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Sudha. But in the end had to relent in favor of what they call “sustainable organic” which means that they minimize the amount of insecticide used on the plants.

*You can be organic, but you’ll be organic without vines” explained Richter as he scooted between rows in the hot sun of the afternoon.

For the future of Narmada, the Patils plan to take things slow. They want to get better at growing grapes before they start worrying about actually making wine.”We’re going to keep trying and learning,” said Sudha.

The Patils are very gracious and seem to have a calm approach to their dream of producing that first bottle of Narmada wine.

Next to their manmade lake, a gazebo has already been erected complete with a lovely sitting area. “That’s our wine tasting place,” smiled Pandit Patil as he headed back to the vines for more pruning.

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