Thai wine sisters take aim at booze monopolyThis photo taken on June 26, 2020 shows employees planting new vines at GranMonte Vineyard and Winery in Nakhon Ratchasima. Now they're taking on the "unfair" booze laws critics say benefit the kingdom's billionaire booze monopolies. The kingdom's wine remains an outlier -- grapes grown in warmer temperatures tend to produce tannic wines, something that seasoned drinkers eschew. Online alcohol sales - which surged during the pandemic lockdown - are now in the regulators' crosshairs, potentially closing down another revenue route for small alcohol producers. As Ms Nikki tastes their recent batch of Syrah grapes kept in imported barrels, she says the challenges to start were numerous.

Source: Bangkok Post July 15, 2020 09:11 UTC