Planning to generate revenues from wines that tribals make with chulli or wild apricots and grapes for personal consumption and not commercial use, the government will also incorporate winemaking in its excise policy from the next financial year. The varieties made here include the light and fruity chulli, which sometimes includes dried apple and is quite popular among the locals of Kinnaur region. Angoori is a potent wine made from fermented red and green grapes in the Ribba region of Kinnaur. Wild apricot, especially the oil extracted from the kernel, is believed to have many medicinal properties and is good for the skin. Visitors coming from different parts of the country often demand angoori and chulli wine,” says Arun Negi who runs a guest house in Sangla.

Source: Hindustan Times December 30, 2019 09:38 UTC