Balinese winery shut

Balinese winery shut

DENPASAR, Bali: The Bali Police seized thousands of bottles of
wine, labeled Wine Of Gods, from a winery allegedly owned by five
Australian nationals on Jl. Raya By Pass Ngurah Rai, before
shutting the premises down on Friday.

"This establishment has no license to produce alcoholic
liquor, and the plant itself has no official building permit from
the Bali administration," Bali police chief of detectives Sr.
Supt. Bambang Hendarso said.

Balinese entrepreneur Putu Suwindia's PT Destore Bali Bestari
has managed the one-year-old winery, while other official
documents state that it is owned by five Australians.

Police also seized thousands of unlabeled bottles of wine and
16 barrels of raw liquor from the winery.

"We have yet to get hold of Suwindia. We only caught employees
when the raid was conducted," Hendarso said. (zen/ylt)