Wine Industry in Maharashtra: An Analysis

Abstract

Two of the countryʹs biggest grape-producing districts, Nasik and Sangli, are in Maharashtra; 20,000 hectares of vineyards here grow more than one lac tons of grapes a year. As much as 99 per cent of the grapes is used for making honey, crushes and jams, or consumed fresh or dry. The rest is used for making wine. Thus the opportunity in this sector is immense and given proper help and guidance this sector can be of great help for employment as well as for earnings.