Grape expectations for India’s wine class

If you love bargain plonk, you’ll be disappointed if you wander into Drops Total Spirits, wine and spirit wallahs of New Bel Road, Bengaluru; in fact you’re unlikely to find much joy anywhere in India, no matter how well you haggle. A bottle of Yellow Tail Shiraz, which sells at Dan Murphy’s for $7, was yesterday on the shelves at Drops for 1425 rupees, a whopping $29.99, while a 750ml bottle of Yalumba Unwooded Chardonnay sells for $38.50 a bottle — it’s available in Australia for $12.99 in a two-litre cask.