What better way
to bring in the holiday season than an evening of fine wine and conversation?
Pause Wines, the niche and premium Indian wine maker, hosted an elegant evening
at Hotel Ramee Guestline in Juhu to welcome the festive season with its classic
range of wines. Wine experts, influencers and wine enthusiasts came together to
enjoy Pause wines’ exquisite range. Actors Shreyas Talpade and Aniket
Vishwasrao graced the occasion to make the merriment even livelier, while wine
sommelier Ajit Balgi enlightened everybody on the intricacies of wine drinking
and food pairing. The audience also participated in a wine cocktail making
competition, where they enjoyed some unique concoctions through the evening.
Pause Wines is a company nurturing, cultivating and offering premium wines.
The evening was
held to make wine lovers experience different type of wines by Pause. Chairman
and Managing Director of Pause Wines, Mr. Rajesh Patil marked the beginning of
the evening by opening a bottle of Shiraz in the presence of film stars Shreyas
Talpade and Aniket Vishwasrao and raising a toast to good times along with the guests
at the event. As wine glasses clang together, ‘cheers’ unanimously echoed all
across the venue.
The evening
witnessed a fascinating talk by Ajit Balgi, one of the leading wine
professionals, on how to pair wine with Indian cuisine. While most people
associate wine with European cuisines, Balgi stressed how wine can be enjoyed
in harmony with the Indian spices and flavours as well. By now the guests were
in a celebration mode and gelled over a round of cocktails and a wine cooler
competition.
Through the
evening, the attendees swirled and sipped through the enviable portfolio of
Pause Wines. This included reds like Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Merlot and
its award winning Shiraz, whites like Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc, as well
as a Rosé – Pause Ruby Red, all which are currently available in Maharashtra,
Goa and Karnataka.
As part of the
evening, Mr. Patil announced how the company aims to expand to other
territories like Delhi, Rajasthan, UP, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu and Andhra
Pradesh by next year, and how a sparkling wine offering is underway as well.
Another exciting announcement made by Mr. Patil was that the Pause vineyards
would soon be open for wine tours. Spread over 100 acres of rich farmland near
Dindori, Nashik, it has a 60,000 litres production capacity with a
state-of-the-art processing setup imported from Italy and exemplary in-house
Vignerons and Sommeliers on hand.
Talking about
the growing wine culture in India, Mr. Rajesh Patil, Chairman and Managing
Director, Pause Wines, said, “While wine is increasingly becoming popular, it
is yet to become an integral part of Indian people’s regular lives. While
countries like France have a consumption of 3-5 litres per person, India stands
at a mere 0.2 mm per person. However, the aspirational middle class are setting
in motion a routine shift in wine consumption ratio and drinking habits. Pause
Wines aims to propel that growing trend of acceptance, and make it more
accessible to the diverse populations of India. With the industry all set for
an upswing in 2015, we are all set to give Indian wine enthusiasts an authentic
taste and world-class experience of wine.”
Says Actor
Shreyas Talpade, “I have always known that wine is good for health in many
ways. The good thing I like about Pause Wines is that it caters to Indian
palette and that it focuses on wine and Indian food. Would like to thank Pause
Wines for making me part of the celebrations”
For wine lovers
in Mumbai, sipping the classic award winning wines from Pause along with
Bollywood stars and wines experts at this elite wine tasting evening turned out
to be a memorable Friday evening and inspired their holiday spirit to the
fullest.
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