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Rising incomes and easier regulations mean a chicken tikka is now more likely to be washed down with a glass of local red, prompting a rush of local entrepreneurs and foreign firms to tap both the domestic market and global.

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"After a 15-year struggle to turn Indian consumers on to the grape, Kapil Grover feels vindicated by a recent issue of 'Decanter' magazine, which named his 'La Reserve' as the best red among New World wines. "It has put Indian wine on the world map," said Grover, whose father first planted imported French grape varieties in 1988 on 20 acres (8 ha) at the foot of the Nandi Hills north of Bangalore. Funded by other family businesses for years, Grover Vineyards has expanded 10-fold and now sells a range of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Clairette and Sauvignon Blanc wines.