Pune Wine Tasting Festival To Kick Off!

The Pune Wine Tasting Festival reaches its 6th year in 2012. And we must say that this wine tasting festival is gathering quite a bit of fame. Why not, it is one of its kind wine festival in India. This festival will span out on the weekend of 15th and 16th December. The festival is taking place at Koregoan Park in Pune.

Wine tasting is a popular hobby among the Europeans. But in India, it has not garnered much support. This is primarily because we presume wine to be expensive. Thus it is a thing for the rich who have a pampered lifestyle.

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But things are slowly changing. The great Indian middle class has started taking interest in wines ever since it was indigenously produced. The Pune to Nashik region is called the wine belt of India. There are several vineyards in this belt that grow grapes for making delicious wines. These vineyards give us some affordable varieties of wine.

The Pune Wine Tasting festival will showcase these indigenous wines and also some premium imported ones. Here are some exclusive things that you can look forward to in the Pune Wine Tasting Festival 2012.

Wine Tasting: First and foremost, you get to taste 10 types of wines of your choice. This is complimentary with the passes for the Pune Wine Tasting Festival. This includes both Indian and imported wines.

Cheesy: The French are the leaders in wines and they never have good wine without delectable varieties cheese. You get to taste orgonzola, Gruyere, Smoked Edam flown in from La
Ferme, Auroville etc. You also get Indian order of the Benedictine Monks, Bangalore and Kodai Dairy, Kodaikanal.

Not Just Wine And Cheese: Apart from the wine and cheese, you get to gorge on some of the gourmet delicacies prepared by the best eateries in Pune.

Dance & Drama: After getting intoxicated by the wine, you can participate in some of the lively dance workshops that are being organised in this festival.

Wine Making: Tasting the wines is a delicious experience, but making it yourself is priceless. You can kick off your footwear and jump into the huge vats to stomp the grapes with your feet. These grape will be used to prepare wine.

So with all these activities to lure you, will you be there at the Pune Wine Tasting Festival?

Story first published: Monday, December 10, 2012, 19:03 [IST]
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