Our Orchards heritage

ABOUT SAM’S WINE

- Our Story -

Founded in 2023, Sam Wine is a privately held winery based in Nashik, Maharashtra — India’s renowned wine region. We craft residue-free fruit and flower wines, blending sustainable farming practices with meticulous winemaking techniques. Every bottle reflects our commitment to quality, authenticity, and innovation, offering a taste experience unlike any grape-based wine in the region.

Karl Watson

Owner

Founder
Rich in History

Where This Really Comes From

This family has been in the ground since 1996, literally. We built Sam Agri from a single idea: that India grows some of the most extraordinary fruit in the world, and all it needs is someone willing to treat it with the respect it deserves.

We became pioneers in exporting fresh pomegranate arils when nobody else thought it was possible. We were the first to send fresh figs from India to international markets. We built processing facilities in Nashik, Bengaluru, and across South India. We earned the kind of certifications, ISO, BRC, US FDA, Global GAP, Fairtrade, that mean someone in Switzerland trusts our fruit enough to put it in their child's lunchbox. That trust took 25 years to build. It is the foundation Sam Wines stands on.

Robert Chen

Orchards Director

At Sam's Wine, [Name] leads the vision behind our Orchardss and wine quality. With a deep understanding of grape varietals and site expression, he ensures that every Orchards block contributes character, balance, and elegance to our wines.

Why 2023?

Because by then, we had everything we needed and no good reason to wait any longer.

We had the farms. We had the knowledge. We had the fruit. What we did not have was someone making wine from it in a way that honoured where it came from. So we became that someone.

Sam Wines is not a side project or a passion hobby. It is the natural next chapter of everything Sam Agri has built, just pointed inward, toward the people right here at home.

Family heritage
Our Orchards landscape

What We Actually Believe

India does not need to keep borrowing Europe's wine story. We have our own. It lives in the pomegranate orchards outside Nashik. It lives in the Mahua trees that bloom for just a few weeks a year. It lives in the Jamun that stained every one of our childhoods purple.

Hand harvesting

Hand Harvesting

At Sam’s Wine, hand harvesting is more than a method — it is a commitment to quality. Each fruit is carefully picked at peak maturity to protect its natural flavors, aromas, and nutritional integrity. This gentle approach minimizes damage to the fruit, ensuring only healthy, residue-free produce moves forward into fermentation.

By harvesting by hand, we maintain complete control over selection, allowing us to highlight the true character of Pomegranate and Jamun. This attention to detail at the Orchards and orchard level lays the foundation for wines that are vibrant, balanced, and expressive of India’s finest fruit terroir.

Small batch production

Small Batch Production

At Sam's Wine, we believe that exceptional wines are born from focus and care. Our small batch approach allows each wine to receive individual attention at every stage of the winemaking process, from fermentation to aging.

This method enables us to work closely with locally sourced fruits, carefully monitoring temperature, fermentation pace, and flavor development to bring out the true essence of Pomegranate and Jamun. Each batch is evaluated independently to ensure balance, purity, and consistency in every bottle. By limiting production volumes, Sam’s Wine preserves craftsmanship over mass production. The result is a range of residue-free fruit wines that reflect authenticity, precision, and the distinctive character of Nashik’s terroir.

Aging process

Patient Aging

During the aging process, our wines rest in French oak barrels, where time gently refines their texture and aroma. The oak imparts subtle notes of spice, warmth, and depth, enhancing the natural fruit character without overpowering it.

This slow, patient maturation allows flavors to integrate harmoniously, creating wines that are smooth, well-structured, and expressive. At Sam’s Wine, we believe that allowing wine to evolve at its own pace results in a more balanced and memorable tasting experience.

Meet The Collection

Our Philosophy

Patience

Great wines are never rushed. We allow time and nature to shape each vintage, trusting the process from vine to bottle.

Authenticity

Every Sam's Wine wine is a true expression of our Orchards and our family’s vision, capturing character, balance, and a sense of place.

Respect

We honor the land, the vine, and the traditions passed through generations, preserving their integrity in everything we create.

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