Somanda to replicate vine villages

“Today we have established Soma brand as not just a wine manufacturing firm, but we have taken it to the next level by developing a vine village comprising of a resort, villas and facilities for adventure sports,” Somanda Vineyards Chairman and MD Pradeep Pachpatil said here. In 2006, Soma Vine Village at Nashik was integrated with Beyond Resort founded by Pachpatil, now called as Soma Vineyard Resort. 

The 25-acre Soma Vine Village comprises a 47-room resort, three luxurious villas, three restaurants and an adventure sports centre ‘Zonkers’, apart from a vineyard spread of over 14 acres. “We want to replicate this model at other locations as well and change the concept of vineyard from being just a place that produces grapes and manufactures wine. We are looking at replicating the model in the outskirts of Mumbai, one in Lonavala and another in Goa,” he said. Pachpatil said, he is in talks with various landowners where such vine resorts can be set up.