NRP Desk
Lucknow: After significant changes in the UP excise policy 2025-26, the state’s first vine yard tour is scheduled to begin in the state capital from June 15. It will be inaugurated by UP excise minister Nitin Agarwal at Maeve Meadery in Mal area of Lucknow. Chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and tourism min-ister Jaiveer Singh are also expected to visit the facility the next day. Those interested in taking the two-hour tour can book their slots online on the official website of Maeve Meadery. As of now, the tour will be con-ducted only on Saturdays. It is likely to involve visiting the vineyard, experiencing wine tastings, and potentially learn ing about the local wine-mak ing process, similar to other winery tours. Visitors can taste the prod uct and also buy from a shop set up on the premises, licence for which has been granted by tas per the UP the government as per Excise Policy 2025-26. Speaking to HT, UP excise commissioner Adarsh Singh said: “We are happy that the first vintnery tour is starting in the state and are hopeful that other wineries will also come to UP, helping both entrepre-neurs and farmers in the state, This was also our aim in the UP Excise Policy 2025-2026. Wine is being manufactured from a local produce mango. Two more wineries are in the pipe line to start such tours, one in Saharanpur and the other in Muzaffarnagar.”
