Top 10 Brands of Red Wine in India A decade earlier, ‘Indian Wines’ and ‘Indian Wineries’ were words that seldom got into our ears; people didn’t even know that India had vineyards. However, there has been a tremendous change in the Indian wine industry lately. As of now, the Nashik region in Maharashtra and Karnataka are regarded as hotspots in India. Though, the Indian wine industry is quite young and immature, but it is evolving and thus being recognized in India and the world over. H2: List of Top 10 Red Wine Brands in India Grover La’ Reserve offered by the Nashik-based Grover Zampa Vineyards may not be the costliest red wine one gets in India, but it offers just enough spiciness and long aftertaste to live up to your senses. It is aged in French oak barrels that offer it a distinctive oak flavour. Very much within the buying range of most people in India, a 750 ml bottle comes around Rs. 800 only. Following are the main brand heads of Grover Zampa Vineyards in India:

Chairman – Kapil Grover CEO – Sumedh Singh Mandla Director – Ravi Jain Operations Director – Neeraj Deorah Following are its social media details: This is also a product of Grover Zampa Vineyards. Its major feature is its colour – deep ruby. It won the 2013 Hong Kong International Wine Award and bagged a Bronze medal at the 2012 Decanter World Wine Awards in the U.K. It is among the costliest red wines available in India. It gives a mixed flavour of berries and plums with tinge of spices. It is stored in oak barrels from which it gets a distinctive flavour. One can have it with a wide array of dishes such as stews, pastas, roasts and grilled vegetables, and even rice! It is a 2010 vintage wine and 750 ml costs almost Rs. 1,700. From the collection of Fratelli Wines, based in Akluj, SETTE is one of the leading brands of red wine in India. It got a Silver medal at the 2013 Decanter World Wine Awards in the U.K. It has a citric taste that can be found in ripe fruits.

It also has a smidgen of vanilla, which is evident from its taste. It is a very good companion of spicy Indian dishes. best bottle of wine for giftIt is a 2009 vintage and 750 ml costs around Rs. 1,650.good red wine online india The brand heads of Fratelli Wines are the Secci brothers, Andrea and Alessio from Italy, along with the Sekhri brothers Kapil and Gaurav and the Mohite-Patil brothers Ranjitsinh and Arjunsinh from India.best wine tour germany It is a vintage wine produced by Reveilo Wines. Its colour is a combination of purple and deep red. This wine may not have won any major awards but people do prefer this because it has a fruity taste and a full body. It also has hints of pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg that further enhance the taste.

Aromas of leather, spice and dark fruit with the 14.5% strength, this proves to be a real "fruit bomb". Lamb-based preparations go well with this wine, which is a 2005 vintage and costs near about Rs. 1,345 for 750 ml. Rasa Shiraz won a wine award in 2010 and is produced by the well-known Sula Vineyards, which is based in Nashik. Its aroma is fruity and lively. It is also thought to be one of the best brands of Indian red wines when it comes to export. Normally, Sula produces only 1,700 cases of this wine, which makes it a collector’s item. Its taste is complex and goes well with experimental food and barbecues. One can also have soft cheese with it. It is a 2007 vintage wine and 750 ml costs Rs.1,175. This is supposed to be one of the finest products of Four Seasons Vineyards and is regarded as a masterpiece. It is a full-bodied dry wine and does not taste sweet. Four Seasons makes this wine at their plant that is located in Baramati, Maharashtra. It taste is like an amalgamation of spices and ripe blackberries.

It goes very well with red meat, mushroom and barbecued food. Matured cheese also tastes nice with it. It is a 2009 vintage and comes around Rs. 900 for 750 ml. Following are its various social media details: Dindori Reserve Shiraz of Sula Vineyards Dindori Reserve Shiraz of Sula Vineyards has been successful at the Sommelier India Wine Competition in 2009. It has a taste like that of lush berry and it can be described as a full-bodied wine. It goes best with lamb dishes and hard cheese. It is a 2007 vintage wine and 750 ml is worth approximately Rs. 850, which makes it one of more economic options. La’ Reserve is yet another offering from Grover Zampa Vineyards. This too is a full-bodied wine and has strong taste to go with a spicy smell. One can get tastes of chocolate, coffee beans and vanilla. This wine goes very well with soft cheese as well as kebabs and biryani. It is a 2010 vintage and highly affordable at almost Rs. 800 for 750 ml. This is a product from the Seagram’s brand that is primarily reputed for its whiskeys.

It was awarded at the 2007 Indian Wine Challenge. Its aroma is pleasant and resembles that of a cherry with a smidgen of vanilla. It has soft velvety tannins and leaves you with fruity notes of cherry and strawberry on the nose. It goes very well with spicy dishes as well as deep fried ones. It is a 2007 vintage and 750 ml costs almost Rs. 565. The company responsible for this magnificent product is Pernod Ricard India. Chateau d’Ori Cabernet Merlot 2007 It is produced by Chateau d’Ori winery. It is made from Merlot, an elegant grape, and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, which have strong tastes. It is a deep red wine and has an intense aroma. It has also hints of candied and spiced prunes. The wine tastes rather smooth and there is a smidgen of oak, which stays on for a long time. It goes with any kind of meat. 1. York Sparkling Cuvée BrutJust a few months after this baby hit the market, it’s raked up rave reviews. The York Sparkling is made of one hundred per cent Chenin Blanc, a grape variety that the wine house has always worked well with (their still Chenin Blanc makes for a lovely glass as well).

The nicest thing about this sparkling wine is that the owners – the Gurnani brothers – have retained a fair bit of fruit while still managing to make a dry sparkling wine. This will be the Brut to beat in the coming year. Cost: Rs 975 in Maharashtra 2. Zampa Soirée Brut RoséWhen it comes to a sparkling wine, there are two main things to look out for – the quality of the effervescence and the overall balance of the wine. This one scores high on both counts. The blush-coloured bubbly is made from the Syrah grape and has a refreshing palate of red cherry and hints of strawberry with a creamy mid-palate. Cost: Rs 1100 in Maharashtra 3. Charosa Selections Sauvignon BlancThis Nashik-based winery debuted their wines in 2013 and has had everyone floored since. Among the whites, they produce an ace Viognier but it’s their Sauvignon Blanc that hits it out of the park. In fact, the Charosa Selections Sauvignon Blanc has outdone some well-reputed New Zealand and Australian wines in blind tastings.

Cost: Rs 750 in Maharashtra 4. Fratelli Sangiovese BiancoPiero Masi, the well-known Tuscan winemaker, is the man largely behind the success of Fratelli’s wines. Their range is extensive but this one is by far the most peculiar. The Sangiovese Bianco is a white wine made from red grapes. As you can imagine, it’s not an awfully easy task. Because you’re left with a crisp and fresh white wine with the vigour and body of a red one and that, if done right, can be a winning combination. An unusual wine by all measures, Fratelli’s Sangiovese Bianco is a wine you either love or hate. It’s a rarity even by international standards. Cost: Rs 880 in Delhi 5. Krsma Sangiovese As a wine house – which would probably fit into the ‘boutique winery category’ – Krsma Estates in Hampi makes some of the best wines in the country. Producing quality wine in India was a dream for Hyderabad-based owners Uma and Krishna Prasad Chigurupati (along with running a marathon in every continent for which they hold the Guinness World Record) which was realised in 2003.

Among the wines they produce, their Sangiovese is particularly impressive with fulsome notes of dark chocolate, warm spices and nuts.Available only in Bangalore 6. Charosa Reserve TempranilloTempranillo is likely to be the next big grape on Indian soil and this is probably why: It is most suited to hot climes and the people at Charosa have used this fact to their advantage. Their first vintage of the Reserve Tempranillo was so outstanding that it has inspired other wineries in the region to experiment with it. Cost: Rs 1700 in Maharashtra 7. Zampa Chêne Grande ReserveChêne, meaning oak in French, is the new red blockbuster from the house of Grover-Zampa. It is a blend of Tempranillo and Syrah and aged for 15 months in oak making it more of a New World style exploit – decidedly dominant and unabashedly oaky. Long after the sip, one can still recollect the taste of toasted coffee on the palate. It is a bold wine and, going by the international awards it has won so far, well-liked not just on home turf.

8. Fratelli Sette (2011)Sette is the most premium among the reserve wines from the house of Fratelli. Sette, meaning seven in Italian, alludes to the men behind the winery. Three sets of brothers – the Mohite-Patils, the Sekhris and the Seccis – and the winemaker Piero Masi make for a total of seven. The current vintage 2011 is a blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon and is elegant and beautifully balanced. Cost: Rs 1800 in Delhi 9. Myra Reserve Shiraz This wine coming out of Nashik is perhaps the friendliest and most unassuming of the wines bearing the ‘Reserve’ label. It is also the most affordable of the lot but given how the word Reserve isn’t quite governed by any formal law yet, it remains open to interpretation. The Myra version shows notes of ripe red fruit with generous amounts of vanilla from the oak, making for an elegant wine that is quite approachable. Cost: Rs 800 in Maharashtra 10. Sula Dindori Reserve Shiraz Dindori by Sula was the first wine to use the name of a region on its label, so in a way it was almost like a single-vineyard wine.