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Wine-making continues to be one of Maharashtra's
juiciest success stories with the state registering
a phenomenal 40 per cent growth in production from last
year. Maharashtra also continues to dominate the national
market, producing a voluminous 93 per cent of the country's
wine, reports Times of India.
With the annual crushing season concluding
in February, the latest figures show that the state
produced 13.2 million crore litres in 2007, up from
the 9.4million litres last year. The total area under
grape cultivation in the state is now 40,000 hectares
and is concentrated in and around Nasik, Sangli, Solapur
and Pune as well as Ahmednagar, Latur, Osmanabad and
Satara, in the state.
To keep pace with the growing demand,
an average of seven 'wine parks' have been opening every
year since 2001. This year, six uncorked in Nasik and
one in Buldhana, adds the report.
The state's investment in wine production
is growing every year which contributes to this growth,"
said Jaideep Kale, technical co-ordinator of Grape Wine
Parks for the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
(MIDC). The state raised its investment in wineries
from Rs 160.31 crore in 2006 to Rs 247.71($60 million)
crore in 2007.
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