Bali Wines
Last March, Bali hosted a major Food, Hotel and Tourism exhibition. The island of the gods seems limitless when it comes to innovations to lure visitors. One unique creation featured at the exhibition was the non-grape wine. The raw materials are extracted from fruits and other food items, like the salak, ginger, sweet potatoes and cashew nut. Most importantly, this unique Balinese wine has improved the livelihood of local farmers. What are its future prospects? Tempo English reports from Bali.
April 11, 2012
The Growing Business of Salak Wine
Sibetan village, Karangasem, is home to extensive salak (Salacca) plantations. The scaly fruit trees, resembling palms, are grown in rows on hilly areas, with paddy fields, temples and river bends at intervals. Amid the lush green landscapes of Banjar Dukuh (banjar being the hamlet administration in Bali), lies CV Dukuh Lestari, a wine -processing factory, covering an area of four acres.
The Salacca Wine produced
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