Our Vineyards
Ofte stillede spørgsmål om indiske vine.
Er det ikke for varmt i Indien til at lave vin?
Indien er varmt. Men Indien har også et subtropisk klima. Så man kan dyrke druer to gange om året.
Indiske vinmarker høster druer om vinteren. Og vinmarkerne ligger i bjergene, hvor de om vinteren om natten får et passende klima til at dyrke druer og lave vin.
Hvor i Indien laver man vin?
Nashik (Maharashtra): Nashik er bredt anerkendt som “Indiens vinhovedstad” og producerer næsten 70-80% af Indiens samlede vinproduktion. Dens høje beliggenhed (610-730 meter) og vulkanske jord giver ideelle betingelser for druesorter som Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Shiraz og Cabernet Sauvignon.
Nandi Hills (Karnataka): Denne region, der ligger i nærheden af Bengaluru, er kendt for produktion af førsteklasses vin på grund af sit køligere klima og granitrige jord. Den er hjemsted for nogle af Indiens ældste og mest prestigefyldte vingårde.
Hvor længe har Indien produceret vin
Grover Vineyard er den ældste i Indien og har produceret vine siden 1980’erne.
Hvilke Indisk Vine passer godt til indisk mad.
Generelt passer hvidvine og mousserende vine rigtig godt til indisk mad. Sødere vine hjælper med at balancere stærkheden i ekstremt krydret mad.
Indiske vinmarker, vi importerer vine fra.
Sula Estates in Nashik is located approx 700 meters above sea level, to the north of Mumbai, in The Western Ghats mountains, giving a climate similar to South Africa.
Nashik is India’s largest grape-growing region, but had traditionally never been used to grow wine grapes. Wondering why, an enterprising, Stanford-trained engineer named Rajeev Samant quit his hi-tech Silicon Valley job in 1993 to do some investigating.
A little research quickly showed that the Nashik climate was not only perfect for wine grapes, but was also on par with wine growing regions in Spain, California, and Australia.
His determination doubled and Rajeev returned to California in search of a winemaker. In Sonoma County he found Kerry Damskey, an eminent Californian winemaker, who enthusiastically agreed to help start a winery on Rajeev’s 30 acre family estate.
As the sun set on a warm afternoon in 2006, the seeds of a new dream bloomed to life – Fratelli. Brought together by love and driven forward by passion, Fratelli is symbolic of a vision manifested by three families who aspired to tell stories through the art of winemaking.
Crowned Fratelli, which means ‘brothers’ in Italian, the collaboration was birthed as the Secci brothers from Italy joined hands with the Sekhri and Mohite-Patil brothers from India.
Committed to bringing new life to wine culture through a blend of Indian terroir and Italian craft, Fratelli’s vineyards have become the birthplace of award winning varietals.
Under the guiding hand of Piero Masi, a master winemaker from Tuscany, the estate has been developing an eclectic and select range of wines since 2007. The house of Fratelli continues to thrive, forging bonds through every glass of exquisite wine, turning friends into family.
Our founder late Mr Kapil Sekhri left for heavenly abode in October 2020. He was a champion in shaping the name Fratelli to be synonymous with premium Indian wines. His dreams now lives in our hearts and we are committed to making them come true
Kanwal Grover, as a businessman, dealt in high technological equipment, space program, defence production and machine tools. His company imported products directly and only from France. With each visit to France, his taste for fine wines grew and he was hooked to the great French gastronomy.
His passion for great wines was born.
The passion kept growing while he worked abroad in the early 1960s. His initial aim was to attract more French engineers to India and making quality wines was a sure way to make them stay here.
On one of his trips to France in the early 1970s, he visited some wineries. The process and the beauty of winemaking convinced him to transform his passion into a life time dedication. His dream of Grover Vineyards was incepted in this passion
To realise his dream of creating premium vineyards in India, Grover met George Vesselle, the then Technical Director of Champagne Mumm Vineyard. During their first dinner, they realised that they were born on the same day of the same year – 1925. To celebrate this, Georges Vesselle opened a bottle of Bouzy Rouge 1925 from his private cellar.
The unique friendship made Vesselle accept the challenge of growing French grape varieties in India. They were the pioneers of winemaking in India, exploring the country to find the most appropriate region to grow French grape varieties.
When Georges Vesselle retired, Kanwal Grover looked for a new expert. While travelling in Bordeaux in 1994, he went to Cos d’Estournel, the famous Grand Cru, and met Bruno Prat, who introduced him to Michel Rolland, world’s most influential enologist. It was not easy to convince Rolland, who was already busy working with Argentinean and Chilean wineries. He thought Kanwal Grover, at the age of 60, was crazy to take the challenge to make wine in India. But Kanwal Grover’s genuine nature and passion struck a chord and Rolland accepted to come to India and see the vineyard.
Sula Vineyards
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Sula Estates in Nashik is located approx 700 meters above sea level, to the north of Mumbai, in The Western Ghats mountains, giving a climate similar to South Africa.
Nashik is India’s largest grape-growing region, but had traditionally never been used to grow wine grapes. Wondering why, an enterprising, Stanford-trained engineer named Rajeev Samant quit his hi-tech Silicon Valley job in 1993 to do some investigating.
A little research quickly showed that the Nashik climate was not only perfect for wine grapes, but was also on par with wine growing regions in Spain, California, and Australia.
His determination doubled and Rajeev returned to California in search of a winemaker. In Sonoma County he found Kerry Damskey, an eminent Californian winemaker, who enthusiastically agreed to help start a winery on Rajeev’s 30 acre family estate.
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Fratelli Vineyards
As the sun set on a warm afternoon in 2006, the seeds of a new dream bloomed to life – Fratelli. Brought together by love and driven forward by passion, Fratelli is symbolic of a vision manifested by three families who aspired to tell stories through the art of winemaking.
Crowned Fratelli, which means ‘brothers’ in Italian, the collaboration was birthed as the Secci brothers from Italy joined hands with the Sekhri and Mohite-Patil brothers from India.
Committed to bringing new life to wine culture through a blend of Indian terroir and Italian craft, Fratelli’s vineyards have become the birthplace of award winning varietals.
Under the guiding hand of Piero Masi, a master winemaker from Tuscany, the estate has been developing an eclectic and select range of wines since 2007. The house of Fratelli continues to thrive, forging bonds through every glass of exquisite wine, turning friends into family.
Our founder late Mr Kapil Sekhri left for heavenly abode in October 2020. He was a champion in shaping the name Fratelli to be synonymous with premium Indian wines. His dreams now lives in our hearts and we are committed to making them come true
Grover Zampa Vineyards
Kanwal Grover, as a businessman, dealt in high technological equipment, space program, defence production and machine tools. His company imported products directly and only from France. With each visit to France, his taste for fine wines grew and he was hooked to the great French gastronomy.
His passion for great wines was born.
The passion kept growing while he worked abroad in the early 1960s. His initial aim was to attract more French engineers to India and making quality wines was a sure way to make them stay here.
On one of his trips to France in the early 1970s, he visited some wineries. The process and the beauty of winemaking convinced him to transform his passion into a life time dedication. His dream of Grover Vineyards was incepted in this passion
To realise his dream of creating premium vineyards in India, Grover met George Vesselle, the then Technical Director of Champagne Mumm Vineyard. During their first dinner, they realised that they were born on the same day of the same year – 1925. To celebrate this, Georges Vesselle opened a bottle of Bouzy Rouge 1925 from his private cellar.
The unique friendship made Vesselle accept the challenge of growing French grape varieties in India. They were the pioneers of winemaking in India, exploring the country to find the most appropriate region to grow French grape varieties.
When Georges Vesselle retired, Kanwal Grover looked for a new expert. While travelling in Bordeaux in 1994, he went to Cos d’Estournel, the famous Grand Cru, and met Bruno Prat, who introduced him to Michel Rolland, world’s most influential enologist. It was not easy to convince Rolland, who was already busy working with Argentinean and Chilean wineries. He thought Kanwal Grover, at the age of 60, was crazy to take the challenge to make wine in India. But Kanwal Grover’s genuine nature and passion struck a chord and Rolland accepted to come to India and see the vineyard.