Awakening a Giant - The Indian Wine Industry

By Jono • July 9, 2008

There is alot of talk at the moment about the massive growth of the wine industry of China (along with massive growth of everything else). The Indian Wine Industry however has quite a long and colourful history, from the time grapevines were imported from Persia, to British colonialisation, to prohibition of alcohol. But over the last half century or so, the huge growing middle class has included wine in it list of luxury goods, and along with it has come a massive surge in wine production.

Certainly as with China, new and old world producers alike are looking to cash in on the growth of the industry, with many Australian, South African, and French winemakers consulting and in some cases setting up opertations in India.Â

In trued Bollywood style, here a couple of entertaining commercials and videos relating to Indian Wine.

Enjoy

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Jono

Jono has been involved in the wine industry since he was quite young. His parents had a small vineyard and winery in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, and spent plenty of school holidays working in the vineyard and winery. He completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Oenology) from the University of Adelaide (formely the Roseworthy Agricultural College). He also holds a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management from Monash University. His wine industry experience include working as a winemaker for Petaluma in the Adelaide Hills under the legendary Brian Croser. He was then sent to Smithbrook in the Pemberton region of Western Australia, then owned by Petaluma. He spent 6 years at Smithbrook managing the vineyard and winery, and during that time also completed a vintage at Chateau Carsin in Bordeaux. The two years leading into 2008, he traveled the world with his partner sampling the worlds best wines, and also fulfilling his other passion of equestrian competition.