Nasik Wine Park, Nasik

Nasik Wine Park is a grape wine park administered by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). It is situated in the district of Nasik, Maharashtra State, India. It contains 97 plots developed for winery activities with average plot size of 2000 square meters. The role of MIDC is to provide land at reasonable rates and to build infrastructure such as good roads, water supplies, power and telecom facilities and a winery in the park.

In accordance with the Maharashtra Grape Processing Industrial Policy of September 2001 the government of Maharashtra has declared the Nasik Wine Park as a preferential area and a small-scale industry with a 100% exemption from excise duty for ten years and relief in sales tax levels. The government has also established a Wine Institute to train the farmers and Maharashtra Grape Board to promote the industry and exports. There are about 34 wine projects in Maharashtra; out of that, 20 are only in Nasik district. The famous names are sula, vinsura.

References

[http://indianwine.com/cs/blogs/wine_park/archive/2006/04/28/429.aspx Grape Wine Parks of Maharashtra] [http://www.sommelierindia.com/blog/2006/10/nashik_valley_wine_producers_a.html Nashik on Sommelier India-The Wine Magazine]