Namratha Stanley, the debut author of Vineyard Melody, moved to France in 2017 after an abusive marriage in India, to pursue a Wine MBA in Bordeaux. She now runs her wine brand Solicantus—sold in five countries, including India.
A single mom, she talks about the struggle to escape her abusive marriage as “being stuck in a web”, regaining confidence, taking things one step at a time to finally set up her wine brand and reunite with her daughter in France. Wine is a culture, says the entrepreneur, who believes in meeting life with an open spirit.
She lets us in on the charm of living in France, the French penchant for prioritising intellectual and artistic enjoyment and, yes, their annoying but charming habit of complaining!
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Timestamps
01:30 Going to France on a chance, to escape her marriage
05:20 What made her finally leave her marriage
10:30 Women are redefining womanhood
11:23 Identifying as the “victim”
14:10 Life right now, managing her wine brand
16:25 Her wine offerings
20:30 Getting the right magical blend for her wine
22:34 Availability in Mumbai and Bengaluru
23:45 Wine trends in India
25:07 One percent of Indians know their wines; growing audience
26:20 Pairing wine with Indian food
27:54 Wine as an investment — SWAG (silver, wine, art and gold)
33:09 Survival instinct led to becoming an entrepreneur
36:40 Busting French cliches
40:10 About her book ‘Vineyard Melody’
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