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'''Balti Wine''' is a [[wine]] brand marketed as complementary with [[South Asian food]], especially [[curries]] such as [[Balti (food)|Balti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodarts.com/news/features/13560/lost-in-the-balti-triangle|title=Lost in the Balti Triangle|work=Food Arts|accessdate=23 July 2015|quote=Jamie Oliver has his own recipe for lamb balti, and you can buy Balti label wine to accompany the dish.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723173945/http://www.foodarts.com/news/features/13560/lost-in-the-balti-triangle|archive-date=23 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Launched in 2004, the wine is made in three white and two red varieties with a "chilli rating" index to help consumers select the right wine for their food, depending on the spiciness of the dish. The wine is made with grapes from [[Argentina]].<ref name="Manchester"/> By the end of 2006, Balti wines was found in 70% of the Indian restaurants in [[Rusholme]]'s [[Curry Mile]] and Sharif had secured distribution contracts in the [[United States]] and with [[Gulf Air]] and [[P&O Cruises]].<ref name="Manchester"/><br />
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==History==<br />
The wine brand was created by Manchester-based [[British Pakistani]] entrepreneur Ashraf Sharif, in collaboration with [[Manchester University]]'s Food Technology department.<ref name="Manchester"/> Noticing the market gap in providing ethnic wines to match with spicy South Asian foods, Sharif launched Balti wine in 2004 and began marketing them to Indian restaurants.<ref name="Manchester">Manchester Evening News [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/228/228155_a_wine_with_your_curry.html "A wine with your curry"] Nov 14th, 2006</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Balti (food)]]<br />
* [[Balti Triangle]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://baltiwine.com Balti Wine's website]<br />
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