India's 'Napa Valley' draws city tourists to wine
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Indian visitors stroll past vineyards at the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A volunteer speaks to a group of Indian visitors during their day trip to the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A group of Indian visitors poses for a picture in front of wine barrels during their day trip to the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Indian visitors attend a wine tasting session during their day trip to the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
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An Indian visitor takes a picture of her wine glass during a day trip to the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Indian visitors enjoy wine at the lounge bar at the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian visitors stroll past vineyards at the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
A volunteer speaks to a group of Indian visitors during their day trip to the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
A group of Indian visitors poses for a picture in front of wine barrels during their day trip to the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian visitors attend a wine tasting session during their day trip to the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
An Indian visitor takes a picture of her wine glass during a day trip to the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian visitors enjoy wine at the lounge bar at the Sula Vineyard in Nashik, around 166km from Mumbai. Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine. -- PHOTO: AFP
NASHIK, India (AFP) - In the bar overlooking the twisting vines in India's answer to Napa Valley, a group of friends from Mumbai enjoy a weekend getaway - and a chance to brush up on their new wine-drinking hobby.
"I've been teetotal all my life, but quite recently I started to drink wine. It's a growing trend," said 30-year-old housewife Jol Kapadia, sipping on a glass of Chenin Blanc at Sula Vineyards.
The winery is based in the fertile western district of Nashik, India's grape-growing capital and a three-hour drive through the mountains from the teeming metropolis of Mumbai.
Boasting India's first vineyard resort, billed as an "antidote for stressed out city folk," Sula is luring crowds of urban middle-class tourists who are eager to learn more about wine.
