.vin Domain Registration India
.vin is the French word for wine as an open generic top-level domain, delegated on 5 August 2015 to Binky Moon, LLC after France and Luxembourg had raised early warnings over the protected term. It serves wineries, importers and wine-education brands. WebJi® lists ₹4,429 registration and ₹5,318 renewal a year, before 18% GST, per the 4 November 2026 billing read.
The wine string's protected-term history, its India advertising limits, and prices for Nashik wineries, importers and tasting brands.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹4,429/yr
- Renewal
- ₹5,318/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 15 November 2026.
What the .vin domain is, and its contested history
.vin is the French word for wine operating as an open generic top-level domain — a string that reached the root only after diplomatic objections were heard and set aside. France and Luxembourg filed Governmental Advisory Committee early warnings arguing that "vin" is a defined term in French and European Union wine law; the programme nonetheless delegated it as an unrestricted namespace, with the delegation report dated 30 July 2015 and root entry on 5 August 2015.
Binky Moon, LLC — the Identity Digital registry company behind .wine, .cafe and .rest — manages the zone today. The winning application explicitly chose no pre-registration verification, reasoning that eligibility checks would lock out legitimate registrants; abuse is handled through the standard rights-protection mechanisms instead.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "Wine" in French |
| Type | Generic TLD, unrestricted despite GAC early warnings |
| Registry manager | Binky Moon, LLC (c/o Identity Digital) |
| Delegation report / root entry | 30 July 2015 / 5 August 2015 |
| DNSSEC | Signed (secure delegation) |
| IDN | Supported via registry IDN tables |
| Term | 1 to 10 years |
A secondary reading exists: Vin is a common name and brand initial in Vietnam, and some Vietnamese businesses use the ending for brand addresses. The wine trade remains the string's centre of gravity.
Indian wine businesses on .vin
The string fits India's small but growing wine economy: Nashik-area producers, vineyard-stay operators, importers serving hotels, and the education and clubs built around tasting. A label like yours.vin reads as wine to a European buyer without one word of explanation.
| Registrant | Name idea | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Nashik-region winery | nashikvalley.vin | Export and trade buyers abroad |
| Vineyard-stay and wine tourism | vinestay.vin | Weekend visitors to the vineyards |
| Importer and distributor | thecellar.vin | Hotels, restaurants, retail trade |
| Tasting club or sommelier school | tastingroom.vin | Enthusiasts and certification students |
| Export brand for Indian wine | winesofindia.vin | European importers discovering India |
The India reality: alcohol rules shape how .vin is used
Indian buyers mostly use .vin for brand, export, trade and informational pages rather than domestic retail, because alcohol advertising and sale in India are restricted and state-specific. Television advertising of alcohol is prohibited, excise and licensing rules differ by state, and several states enforce prohibition outright — an India-facing shop-at-home page for liquor runs into all of that.
What works comfortably: a winery's export catalogue, a vineyard tourism page that sells the stay rather than the bottle, trade-facing import portfolios, and tasting-education content. Where you do sell, the sale follows your licences; the domain imposes none and requires none.
.vin prices at WebJi® and what a hold costs
Registration lists at ₹4,429 and each renewal year at ₹5,318, before 18% GST, from the WebJi® billing read of 4 November 2026. Registry premiums apply to short and dictionary labels and are quoted before payment.
| Extension | Registration (₹) | Renewal (₹) | 3-year hold (₹) | Trade fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .vin | 4,429 | 5,318 | 15,065 | Wine, in the language of wine |
| .wine | 9,471 | 11,374 | 32,219 | The English word, double the price |
| .rest | 3,450 | 4,158 | 11,666 | Restaurants with wine lists |
| .cafe | 2,722 | 3,289 | 9,300 | Casual dining and coffee-wine bars |
Three-year figures add one registration and two renewals — a renewal-budget scenario, not a prepaid total. Checkout confirms current charges.
Registration rules for .vin
No wine licence, trade membership or local presence is verified — anyone anywhere registers, and the first completed order takes the name. The string's protected-term history ended in an open delegation, so eligibility is not a hurdle; ordinary registrant hygiene is the whole rulebook.
- Contacts: accurate WHOIS data and a mailbox that receives verification, renewal and transfer notices.
- Labels: 2–63 characters, letters, digits and inner hyphens; accented labels via IDN tables.
- Premium words: quoted before payment, renewed at the premium rate.
- Transfers: EPP code plus approval; billed at ₹4,429, adds a year, 60-day ICANN lock applies.
.vin or .wine — one word, two prices
.vin and .wine come from the same registry family and mean the same thing; the choice is audience spelling and roughly ₹5,000 a year. Neither extension affects ranking — engines read content, not endings — so pick the word your customer uses and pay accordingly.
After buying the .vin name
The name goes live like any gTLD: nameservers to your host, records added, resolution within hours. A winery or club site fits shared hosting to start; cellar@yourbrand.vin mail runs on business email. Because renewals here sit at ₹5,318, read the domain renewal guide early, keep auto-renew on, and use domain transfer when consolidating a portfolio built across registrars.
Frequently asked questions
Why did France object to the .vin domain?
France and Luxembourg filed GAC early warnings during the new gTLD programme, arguing "vin" is a protected, legally defined term in French and EU wine law. ICANN delegated the string anyway as an open namespace, and it has operated unrestricted since 5 August 2015.
Can I sell wine online in India through a .vin site?
Only within whatever excise licence your state allows — several states prohibit alcohol sale entirely and television advertising is banned nationwide. Most Indian .vin uses are therefore brand, export, tourism or education pages; the domain adds no licence and checks nothing.
What does a .vin name cost over five years?
₹25,701 before GST as a planning figure: ₹4,429 for year one and four renewals at ₹5,318 each, per the 4 November 2026 billing read. Premium labels price higher and are shown before payment.
Is .vin the same registry as .wine?
Yes — both are managed by Binky Moon, LLC under Identity Digital, with the same DNSSEC signing and abuse policies. The practical differences are spelling and price: .vin lists at ₹4,429 against .wine's ₹9,471 registration.
Does .vin have any connection to Vietnam?
Only as a word: Vin is a common Vietnamese name and brand initial, and some Vietnamese businesses register the ending for brand addresses. The registry intends the wine meaning, and no Vietnamese presence rule exists either way.
Are French accented .vin labels available?
Yes, through the registry's IDN tables, so labels with accents used in French can be registered. Confirm your site, mail and printing stack handles punycode before ordering one.
Last editorial update: 15 November 2026. Registry facts checked against IANA on 15 November 2026; prices read from WebJi® billing on 4 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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