Most producers have put off plans to make capital investments in their wineries, and implemented cost-reduction measures to conserve cash.

Indian wines are getting better all the time, says Alok Chandra.

Diageo, the largest alcoholic beverage company in the world, estimates that the loss ending June 2020 would be between $300 million and $420 million.

Wine is the only beverage that continues to change after bottling, and which after 20 or even 50 years can surprise, amaze and delight, says Alok Chandra.

There are six kinds of wine drinkers, reveals Alok Chandra.

While all champagnes are sparkling wines, not all sparkling wines are champagnes!, says Alok Chandra.

'Wine bars there are, in plenty, in Karnataka,' notes Alok Chandra.

Indian wines are getting better all the time, says Alok Chandra.

'Wine is an indicator of the quality of life,' says Alok Chandra.

It's time to eat, drink and be merry.

The same wine tastes different in different glasses, with the aromas and flavours really coming into their own in the right glass, says wine connoisseur Alok Chandra.

If we don't want small Indian wineries to disappear, it's worth supporting them by buying and drinking their wines, says Alok Chandra.

Hopefully, all's well that ends well, and business should get back to normal soon, says Alok Chandra.

Life is too short to drink bad wine!

'I'd rather be just a plain wine lover, an enthusiast, or even an aficionado -- one who likes his wines, but not to the point of being a bore or, even worse, a snob,' says Alok Chandra.

Raise a toast to good health with wine. But this time let's go for the Indian ones.

How about topping your meal with a sweet wine? Here is a beginner's guide to dessert wines.