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The best of Indian wines

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.

Chene wine
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Chene is made the Nashik-based Grover Zampa winery from a blend of Tempranillo and Shiraz grapes

Alok Chandra Bengaluru
I’m frequently asked, “Which is the best Indian wine?” We should modify that question to: “Which are the best Indian wines today?” 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. One key issue I have with Indian producers is that they rarely mention the vintage of their wines on their websites — are they ignorant or just plain lazy?
 
My list (presented by producer, in alphabetical order and all prices for Bengaluru) is: