Aizawl, Jul 7 : Wine produced from grapes at Mizoram Champhai district and Hnahlan villages on the Mizoram-Myanmar border would soon hit the markets to quench the thirst of the people of Mizoram. 'Zawlaidi' is the name of the wine to be marketed across the state of Mizoram. The state has been under dry law for 12 years as the Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act was enforced in the state.
‘Zawlaidi’ will hit the markets in September this year, if things go as planned. Interestingly, there are already 95 applicants for Vendor License.
The wine produced from the two wineries would contain 14 per cent alcohol. Grape cultivators have been assisted with modern technology, fertiliser, barb wire and others necessary things by the horticulture department.
A society was set up by the cultivators as Grape Growers Society among themselves and made District Horticulture Officer of Khawzawl as its managing director.
Secunderabad-based Wine & Spirit Consultant, JVM Mohan Rao is also currently stationed at the region where grapes were grown abunduntly in Mizoram.
According to sources, Hnahlan is expected to produce 8000 bottles of wine and Champhai 12,000 bottles. One bottle would be sold at Rs 150.
The wine bottles would be labelled ‘Not For Sale Outside Mizoram’, and it is predicted that marketing the grape wine inside the state would be more profitable than exporting the product outside the state.
Champhai Grape Growers Society has 325 families engaged in grape cultivation and harvested 478.5 quintals of grapes during 2009-10 and they expect to harvest 2,056 quintals during 2010-11.
While Hnahlan Grape Growers Society has 670 families of cultivators and their annual harvest during 2009-10 was 6916 quintals and expected 7910 quintals this year.
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