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India's wine industry suffers growing pains (Feature) - Monsters and Critics.com New Delhi - With its fast-growing economy and expanding middle-class, India is a new market for both wine consumption and production, but the local industry is still taking baby steps. India is a country where abstinence from alcohol is rooted in religion and politics. The constitution even endorses principles of prohibition espoused by Mahatma Gandhi. But sociocultural changes brought on with the opening of the economy have seen some segments of this essentially conservative society shed their prejudices against alcohol consumption. Sales of whiskey and beer have shot up in recent years, and now urbanized Indians are showing marked preference for wine. 'The drinking culture is changing. Wine is now regarded a status drink, the younger lot, particularly women find it fashionable to drink wine,' said Delhi-based business executive Vishal Rastogi. Full Story: India's wine industry suffers growing pains (Feature) - Monsters and Critics.com India's wine industry suffers growing pains - Feature - Earthtimes (press release) New Delhi - With its fast-growing economy and expanding middle-class, India is a new market for both wine consumption and production, but the local industry is still taking baby steps. India is a country where abstinence from alcohol is rooted in religion and politics. The constitution even endorses principles of prohibition espoused by Mahatma Gandhi. But sociocultural changes brought on with the opening of the economy have seen some segments of this essentially conservative society shed their prejudices against alcohol consumption. Sales of whiskey and beer have shot up in recent years, and now urbanized Indians are showing marked preference for wine. Full Story: India's wine industry suffers growing pains - Feature - Earthtimes (press release) 1
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