White Wine In India

There are several small wineries in Italy, who have earned a name in the wonderful world of wine for high quality, even though they may not make millions made by the big brand producers selling volumes. Subhash Arora cites the example of Fuligni, a boutique Montalcino winery and compares it with Vintage Wines of Nashik, both proud producers of quality wine, even though the quantity is small.

Maria Fuligni , (she could pass as one of the pleasant middle class women in India) who did not speak a word of anything but Italian, had proudly taken us down to the cellar in the basement and had us taste several wines, including a couple of vintages that were still maturing in barrels, including the 2006; Brunello has to be aged for a total of over 48 months in barrels and bottles- the 2006 was legally allowed to be sold only on January 1, 2011. Similarly the latest 2010 vintage may be sold only on or after 1 January, 2015.

The winery made less than 2000 cases of Brunello di Montalcino 2006. But anyone with knowledge of high quality wines from Montalcino would advise you to go and taste their wines because of the superlative quality (I checked up my rating sheet after I decided to write this feature- I had awarded 4.5/5 for a very well balanced, long and perfumed wine that would age for years, my notes read).

Vintage Wines which I visited last month. Driving about 40 kms from Nashik towards Aurangabad, near a town of Niphad is a small village Kundewadi where this winery is located. The winery is owned by the father and family of son-of-the-soil Yatin Patil. They have been producing since 2005, small quantity of wines with mystical sounding Reveilo labels most of which are high quality wines made from the grapes from there own vineyards. The winery has not yet breached the boutique status due to its low production levels.

Vintage Wines: Fine Wine Banao-World - Indian Wine Academy