UB GROUP ENTERS WINE BIZ HEAD FIRST

Vijay Mallya’s UB Group says it will launch close to 30 international wine labels by January 2008. The imports hail from France, Italy and South Africa. The Group (based in India) already has launched 13 labels from France, 7 from New Zealand and two from Australia. Where are the U.S. wines?“We are market leaders in spirits and beer. Obviously, we want to become leaders in wines as well. The idea is to offer an entire range of wines from various