Maharashtra government had given tax concession to vineyards to promote local vine production. As a result most of the vineyards are in Maharashtra.
They withdrew this concession in 2017.
Then they gave a waiver.
New policy is giving 10 year GST rebate.
Yes and Sula is the biggest of them with more than 50% market share.
Import duty on wine currently is 150%, this along with logistics cost is a huge advantage for local producers.
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Developing a vineyard is not as simple as potato cultivation. It has a long gestation period and skilled farmers are required. The inventory has to stored for long period.
I don’t consume alcohol but from what I have observed, people in India want to get high quickly with the least amount of alcohol. So they prefer whisky, rum and vodka to vine and beer. This causes governance and social problems which led to complete ban on alcohol in certain states. So I don’t expect vine production to grow at rapid pace anytime soon.
Of course, this is not a hotel stay, this is vine tourism where vine lovers from around the world roam around in the vineyard and do vine tasting of the collection. Check this video.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ockuAAMLq8A
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