What began with plucking rose petals has grown into an unusual venture for a mother-daughter duo from Pune : making wine using roses instead of grapes. After years of experimentation, navigating regulatory hurdles and securing the necessary permissions, Jayshree Yadav and her daughter, Kashmira, launched their rose wine last year.

The family had already been making products such as gulkand and rose water, and Jayshree had spent years working with roses. One day, while plucking rose petals, she began wondering whether they could also be used to make wine. The petals, she believed, offered more than their fragrance and colour. Their traditional uses and perceived benefits sparked her curiosity, prompting her to experiment with turning them into wine.

The wine, Roseline, is made at the family’s factory in Varai, near Chakan, where the family also has a rose farm.…