Tushar Pawar – Business Standard, Mumbai / Nashik, April 2010,
Nashik-based Sula Vineyards, a major wine producer and a leading wine importer, has now added another international wine brand from French company ‘Rémy Cointreau’ to its portfolio.
“Rémy Cointreau Group, a global leader in premium wines & spirits, has appointed Sula Vineyards as its Distributor (for India) to import and distribute its wine and spirits portfolio in India. With a strong sales & distribution network across India, Sula will be instrumental in distributing the core brands of Remy Cointreau in 5-star hotels, premium on-trade, and off-trade outlets,” the company sources told Business Standard.
Remy Cointreau’s portfolio includes prestigious brands like Louis XIII, Rémy Martin, Cointreau and Piper-Heidsieck Champagne.
Along with wine producing, Sula Vineyards also offers good and solid wines from the world’s top producers at affordable prices under its import arm- ‘Sula Selections.’
Its portfolio includes Australia’s Hardys, France’s Maison Pierre, Argentina’s Trapiche, New Zealand’s Kim Crawford Wines, South Africa’s The African Horizon, Portugal’s Sogrape Vinhos, Italy’s Ruffino and Japan’s Asahi Super Dry.
Sula Vineyards is one of the major grape-wine producing companies in the country as it has 40 per cent market share.
The company has four wineries in and around Nashik, with a combined capacity of 5 million litres. The company has total 23 brands.