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The wines associated with Indonesia are usually made from herbs, tomato, papaya, apple, tamarind and rice.

Other popular drinks are Tuak, a sweet palm wine with low potency; Brem, also sweet, non-distilled rice based drink with moderate alcohol levels; and Arak a distilled rice based drink with high percentage of alcohol.

For years, the humid climate of Indonesia was thought incompatible with growing grapes. Some traditional wineries were established, but they used imported grape juice.

Enter Hatten winery, a happy partnership betwee an Indonesian owner and French wine maker begun in 1994. Together they have found grapes that can flourish in the climate of mountainous northern Bali — including the local Propolingo Biru, Alphonse-Lavalle and Belgia grape, a member of the Muscat grape family — to produce a variety of remarkable wines.

In addition, the climate permits the vines to be evergreen resulting in up to three harvests a year ...

Hatten Wines - Offering a very nice visual tour of their winery, from gathering the grapes through the finished product stocked in their shop. The obvious pride in their achievements is clear from the faces of the owner and the cellar master, but they are getting enough notice in the international wine community to warrant it.

The Drifting Winemaker - Indonesian Wines - Good background information and overview of the Indonesian wine industry with related photos.

Vineyards in Asia - Japan, India, China, Indonesia - This database of vineyards & wineries, wine sellers, wine informaiton, and related organizations of the region's wine related sites. There is no indication of language and you'll find that quite a few offer no English translation. A few are in English or offer English versions.

also see in Travel -> Indonesia Tourist Attractions

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