Gurjit Singh Barry has everything prepared at the Wines of India booth he’s manning in the “Incredible India” village at the Geneva Festival.
Bottles of wine are aligned on the table, along with plastic stemware – fair organizers do not allow glassware, he says. Brightly embroidered parasols hang upside down from the booth ceiling, oil lamps and ribbons of mirrored mosaic adorn the walls along with a few sequined miniature elephants. There’s even a small reclining plush tiger along with winery brochures on the table.
Just across the Food Court from the Wines of India booth, chefs are preparing finger foods that will be passed around by white-gloved male attendants as soon as the VIPs get here.