Tropical vineyards put India on the wine map
In India, innovative producers have adopted a range of approaches to develop the wine industry. Rajeev Samant, the founder of India's Sula Vineyards, remembers that when he started in 1997, no one knew what wine was.
There are 110 wineries in India. Rajeev Samant started Sula Vineyards in 1997. He had to get a government licence and to gain the attention of consumers. The climate is tropical and the temperature can easily reach 40C. Sula has 1,000 staff and annual sales of about 5 billion rupees. It has just launched its first share sale. It plans to sell shares on the stock market for the first time later this year. India's third-biggest winemaker is the result of an international collaboration. In 2006, the Secci brothers from Italy joined forces with the Mohite Patil brothers (Arjun and Ranjit) from Maharashtra and Sekhri brothers of Delhi.
