Ciudad Real (Spain), May 6:

With Indians increasingly developing a taste for premium wines, a dozen Indian importers and traders are participating in Fenavin, the Spanish wine fair that opens in this balmy wine haven, 188-km from Madrid in southern Spain tomorrow.

Over a thousand wineries are showcasing their produce and knowledge to connoisseurs and traders from around the world who will be flocking to Fenavin, one of the world’s largest wine fairs and fiesta.

Among the Indian participants are Brindco, Sonarys, Aspri Spirits, Mohan Brothers, High Spirits, Diplomat Impex, World Wine&Spirits, Dhall Foods&Beverages, Delhi Wine Club-Indian Wine Academy and the public sector India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC).

Says Subhash Arora, president of the Delhi Wine Club, “Spanish wines are making lots of noise and efforts to enter India of late. They can offer great value as one has seen already with Torres and Freixenet wines. It is a matter of time that the barrage of value for money wines as well as the top level wines like Pingus, Roda and the mighty Vega Sicilia will capture the consumer palates and purse strings.”

India has been both an importer of wine and also an exporter, a small one though, of premium wine.