The Government of Karnataka has recently notified the rules under which their Wine Policy (announced a year back) is to be implemented. Essentially, while reducing licence fees and liberalising the issue of licences for new wineries and 'Wine Taverns', the state government will increase the import fee on wines from outside Karnataka (made in India) from Rs 10 to Rs 300 per litre. Alok Chandra reports on the import fee . ...