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It seems that this is being done in a record time too! The actual date is not yet fixed, but it is to be held over a weekend at the Jayamahal Palace Grounds, adjacent to the Palace around mid November and it is predicted that it should attract a huge crowd, mainly of potential wine drinkers.
Permission for the Festival has been given by Dr. Krishna, Managing Director of the Karnataka Wine Board, who is fully backing this initiative in an effort to promote wine culture and ultimately support the Karnataka grape production and tourism in the State.
The first response from all of the major players in Bangalore, such as Grover, UB Four Seasons and Seagram (Pernod Ricard) has been equally enthusiastic and the general feeling is that nobody involved in wine in Bangalore wants to be left out.
The agenda promises to be quite an all-round wine affair, with workshops dealing with everything wine-related from the production of wine worldwide to grape growing and wine seminars. Visitors will be given the opportunity of tasting wines from not only Indian Wineries but from all over the World, all in a very party-like atmosphere with music and fashion shows. After all that is the fun image one likes to create around wine to encourage more people to discover our noble beverage.
Watch out this space for more details as the programme is finalized.
Maureen Kerleau |