The last few years has witnessed a changing trend in the . Wine sales are seeing an upward movement as more people are enjoying their wine and tasting new wine varieties. Such is the demand for wine that many vineyards have sprung up in mountainous regions in the country where the conditions are ideal for grape growing. Domestically grown and processed wine finds a good local market. Wine finds highest consumption in the five metros in India like Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Few other state capitals and cities like Goa and Pondicherry have good wine consumption too.



across the country are being formed and many people are taking to wine tasting in a big way. People are open to new ideas and tastes and wine has become one of the latest fads to hit the country.

Wine is available in liquor shops in high-end supermarkets and in luxury hotels, which patrons frequent. All luxury hotels have their own bars and all varieties of wine both domestic and imported wine varieties are made available to customers. The imported wines are more expensive but they are ones to have the most subtle taste and flavor.

Clubs of Wine in India are introducing sessions on wine tasting to promote wine among customers. With so many different varieties of wine, people are finding it difficult to distinguish them. Wine tasting sessions teach people all they need to know about wine. The art of wine tasting includes looking at the colour of the wine in your wine glass, swirling it around, taking a whiff of the smell it emanates and then taking a sip to taste it.

Though experts make it look like wine tasting is a very simple process, it actually is not easy and it is intense. For the uninitiated, it is difficult to distinguish the different varieties of wine. At wine tasting sessions organised by at hotels, members and guests are taught how to sip wine and a detailed description of the wine, its place of origin, the variety of grapes used for maturing, and the taste that it provides are all taught.

Wine tasting and in India are finding great favor among the elite population as more ardent fans of wine are taking to wine tasting in a big way and joining wine clubs across the country. Anyone who is deeply interested in wines can sign up for membership to wine clubs. Membership to wine clubs is based on subscription and an annual fee is charged.