Dance to the tunes of Music as you shake a leg during Grape Stomping Session at Soma Vine Village

Grape Stomping or commonly referred to as Stomp Dance at Soma Vine Village was no less than a fabulous Tiny Fest this year! Having guests to attend this stomp dance session that was organized on 24th January 2016 and dancing to the beats of the loud music in our amphitheater, was an activity full of fun!

With the harvest season going on, it is difficult to say NO to the stomping session at the Soma Vine Village! In earlier times, stomping was traditionally practiced as a technique because the human feet have just enough pressure to  break the skin of grapes without breaking the seeds because the broken seeds add to the bitter taste of the wine. However, the stomping activity, in the contemporary world, has a more fun oriented element attached to it. 

“Stomp dance” as we named it, makes it a memorable experience for the visitors and guests to be a part of the stomping session during harvest season at Soma Vine Village.

The Stomp Dance session conducted at the Soma Vine Village on 24th January 2016 saw participation from many guests between 11.30 am – 6.30 pm. Here are some pictures of our guests who made the best of the session and had the time of their lives stomping grapes and shake a leg.

We Plan to organize such exciting, fun-filled Stomp dance sessions in the coming weekends as well, as we believe, limiting the best times to enjoy at Soma Vine Village will be unfair to the ones who could not make it to the Stomp dance Session organized in January.

So, the ones who missed the opportunity on 24th January 2016 must get set for our upcoming Stomping session on 6th & 7th February 2016.  And if you missed it too, mark your presence this time!

Ever tried these different styles of dessert wines?

Dessert Wines! The much loved wines for making desserts!

Dessert wines are just prefect to match up to the awesome tastes of your favourite desserts, but, what when it comes to the people who would not prefer to go ahead with a heavy sweet dish, but, still want a nice treat at the end of the meal? In such cases it becomes important to know about different styles of wines you can try even when you would want to skip the dessert.

So, There are basically 4 different styles of Dessert wines, namely:

1. Late Harvest
2. Noble Rot
3. Ice Wine
4. Dried Grape

The basic concept of late harvest dessert wines lies in leaving the grapes to dry out and increase in sweetness. There are many styles of late harvest wines as well out of which there are several varieties that are often more preferred over the others. Within this category of late harvest style there are several wine making procedures and techniques that contribute in making a wide variety of late harvest wines that result in different tasting wines.

Late Harvest

In this, the basic process is done wherein the grapes are left on the vine and are picked later in the season. Thus, the name is late harvest.

Noble Rot

It is a process in which a special kind of fungus develops on grapes in foggy regions. This fungus results in increase in the sweetness of grapes with notes of saffron, honey and ginger.

Dried Grape

Dried grape wines have numerous different methods and styles and this style is particularly famous in Italy, where the grapes are harvested and dried by laying them on mats in drying rooms before they are processed into wines.

Ice Wine

Ice wines are made with the grapes that are allowed to freeze on the vine and picked and pressed to release only the sugars from the grape, leading the wine to be sweet in taste.

However, given all these styles of dessert wines, the combinations of trying a dessert wine with a dessert are not just limited to desserts, but, due to their remarkable features, the possibilities of the trying dessert wines are endless.

At Soma Vine Village, there are two awesome dessert wines you can give a try namely, Sauvignon Blanc Dessert and Chenin Blanc Dessert that complement a wide variety of desserts, a majority of which you can try with a combination of one of these wines.

 

If you are a wine lover, you must try these different styles of dessert wines for the love of wine.

Here is what a glass of wine a day can do to you!

Wine is a second love for many while some are even married to Wine (not literally though, but you never know) due to the love at first sight! 

Well, this is for all the wine lovers out there!

• Here are a few facts about what happens with a glass of wine a day:
• Those who enjoy 1 or more glasses of wine a day have a better memory than those who don’t.
• According to research, studies reveal that people who drink wine daily have a lower body mass than those who indulge occasionally.
• The risk of ovarian cancer is reduced by as much as 50% in women who drink a glass of wine a day.
• Women who drink 1 or 2 glasses of wine a day are 40% less likely than women who don’t drink to develop TYPE 2 Diabetes.
• In a British study, those who drank roughly a glass of wine a day reduced their risk of infection by bacteria by 11%
• On an average, women who drink moderately seem to have higher bone mass than abstainers.
• Red wine Tannis contain Procyanidins which protect against heart disease.

So, with all these facts, looks like wine, has a lot more to offer to your health other than the taste and the ultimate tasting experience . 

Surely, after reading this you would not want to risk your health.

So, when are you starting with a glass of wine a day?  

What are Boutique Vineyards?

You must have come across a term “boutique vineyard” that is often used in vineyards on your trip to any of the vineyards in Nashik or any other city.

So what exactly does this term refer to? 

Boutique wines, at the most basic level are a term that is used to refer to a small winery and vineyard establishment that provides the public with specialized products and services. Yes, you heard it right! Specialized products and services!  Well, that is how this term can be related to with the Soma Vine Village and vineyard.

Considering the aam janta of India, we've all been to places like these where they're quaint, small, with a nice staff to answer your every need on both food and drinks. However, when compared with the winery behemoths, we can prefer to stick to such attractive and, more unique and heartfelt setting. Yet, what could be the exact definition?

How many cases of wine per year does it count to be considered to fall it into the small category? And is it that larger wineries do not provide the public with specialized products and services? 

 So, what does the word ”boutique” has to do with the wines or the vineyards?

Does the word "boutique" mean that the quality will be superior to that of their lower priced products? Or does it need to be expensive to qualify as specialized?  At present, these boutique wines, have turned out to be the go-to-drinks which are a must haves in the world of wine. 

Understanding the term more widely and having in depth information about the same will give you more clarity of thought about “boutique vineyards”. So, we shall discuss about it in our next post in detail.