Sulafest 2010 promises to be bigger and better than ever before, with an awesome band line-up featuring headlining act Jalebee Cartel – India’s most successful live electronic dance music act. Catch them at Sulafest 2010 before they leave for an extensive tour of Europe this summer!

Spicing up this great musical line-up will be eclectic food stalls, including kebabs and pastas & pizzas freshly made at Sula’s very own vineyard restaurants, to be washed down with a wide array of local and imported wines. SULAFEST 2010 will also feature the ‘Sulafest Bazaar’ – art and craft shops, clothing, eco-friendly gifts, and other food stalls. Other activities on-site will include a live acoustic act, Tarot card reader, relaxing foot massages, jewellery stalls, tattoo and nail artists, a caricature artist, hair braiders, stand-up comedian, and more!

Tickets available at: www.bookmyshow.com Mumbai : Sante, Rhythm House, Little Italy (Juhu), Godrej Nature’s Basket, Mocha, The Bagel Shop (Bandra), Haiko Pune : Little Italy, Mocha Nashik : Sula Vineyards, Café Express, Foodmart, Planet M For more info dial :+91 9004608547/ 022 67211900

Unlike its European counterpart, Intervitis Interfructa, covers development in the fruit and fruit juice industry. Intervitis India 2009 will be a specialised wine technology fair that is aimed at transferring the knowledge of viticulture, machinery and quality improvement within the wine fraternity of India.

Ratna Beratung is the official Indian representative of Intervitis Interfructa, Stuttgart. The upcoming trade fair will witness technical seminars by wine academicians and experts from Germany. The event will feature Indian speakers, who will shed light on the Indian wine scenario and the emerging trends. The organisers plan to address media personnel with regards to the Intervitis Interfructa 2010 and a few other developments on this front.

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The third biennial edition of India Wine Show 2009 taking place in Nashik from 26-30 November aims  to provide a business platform to the grape growers and wine producers from India and overseas as well as wine lovers who wish to learn more  about winemaking, with tasting and vineyard visits thrown in as an added attraction.

The show emphasizes on the technical know how to the processing, packaging, actual marketing of the product in the domestic and foreign market , with an opportunity to network with the international dealers, and generate business, says the Show’s website

There are a number of conferences to be held over two days (27-28 Nov.) and which will be addressed by the industry experts, leading exporters / importers, dignitaries and the professionals. The speakers will highlight on the various aspects of the agriculture industry and the wine industry. The discussions will throw light on the subjects like marketing strategies, business developments and growth in the Indian wine industry and spirit market. Seminars will deliberate on the topics ranging from viticulture to export opportunities.

There will be a Panel Discussion on the benefits of wine, new trends in wine making procedures, development steps and marketing strategies. The discussion will also encompass the growth and fate of the Indian wine industry. It will also include a technical session where the producers and technical people will share their wine industry vision with the participants.

Buyer Seller Meet is the highlight at Krishi 2009 which was first organised in 1996 and has completed 5 editions- apparently it has been now merged with the Wine Show. The organisers hope it will promote the market linkages between the Indian and foreign buyers and the local producers directly. This would give the producers in the food processing industry a direct access to the global market at the best prices.

The Show is organised by Media Exhibitors in conjunction with Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture.

or more details and registration/invitation visit their website, www.indiawineshow.com

Kore said that the government was also looking at joint ventures across the globe to offer degrees to students, who take up courses. Maharashtra makes around 1.42 Crore litres of wine. However, the per capita consumption is negligible as compared to 60-80 litres of wine per year in France, Italy and Australia. Some concerns that the wine industry noted at the international meet on grapes and wines were low domestic consumption, virus attack of leaf roll, rugose and global warming, that is destroying grape crops. The state government will also set up a Horticulture Board to boost productivity of horticulture products.