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The excise authorities of some states are playing spoilsport by subjecting imported beverages to the same levies as the domestic drop without application of mind.
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The total wine market in the country consists of 1.2 million cases, according to an industry estimate, of which the imported wine segment is a mere 22,000 cases or 20 per cent. Champagne Indage -- one of the biggest domestic players and producers of domestic wine under the Chateau Indage umbrella -- recently launched Indage Vineyards to bring in contemporary and new range of wines from across the globe to India.
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Investment in Maharashtra's wine industry has increased by 74.31 per cent to Rs 247.71 crore (Rs 2.477 billion) in the fiscal year 2006-07, compared to the previous fiscal, with the establishment of eight new wineries.
With the wine market in India poised for heady growth, liquor companies are ready to uncork their best wines. Currently, the Indian wine market is estimated at 1.2 million cases (one case has 12 bottles of 750 ml each), with imported wines accounting for a mere 200,000 cases.
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