{"id":4792,"date":"2022-09-05T14:22:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T08:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/?p=4792"},"modified":"2022-09-07T08:55:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T03:25:08","slug":"item_3_916","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_3_916\/","title":{"rendered":"Prohibition: Dry Mizoram allows sale of wine\u00a0made from local Grapes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4792\" class=\"elementor elementor-4792\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4720b6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4720b6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f09f7\" data-id=\"53f09f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aab53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70aab53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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In the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Zoramthanga, it was also decided that the prohibition law should otherwise continue to be implemented strictly.<\/p>\n<p>The public outcry over the seizure of \u2018Champwine\u2019 from the State capital Aizawl \u2014 the wine made from grapes grown in the Champhai district \u2014 is said to have delayed the publication of the draft rules in the official gazette, according to a Report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/mizoram-allows-sale-of-locally-made-wine\/article65833505.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">The Hindu<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_1_911.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Wine Bottles Seizure in Mizoram causes great Stress<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Champhai Grape Growers\u2019 Society demanded the return of all the seized wine bottles to the vendors besides insisting the wines should be allowed to be sold freely. The Opposition Congress and other parties also slammed the government after the seizure, saying the State Government was responsible for driving the woman to death due to anxiety over her loss. The 52-year-old woman died due to anxiety over her business loss after the seizure of grape wine from her shop in Aizawl.<\/p>\n<p>Mizoram became a Union Territory in 1972. Pressured by the churches and community-based organisations, Mizoram adopted a policy of partial prohibition. The government allowed opening of wine shops in 1984 under the provisions of the Mizoram Excise Act of 1973 but these shops and bars were closed in 1987 when Mizoram became a State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_3_874.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Congress in Mizoram apologises for removing Prohibition in 2015<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1995, was enforced from February 20, 1997, till January 15, 2015, when the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition and Control Act) 2014 was notified under the Congress Government. Fulfilling its pre-poll promise, the Mizo National Front government headed by Zoramthanga implemented the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition) Act, 2019, leading to the shutting down of liquor shops and warehouses. The law prohibits the selling, manufacture, consumption and export of liquor and any liquid containing alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2003-04, several hundred farmers in Mizoram have been growing various varieties of grapes, including Bangalore Blue, under the National Technology Mission for making wine. In 2007, the Mizoram government had relaxed the Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1995, allowing the manufacturing of wine with up to 14 per cent alcohol content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_1_417.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Love Potion No. 7 from Mizoram<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The influential churches in Mizoram fear that wine with high alcohol content would serve as a substitute for hard drinks in the dry state. The recent crackdown on Mizoram-made wines has evoked serious reaction, with grape cultivators, wine manufacturers and netizens criticising the government\u2019s action on social media and various other platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Mizoram Excise and Narcotics Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canindia.com\/mizoram-allows-sale-of-locally-made-grape-wine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">K. Beichhua<\/span><\/a> had said earlier that the state government had enacted the Mizoram Liquor (Prohibition) Act, 2019 to save future generations from the menace of alcohol and drugs, and to establish a clean Mizo society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_2_812.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Mizoram goes Dry- Once Again<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The State is the second state in India to enforce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_3_395.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">prohibition<\/span><\/a>. The only other state is Gujarat, the home state of Mahatma Gandhi where it has been enforced since 1961 as a politically correct act. States like Andhra Pradesh and Haryana tried it but back-tracked later after they found it created more harm than good. Even Gujarat has frequent cases of deaths due to the illegal hooch being sold and alcohol can be easily procured outside the official purview.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The first lot of wine produced in two local wineries in the villages of Champhai and Hnahlan would be available for sale this month with the production process already on\u2019 according to Horticulture Director Samuel Rosanglura. The grapes went into the fermentation tanks over a week ago. Nobody has talked about it but apparently it is going to be a fortified wine like the Goan or Nashik \u2018Port\u2019. As a state official reportedly put it, \u2018Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) imported from Uttar Pradesh would be used to neutralize the sour taste of the grapes.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_3_395.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Mizoram State Turns Semi Dry<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The wine branded as <em>Zawlaidi<\/em>, will have 14 per cent alcohol content- similar to the ones already being produced in Maharashtra and Karnataka and is expected to be priced at Rs.150 depending upon the taxes imposed by the state. It will be sold only in Mizoram for the moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subhash Arora<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articledata\">\n<p><u>If you Like this article please click on the Like button<\/u> &nbsp;&nbsp;<br><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 120px; height: 21px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?app_id=173955395995712&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwineguyindia&amp;send=false&amp;layout=button_count&amp;width=120&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=arial&amp;height=21\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articledata\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted: Monday, 05 September 2022 14:22If you Like this article, please click Prohibition: Dry Mizoram allows sale of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[56],"class_list":["post-4792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-top-headline","tag-foodtravel"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","slider-bg":"","card-grid":"","card-list":"","morenews-featured":"","morenews-large":"","morenews-medium":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/author\/admin\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/category\/top-headline\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Top Headline<\/a>","tag_info":"Top Headline","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4792"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5008,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4792\/revisions\/5008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}