Nashik grape

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{{Short description|Variety of grape}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
[[File:Grape vineyards Viticulture Farming Sula winery Nasik Maharashtra India.jpg|thumb|right|A grape vineyard in [[Nashik]].]]
[[File:The Tasting Cellar.jpg|thumb|Tasting cellar at Sula Wineyard.]]
'''Nashik grape''' is a variety of [[grape]] produced in [[Nashik district]], which is known as the "grape capital of [[India]]". Nashik contributes to more than half of the total grape export from the country.

==Production==
Nashik, called "grape capital of India", is the leading grape producer in the country,<ref name=bstd/><ref name=fexp14/> with about 1.75 lakh hectare of land under grape cultivation as of December 2015.<ref name=fexp15>{{cite web|last1=Kasabe|first1=Nanda|title=India's grape growers expect record exports this season|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/markets/commodities/indias-grape-growers-expect-record-exports-this-season/177186/|publisher=The Financial Express|accessdate=26 January 2016|date=11 December 2015}}</ref> It produces an estimated 10 lakh [[tonne]] grape at about 20 tonne per hectare.<ref name=fexp14>{{cite web|last1=Kasabe|first1=Nanda|title=Nashik grape exports set to increase as farmers go after juicier returns|url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/nashik-grape-exports-set-to-increase-as-farmers-go-after-juicier-returns/1219930/0|publisher=The Financial Express|accessdate=26 January 2016|date=23 January 2014}}</ref> About 8,000 acres are used for cultivation of grape wine varieties.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pawar|first1=Tushar|title=Grape-growers' body imports five varieties of table grapes in Nashik|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Grape-growers-body-imports-five-varieties-of-table-grapes-in-Nashik/articleshow/48997093.cms|work=The Times of India|accessdate=26 January 2016|date=17 September 2015}}</ref> The catchment areas of Grape production in Nashik District are Kalvan, Peint Igatpuri, Sinnar, Niphad, Yeola, Nandgaon, Satana, Surgana, Dindori, Malegaon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://agriexchange.apeda.gov.in/Market%20Profile/one/GRAPES.aspx|title=Catchment areas of market: Showing the details of catchment areas of market of grapes in leading states|last=Chitnis|first=Paresh|website=Apeda.gov.in|access-date=29 Dec 2017}}</ref>

==Export==
Nashik accounts for 55 percent of total grape export from India and 75 percent from the state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name=bstd>{{cite web|last1=Pawar|first1=Tushar|title=Nashik grape exports dip 58%|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/nashik-grape-exports-dip-58-111042100008_1.html|publisher=Business Standard|date=21 April 2011|accessdate=26 January 2016}}</ref> Nashik grape export increased from about 4,000 tonnes in 2003 to over 48,000 tonnes in 2013. The export further increased to more than 65,000 tonnes in 2014.<ref name=fexp15/> About half of the export corresponds to the [[Netherlands]]; with [[Germany]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Belgium]] as the next major destinations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pawar|first1=Tushar|title=Grape exports rise in district|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Grape-exports-rise-in-district/articleshow/32808121.cms|work=The Times of India|accessdate=26 January 2016|date=28 March 2014}}</ref> In 2013–14, [[Russia]] and [[China]] emerged as major markets for Nashik grape.<ref name=fexp14/>

==Geographical Indication==
Nashik grape received the [[Geographical Indication]] status in 2010–11, as per Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=State Wise Registration Details of G.I Applications|url=http://ipindia.nic.in/girindia/treasures_protected/registered_GI_18November2015.pdf|website=Geographical Indication Registry|accessdate=26 January 2016|page=5|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201065403/http://ipindia.nic.in/girindia/treasures_protected/registered_GI_18November2015.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Grape varieties]]
[[Category:Agriculture in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Nashik district]]
[[Category:Economy of Nashik]]
[[Category:Geographical indications in Maharashtra]]

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