The best wines of India

Discover the best wines of India as well as the best winemakers of India and estates of India to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of India and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of India by region

Looking for a good wine of India among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of India. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of India with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of India

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Want to buy a red wine of India cheap or sell a red wine of India at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of India

Red wines from the region of India go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, dad's lamb mouse or fillet of trout with tapenade and goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of India

On the nose the red wine of the region of India. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of plum, leather or raspberry.

The best vintages in red wine of India

  • 0With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 1988With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.42/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.39/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of India

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Zinfandel
  • Tempranillo
  • Sangiovese
  • Viognier

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of India

A wine route planned in the region of India? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of India.

Discovering the wine region of India

India is an emerging wine economy, both in terms of production and consumption, and has the potential to become a major player on the global wine scene. This is because the country has consistently experienced the highest growth in consumption in the world, at around 20-30% per annum between 2002 and 2010. To meet this demand, a significant amount of wine is imported every year, but India also has a set of well-established and evolving domestic wineries. Historically, the introduction of grapes to the Indian subcontinent and the subsequent proliferation of viticulture came from Persia in 500 B.

C. There is no evidence that commercial viticulture existed before the 19th century, when British colonialists supported the establishment of a local source of supply. However, just as the embryonic wine industry was beginning to take shape, it suffered a devastating blow from the outbreak of Phylloxera. Religious and cultural vetoes on Alcohol consumption also proved to be a difficult challenge to the growth of Indian wine after independence from Britain.

This continues to be the case in many parts of the country, where prohibition is enforced through local laws. Despite these obstacles, the Indian wine industry expanded on a large scale in the late 1980s and early 1990s, due to globalization and liberal economic measures, as well as notable initiatives in modern viticulture by producers such as Chateau Indage - India's first commercial winery. The current boom in wine consumption is largely due to the growth of an affluent 'middle class'. Due to its geographical location, India is not an easy place for large-scale viticulture.

Great white wines of India

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of India

White wines from the region of India go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of paella de marisco (seafood paella), lasagna of the sea or tarte tatin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of India

On the nose the white wine of the region of India. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oaky or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach.

The best vintages in white wine of India

  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.42/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of India

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Sangiovese

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of India

A wine route planned in the region of India? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of India.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

Great sparkling wines of India

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of India

Sparkling wines from the region of India go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal tagine with artichokes and lemons, pasta carbonara or duck breast with honey and raspberry vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of India

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of India. often reveals types of flavors of cream, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or butter.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of India

  • 0With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.39/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of India

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Müller-Thurgau

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of India

A wine route planned in the region of India? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of India.

The word of the wine: Lyon pot

A 46 cl bottle with a thick bottom, typical of the Lyon region, especially used to serve Beaujolais wines drawn from the barrel.

Great pink wines of India

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of India

Pink wines from the region of India go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, lamb mouse with figs and grapes or macaroni capra.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of India

On the nose the pink wine of the region of India. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, microbio or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, black fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of India

  • 2018With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of India

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Sangiovese

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of India

A wine route planned in the region of India? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of India.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.

Great sweet wines of India

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of India

Sweet wines from the region of India go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of traditional tunisian couscous, pundu na madesu or express cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of India

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of India. often reveals types of flavors of cream, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of peach, green apple or apricot.

The best vintages in sweet wine of India

  • 0With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of India

  • Chenin Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of India

A wine route planned in the region of India? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of India.

The word of the wine: Cuvée prestige (champagne)

Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.

Great natural sweet wines of India

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of India

Natural sweet wines from the region of India go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, lamb with vermicelli or beef tournedos with boursin.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of India

  • 0With an average score of 2.76/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of India

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Sangiovese
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of India

A wine route planned in the region of India? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of India.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.

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