Commission VII DPR Asks The Government To Boost Research On The Local Wine Industry

Member of Commission VII DPR RI reviewed the producer of local Bali wine, Hatten Wines during a recess visit in Sanur, Denpasar, Bali, Saturday (7/12/2024). ANTARA

DENPASAR - Commission VII DPR RI asked the Government to boost research on the development of the wine type alcoholic beverage industry (wewine) to support 100 percent of local components.

"In the future, the Ministry of Industry will conduct research, which area can be planted with wine," said Deputy Chairman of Commission VII DPR RI Evita Nursanty during a recess working visit in Denpasar, Bali, Saturday.

A total of 19 members of Commission VII DPR RI reviewed the producer of local Bali wine, namely Hatten Wines, which is based in Sanur, Denpasar.

From the results of the visit, he said that the manufacturer, classified as a small and medium industry (IKM), currently produces wine with 50 percent of domestic materials and 50 percent of others still import wine from Australia.

There are also local wines planted and supplied from Buleleng Regency, Bali which are scattered in Pemuteran, Sanggalangit and Seririt villages.

In addition, the representative from Senayan, Jakarta also hopes that the government through the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) will encourage the use of domestic products to be absorbed by hotels and restaurants.

Regarding these aspirations, the Director General of Agro Industry at the Ministry of Industry, Putu Juli Ardika, on that occasion said that one of the duties and functions of the Ministry of Industry, namely ensuring the availability of raw materials.

He also hopes that the need for wine for these drinks can be supplied from within the country because it facilitates industry, both in terms of administration and cost.

Tupoksi Kementerian bagaimana menjamin ketersediaan bahan baku, itu salah satunya. Kalau kami lihat industri itu akan sangat berpentingan untuk (kebutuhan) bisa masuk dari dalam negeri," katanya.

Meanwhile, President Director of PT Arpan Bali Utama (Hatten Wines) Ida Bagus Rai Budarsa explained that his party manages 30 hectares of wine plantations and 30 hectares of other land in collaboration with farmers to produce 10 types of wine, one of which is a variety of black wine typical of Buleleng.

He said that per year it takes around 1,400 tons of wine, including 700 tons for Hatten products that use local wine and the rest of imported wine for premium products.

Ida explained that one of the biggest challenges is to breed premium wine varieties from abroad, not all of which can grow in Bali. One of the wine seeds that managed to grow in Buleleng, Bali is a German solarist.

Based on data from the Ministry of Industry, Hatten Wines has a production capacity of class B wines according to permits of up to 2.1 million liters.

Meanwhile, production realization in 2023 will reach 1.3 million liters and by 2024, the company plans to produce around 1.9 million liters of wine, by adjusting the market needs of 85 percent of which are absorbed by the tourism sector in Bali.

There is also classification of class A alcoholic beverages containing less than five percent alcohol, including beer, class B reaching 5-20 percent, such as wine, and class C, which is above 20 percent such as spirit/whiskey.