Lubrasca grapes grow well in Mizoram
The Northeastern state of Mizoram produces the premium variety of
Lubrusca grapes. Wine made from the fruit is said to be of high quality
and commercially viable.
Mizoram has vineyards in 3000 acres!
Some 1,000 farmers in Mizoram grow an
estimated 6,000 quintals of grapes annually in small to medium
plantations spread over about 3,000 acres.The alcohol content in the grape wine is 9% which is very high, said the researchers today in Aizawl
Hnahlan village aims to become largest grape producing village in India :-)
Hnahlan village, near the Indo-Myanmar border, noted for its extensive
grape cultivation, is now striving to become the largest grape
producing village in India. Around 80 per cent of the villagers are
engaged in grape-cultivation, after foresaking the primitive shifting
cultivation 10 years ago and are now reaping the 'fruits of their
labour', sources said.
State Policy in support of Mizoram's wine revolution
The enthusiasm of the grape farmers has been
fuelled by the amendment of the Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition (MLTP)
Act. The Act had earlier prevented them from large-scale
commercialisation of their products and wine-making from grapes. The
green foliages and fruits of the grape gardens would be ready for
harvest by the later part of July, the sources added.
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