Soul Tree Wines are proud winners of the Most Promising New Business 2012 category announced during the glittering Annual Dinner & Awards night of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group 2012 on the 25th of April 2012. A big thank you to the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce for recognising our efforts and vision of putting Indian wine on the map.
It was a brilliant night, made even better by our winning the award towards the end. Congratulations and good luck to all the 32 other businesses that were up for the various awards, but especially to the other nominees for the Most Promising New Business award. These were Aceon Battery Solar Technology Limited, Aristi Limited, Guykat Solutions, and Pure Destinations.
The three of us had already enjoyed drinking through the evening by the time we got on stage to accept the award (in fact I remember saying a few words, but don’t remember a word of what I said!), and after the event just carried on with the drinks on Broad Street. Not the best decision, I’m afraid, if the next morning was anything to go by.
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By Alok
– April 29, 2012
We are pleased to announce that Gorvinder, pictured here, is the latest addition to Team Soul Tree. As Regional Manager for West Midlands Gorvinder makes Indian wine accessible to restaurants, and through the restaurants, to consumers across the Greater Birmingham area.
Gorvinder shares our passion of introducing Indian wine to the world, and of being a part of the effort in putting Indian wine firmly on the map. He has a weakness for football (the first in the team) and for wines, beers, and spirits (where he currently qualifies as an ‘also ran’ – though the competition within the team is intense).
Nothing works better than an awesome team, and we look forward to working with him.
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By Alok
– March 7, 2012
Soul Tree have teamed up with Connolly’s Wine Merchants to bring Indian wine to the West Midlands. Connolly’s, Birmingham’s City Centre’s only Independent Wine Merchants, have been family owned and run since 1976 and provide a personal, flexible and comprehensive service to all their customers. Soul Tree wines are the latest feather in their cap, and Connolly’s the latest feather in Soul Tree’s cap!
Since the wines were launched in the end of 2010 Soul Tree have established a notable presence around the South East of England and with Connolly’s are now firmly on the way to making the Indian wines available to thousands of lovers of wine and of the Indian cuisine in and around Birmingham. In February this year Soul Tree had entered the South West of England with the appointment of Gordano Wines as their distributor in the region.
In addition to making Soul Tree available to restaurants, bars, and pubs in the region Connolly’s also bring the wines straight to the consumer through their treasure trove of a wine shop located near St Paul’s Square and the famous Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham. Connolly’s also run a mail-order service for wine lovers who cannot quite make it to their fabulous store themselves – though we would strongly recommend a visit!
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By Alok
– March 6, 2012
Soul Tree wines have gone a step further towards making sure wine lovers all across the country have access to fantastic wines from India with the appointment of Gordano Wines, a distributor based in Clevedon (near Bristol) that supplies wines to restaurants across Gloucestershire, Somerset, Devon, Wiltshire, and Dorset.
With the appointment of Gordano Wines Soul Tree is now accessible in restaurants across 12 counties across the South East, the South West, and the Midlands. Amongst the restaurants, numbering close to 200, where Soul Tree can be found are Benares, Palms of Goa, Mala, Hundred Degrees, Tangawizi, Basil & Mint, Red Turban, and Mumbai Junction (all in Greater London); Maharaja, Asha’s, and Deolali (all in Birmingham); and Mem Saab and Paddy’s Marten Inn Bar & Restaurant (Leicester).
In Bristol patrons at Taj Brasserie, Old India, Mehak at The Grange Hotel, and Raj Mahal City can already enjoy the delights of Indian wine with their Indian meals.
South West England, here we come!
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By Alok
– February 27, 2012
And I ask this in the nicest possible way. What’s the problem, you ask? No problem: Paddy’s is selling so much Soul Tree wine we are left wondering if the owners are drinking it all up themselves!
What’s Paddy’s? Well, It is officially Paddy’s Marten Inn Bar and Restaurant. It is one of Leicester’s best Indian restaurants. Heck no. I’m being less than charitable here. It is one of Leicester’s best restaurants, period. In fact Jamie Oliver thinks it may be one of Britain’s best restaurants (we do so, anyway!). Check out Jamie’s Channel Four programme Jamie’s Great Britain on Nov 15th 2011 at 9pm to see what Jamie thinks. I sure will be!
Paddy’s got a fantastic Bollywood theme running around the restaurant, with posters of yesteryear Bollywood stars adorning the walls. Awesome, and it works! And once again, here’s a fantastic restaurant that is even better for having and selling Soul Tree. Indian wine = happy customers! Yay!
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By Alok
– November 8, 2011
Yet another feather in the cap. Soul Tree has been doing very well, and is now listed in over 150 of the UK’s top restaurants. The latest addition to this elite list is Mala Restaurant in St Katherine Docks near Tower Bridge.
Trip Advisor has the following description for the restaurant: “Situated in the heart of one of London’s treasured hidden gems & finest tourist destination “St Katherine Docks Marina”. Serves traditional & contemporary Indian cuisine from North & South India, from Curries to Tandoori clay oven baked delights. including a delicious variaty of seafood dishes within our menu. And also a generous array of fine wines from all over the globe to compliment the diverse flavours of our cuisne. With a seating capasity of 200, the ambience of our restaurant is welcoming and relaxing, surrounded with antiques, paintings & murials from historic palaces around India which gives you the atmospheric feeling that you are actually there. And adding to the ambience, the impressive and beautiful view of St Katherine Docks marina can be seen from any where in the restaurant.”
4.5 stars out of 5 ain’t bad either. And know what? We concur whole heartedly!
But the restaurant is now even better with the addition of Soul Tree to its much vaunted wine list. Which restaurant wouldn’t be, eh?
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By Alok
– November 7, 2011
Leicester is one of those cities where Soul Tree is beginning to make its presence felt. We started late in Leicester, what with all the attention in the South East of the country, but Soul Tree is now selling – and selling very well I may add – in some of Leicester’s best restaurants (and one hotel)! Some of the most recent additions have been the best performers, and even we are surprised at the volumes of Soul Tree they are shifting.
Here’s a list of the Leicester restaurants that sell Soul Tree at the moment. The list should grow rapidly, but you can follow updates to the list here.
Agra
The Belmont Hotel
Dakshin
Khyber Tandoori
Mem Saab
4550 Miles from Delhi
Paddy’s Marten Inn Bar & Grill
Paprika Watermead
Shivalli
Flamingo Bar & Grill
The Jungle Club
Swatlands
Taj Mahal
Things are certainly hotting up in Leicester!!
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By Alok
– October 11, 2011
Did we tell you Soul Tree has added two more wines to the portfolio? Since launch in the middle of 2010 we had a Chenin Blanc for the white, a Zinfandel for the red, and a Rosé. These fantastic wines have now been supplemented by two even better wines: a Sauvignon Blanc and a Cabernet Sauvignon!
The two latest additions are proof that Indian wines are now world class and can stand their own in any market. We have had them on the market for barely 6 weeks now, but have seen a marked and distinct increase in the consumption of Soul Tree wine at several key restaurants. We used to be blown away by the response to the older wines at tasting sessions; the response we are getting now is even better! And this is great news – for Soul Tree and for Indian wine.
The fortunes of Indian wine in the world will be made by a collective effort on the part of all the leading Indian wine producers. The success of Indian wine at Waitrose in recent weeks and the subsequent press attention this got was phenomenal. Soul Tree has got the other end, i.e., the restaurant sector, nicely covered and continues to fly the flag for Indian wine there.
Here’s to fab future for Indian wine!
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By Alok
– October 11, 2011
Soul Tree Wines are now available at all three of Palms of Goa’s fantastic Central London restaurants. Based in Charlotte Street (WestEnd), New Cavendish Street (Fitzrovia) and Meard Street (Soho), the three restaurants serve delectable South Indian and Goan dishes and now, of course, some superb Indian wines to go with the food.
Check the restaurants out when you’re in the area next!
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By Alok
– October 11, 2011
Saw a cool new way of adding a bit of intrigue and interest to a public talk. It’s not for everyone, but worked fantastically for the speaker in question.
The subject of the talk was something like ‘How I became a geek’ and the speaker was a young techie taking us through his journey of how he came to make his career choice.
What the speaker had was an iPad sitting on a table next to him with a video of himself running as he spoke. His video self essentially sat there staring at the camera, purportedly to keep reminding the speaker of how long through his allotted time he was through, but really also just sitting there making gestures. A little distracting, but very humorous and definitely memorable. It worked perfectly for a geek!
Interesting stuff, and good luck to him!
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By Alok
– October 4, 2011
