With a commanding view of the Mukni dam, the vineyard is located on a picturesque hill of gentle slopes of red laterite and occasional fragments of basalt rock rich in iron.

It would be the first vineyards in India to be planted on slopes, which has a great appreciation world over for the berries they produce are full of rich colour, taste and aromas.

The winery is an architectural wonder as it sits atop the vineyards. Its location is advantageous for the productive use of the multilevel gravity flow system. The winery's unique design meets three requirements. Since it is dug into the mountain, it complies with the gravity flow design, its subterranean chambers ensure balanced humidity and temperature and it creates low environmental impact.

In addition, the special design of the winery gives us tremendous flexibility in making our wines. We are capable to treat every wine grape in its individual capacity as per its inherent qualities and develop a style of wines that is uniquely Indus. The current production capacity is 150,000 litres, which will be doubled as per the sales projections of Prashant Kotwal, Manager, marketing and sales.

Image: Indus' multi-level gravity flow winery under construction and (inset) Abhijit Kabir