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According to India’s Economic Times, the Indian government has announced plans to promote wine production and consumption by instituting a comprehensive policy. To date, they have established the Indian Wine Board to create standards for production and to promote the domestic wine industry. It is believed that wine production should receive preferential treatment because it leads to diversification in agriculture and employment generation.
An ancient wine is in danger of extinction on the small island of Pantelleria. The island, located between Sicilly and Tunisia has been producing the sweet, golden wine, Passito di Pantelleria for 2,300 years. The ancient Greeks believed that Tanit, a Carthaginian goddess stole the heart of Apollo by offering him Passito instead of ambrosia. However, the production of the moscat grapes is difficult work on the volcanic island where the winds and steep slopes require that most of the work be performed by hand. If the decline continues, it is expected that the wine will die out by 2017.
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