There are nearly 50 wineries still operating in India

The Thelema Mountain Vineyards Shiraz 2013 is priced at Rs 3,726 in Bengaluru