GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Geneva Festival, which runs until 14 August, is giving Lake Geneva residents and visitors a rare opportunity to sample Indian wines.

The Indian Tourism and Development Corporation’s campaign, “Great Mélange-the Incredible India Journey”  includes the Maharashtra and Karnataka wine regions, with wines from 9 Indian wineries available at the Wines of India stand erected by the Indian Grape Processing Board.

The red, white, rosé and sparkling wines available are from Sula, Four Seasons, York, Mercury, Vintage Wines, Fratelli Vallone, Zampa and Grover cellars.

India’s wines are likely to gain more attention on the world stage with the country recently becoming the 45th member nation in the OIV, the international wine organization whose members are countries, reports the Indian Wine Academy.