Over the years the customs are changing, so is the drinking culture of India is changing. If there is anything that’s classy to drink in a dinner party along with the whole family and friends and to which our mothers will give a small nod that will be the Wine. And saying this I know we are not a country yet where we can drink along with our parents all the time especially along all the red line and regulations. But I have to say things are changing around our kitchen and dinner tables.
Even though India is still considered to be a whisky and rum drinking country, wine is changing the scenario around. India is an emerging country for it. Between 2010 and 2015, we have seen a double-digit rapid compound annual growth rate of 14%. And it is all due to the rapid urbanization, changing lifestyles, rising disposable income and being the world’s youngest population has contributed towards it. Wine is considerably is the newest addition to the market, there are almost 65 wineries are there in the country. India has 123,000 acres of land devoted as vineyards, out of which only 1% is for wine making, which are divided into three units: Chateau Indage Limited, Pune, Grover Vineyards Limited, Bangalore, Sula Wine yards, Nasik.
Major cities such as Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, and Bangalore are the most demanded wine centers in the country. It has been recorded that in per capita basis a person consumes about a teaspoon of wine per year.
Wine has a long presence in the history of the world, it was praised by the poet, priest, historian, artist and almost people from all walks of life. The earliest culture of wine production predates in the year of 4100 B.C. somewhere in Armenia. Even though there are no records on written or modern archeology details of first wine grapevines. It was wine which was more appreciated to have along with dinner rather than water as it been unreliable. And then it just got more refine with passing years.
We all know that wine is made out of Grapes but this are not the table grapes. These have seed on it, which are sweeter, small in size and also have thicker skin than the others. But technically wine can be made out of fruits such as apple, plum, and cranberries. Along with the main ingredient there are other components which are equally important such as potassium sorbate and potassium metabisulfite, calcium carbonate, sulfur dioxide, sugar, yeast and water.
The whole process of winemaking takes a year round to get into that bottle of it. And maybe that’s why we always tend to connect the word Vintage with wine; ‘Vint’ which means winemaking and ‘Age’ denotes the year it was made. So now whenever you see a vintage label on wine bottle, it signifies the year that the grapes were picked and was made into wine.
In India the wine category is basically divided into 3 types, which are known as premium wines (or still wines) which are again divided into red and white wines. Then there is sparkling wine, in which the market is dominated with white wines mostly. Champagne can be another choice in this type. One more type of wine available in the market is the fortified wines, which are not yet made or regarded as quality wines. There is one more that has recently entered the market and that is rosé wine, this are one of the oldest form of wine
Recently wine has been more popular due to it health benefits as well, it has been said and proved that a glass or two of wine is better than not having it all. Why? Due to the presence of anti-oxidant in red wine, it lowers the incidence of cardiac diseases, type 2 diabetes. But then again it all depends on the small consumption of wine. It is also been said that dry red wine is better than the sweeter versions, so is the red wine with low alcohol concentration are beneficial to our health. On more fact about wine is that, we have always been said that the older the wine, the better it will be, but if we are looking in the health benefits than it has been suggested that the young wines are more healthy than the old red ones. It is basically due to the high concentration of tannin on it.
The trick to figuring out what you like, though, is trying a sampling of some of the more popular styles out there. So next time when your friends are over your place, or there is a family gathering and you need something to drink along with a slice of pizza or the yummy chicken tandoori that you have made, there is a wide range of wine that you can choose from and what is more amazing if we deliver to your doorsteps. Order it and taste it without moving out at all, well I’m not counting your moving fingers on our app or website page, download darudelivery app available on Google Play store and IOS app store or click to www.darudelivery.com, Available in Bangalore, India.
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