Bishan Kumar As sparkling wine is catching the fancy of wine lovers the world over, it is expected that the global sparkling wine consumption will continue its rise. Wine experts believe that by 2019, the consumption of sparkling wine worldwide Read More
“Demand for Indian Sparkling Wines is Nothing Short of Explosive”
Kapil Sekhri, Director, Fratelli Wines Sparkling wine consumption in India is still in its formative stages, but it is only a matter of time till the domestic brands go head to head with international brands, if not surpass them, says Read More
“Consumer education is the key to higher sparkling wine sales”
Madhulika Bhattacharya, Chief Consumer, La Cave Educating the customer is the key to the growth of the sparkling wine market, according to Madhulika Bhattacharya, the creator of the fine wine boutique, La Cave, which stocks 310 labels at the Read More
“All sparkling wines compete against each other, but mostly, pricing wins!”
Vishal Kadakia, Proprietor, Wine Park Champagne has a great brand image around the world, but because of its high cost in India, its sales are quite low, explains Vishal Kadakia, Proprietor, Wine Park, whose company deals in sparkling wines across Read More
“Quality and variety of imported sparkling wines has taken people by surprise”- Sandeep Singh, Director of Food & Beverages, Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel, New Delhi
Wine consumption in our restaurants and bars is increasing at 15-20 percent annually , but champagne and other sparkling wines account for just 10 per cent of the sales, says Sandeep Singh, Director of Food & Beverages, Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel, Read More
“Investment in consumer education will pay off in the future”- Sumit Sehgal, Director, Prestige Wines and Spirits
With Taittinger, one of the world’s most celebrated champagne brands presiding over his sparkling wine portfolio, and with a supporting cast of a prosecco each from Piccini, which is otherwise famous for its Chianti Classico, and the Australian producer, De Read More
“We must break the stereotype that sparkling wines are only for celebrations”
Sophia Sinha, Senior Marketing Manager, Moët Hennessy India It has been an exciting two years for Sophia Sinha, Senior Marketing Manager, Moët Hennessy India. Having been with the sparkling wine brand Chandon from the beginning of its journey, she says Read More
“We must promote sparkling wines with the same passion as we promote other alcohol categories”
Debjit Dasgupta, Country Manager, Ace BeverageZ Pvt. Ltd. As the Indian custodian of Drappier, one of the top five champagnes of the world, which is also 100 per cent organic (even its label is bio-degradable), Debjit Dasgupta, Country Manager, Ace Read More
“We believe we offer very high quality at a very good value” Sumedh Singh Mandla, CEO, Grover Zampa Vineyards
The sparkling wine segment is finding better acceptance and the volume of sales is growing. To capitalise on this trend, informs Sumedh Singh Mandla, CEO, Grover Zampa Vineyards, “we have doubled our capacity for sparkling wine and started producing it Read More
“Pricing sparkling wines sensitively makes a difference to their sales”
Harleen Singh Rawal, Director, Food & Beverage, Le Meridien Gurgaon Food and Beverage professionals must realise that champagne and sparkling wines can never be cash cows on a wine list, so pricing them sensitively on the volume module will Read More