Wine Tour, Indus Wines, Nashik, India
John Worontschak, the globally renowned winemaker who revolutionized English wines has now set foot in India… Terroir India Wineries Pvt. Ltd. provided him the right means to do so. The winery is ready with its brand – Indus Wines.
John Worontschak, Abhijit Kabir and Violet Dsouza
While all bubbly about the venture which has John sniffing in India, Violet shares how Abhijit Kabir, Sachin Khanolkar and herself, its three directors, made the shift from busy Mumbai to serene vineyards in village Mumbri, Igatpuri, Nashik.
Wine tour at Indus winery
The start came in July 2005, when land was chosen and bought in the backdrop of the Sahyadris, facing Lake Mukni near NH3, Mumbai-Agra highway. Mumbri – the tribal village at Igatpuri, Nashik, has long subsisted on a single annual crop of paddy. “Now that Terroir India sponsors grape cultivation here, the profits are showing on smiles on village folk here,” says a jubilant Violet, even as she prepares to go global next year with Indus Wines. “Asia is a huge emerging market for wine.
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