Location: Bangalore
State: Karnataka
Founded: 2015
Major shareholders: Soumika Chakraborty; Divya Kiran D’Souza; Fidelis Beverages Ltd
Total area: n/a
Area under vine: n/a
Production: 150,000 litres
Google map: n/a
There
is always something new to discover. On location with my photographer just
outside Bangalore in March 2015, while working on this book, I bumped into a
small group of Indians from whom I learnt that Soumika Chakraborty was touring
vineyards with a very clear mission. She was to create Valle de Indies, a new
brand to be launched by the Fidelis group in the autumn of 2015.
The
grapes are custom crushed at Nectar Vineyards near Bijapur in northern
Karnataka and winemaking is led by Pragyesh Kumar, a graduate in
oenology from the University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Fidelis Beverages Ltd has some
wine boutiques in their portfolio of retail outlets and wishes to complement its
offerings in the Karnataka market with affordable and approachable wines. With
retail prices ranging from Rs 99 to Rs 595, Valle de Indies aims to be the wine
of the masses.
As I write, hope remains that
the samples will arrive in London before this book goes to press.
Silver Collection
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
Economic Collection
Sangria
TOP (the original port)
