UEI Global organises wine tasting session

Students get insights from an experienced wine connoisseur.

Tourism being the largest service industry in India,has contributed immensely around 6.2% to the national GDP and 8.9% to the total annual employment in India.

According to World Travel and Tourism Council,India will be a tourism hot-spot from 2009 to 2018,having the remarkable 10-year growth potential. With budding trends in tourism,India is also gearing up to venture into new zones. Leaving behind the popularity of being a country of temples and palaces,India is now trying a makeover to promote itself as a wine tourism destination too.

UEI Global one of the leading Hotel Management Institutes in the country understands the need of skilled professionals in the coming years to bridge the service industry gap. Frequent in-house training sessions are organised by industry experts,for example a wine tasting session by Gurjit Singh Barry a WSET-qualified trainer and wine taster to mark the occasion of World Tourism Day.

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According to Mr. Manish Khanna,MD & CEO,UEI Global said Tourism is an Industry where employees gain practical skills under the learn by doing approach. The in-house training offered at UEI Global provides students the future skills required in the tourism sector and will definitely boost their employability success and provide economic growth to the country.

There has been an incredible increase in new wineries in the past years,and an even greater explosion is occurring in India and China – in India alone wine consumption has increased 200% since 2008 and therefore not surprising that properly qualified staff is becoming highly sought after at such wineries. Gauging the huge scope of Wine Tourism,India is bringing huge fertile lands under grape cultivation. Currently more that 50,000 hectares of land in India is used for growing grapes. Pune,Nasik,Bangalore,Belgaon,Bijapur and Nandi Valley are amongst the famous wine destinations of India

Students at UEI Global not only undergo expert theory sessions but practical sessions coupled with interactive guest lectures by industry stalwarts. The wine tasting session gave a sensory examination and evaluation of wine to the students. Fortunately the Indian Government is also taking proactive actions to augment India as a world class wine haven. Steps are also being taken to educate students and hospitality professionals on wine processing and wine tasting together with technical assistance to the farmers for best quality produce.