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I agree. With a bit of help and change in the attitude of the Central and state government when they not only reduce import duties to make wines available cheaper but equally importantly, change in the stringent excise laws to make wine available more easily. The defining moment, according to Strum came in the USA in 1991 with the advent of French Paradox on the national TV. The health benefits made people take to wine in a big way. There is no reason whey the Indian government should not encourage wine for the same reason.
But, hopefully soon the importers, stockists, retailers and consumers have also to realize that wine storage too,is a critical factor in our climate. Wines tasted by Adam may not be the wines we may get on your table to enjoy, thanks to the supply chain and our own oversight in not storing it properly.
In the meantime Indian wine producers can keep their chin up and say Cin Cin ( Italians’ way of saying cheers; pronounced as chin-chin!)
Subhash Arora
President, Indian Wine Academy
President, Delhi Wine Club>
About the Author:
Founded Delhi Wine Club five years ago to promote wine culture in India through education by organizing various programmes and training seminars, wine tasting dinners etc.Writing content and managing India's first wine webzine, with India-centric wine news since inception. The Club has organised 105 events in 5 years and has been been voted the best wine club of India by the first-ever survey carried out by Wine Business International, Germany.
Wine passion has taken him to various wine fairs, vineyards and conferences around the world. He has written regularly for a popular daily under, 'Wonderful World of Wine'and a couple of national magazines. An engineer from IIT, Delhi with Master's degrees in Industrial Engineering and Business Administaration from the University of Minnesota, he has been actively promoting wine in India by delivering talks, organizing wine appreciation courses,training waiters and managers,designing wine menus and offering wine consultancy.
He has been a juror for the Vinitaly Wine Competition in 2006. He has been invited to be a speaker at various international forums like Vinitaly, Prowein and Fenavin. He is also the India correspondent of Wine Business Interntional. He is the editor article contributor of delWine, an eNewsletter that goes out to about 6000 people around the world.
He has been also voted 'the Best Wine Journalist' in the Who's Who Survey.
Website Name: Delhi Wine Club
Website URL: www.delhiwineclub.com
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