Around seven new wineries, including one in Buldhana, two each in Nashik, Pune and Sangli were set up this year. More than Rs 81.26 crore were invested in these seven wineries, recording 32.80 per cent rise. In FY07, around Rs 87.40 crore were invested in the state wine industry with an establishment of seven new wineries. Today, the state has 58 wineries and total investment in these wineries is around Rs 328.97 crore.
Seven new wineries- York Winery (Nashik), Valle De Vin (Nashik), Grape City Winery Co-op Institute (Sangli), Ape Wines (Sangli), Deccan Plateu Vineyards (Pune), Indapur Taluka Grape Processing & Winery Co-op Institute (Pune) and Ambrosia Winery (Buldhana), were set up in Maharashtra during FY08.
The state's grapewine industry got a big boost with due to the Maharashtra grape processing industrial policy in 2001. The number of wineries in Maharashtra, which were only four in 2001, has reached upto 58 by March 2008.
The total investment in the state wine industry has also increased more than four-fold in the last five years from Rs 77.75 crore in FY04 to Rs 328.97 crore in FY08. Investment made in the state wine industry was Rs 110.17 crore in FY05, Rs 160.31 crore in FY06 and Rs 247.71 crore in FY07.
There are total 62 wineries across the country. Out of them, 58 wineries are alone in Maharashtra, including 30 wineries in Nashik district, 10 in Sangli, 11 in Pune, 3 in Solapur, 3 in Buldhana and one in Usmanabad.
Today, out of total grape wine production in India, Maharashtra accounts for almost 97 per cent. In FY08, the total wine production in India was 2.25 crore litres, out of which Maharashtra's share was 2.11 crore litres.