mumbai liberalising the sale of wine by allowing it to be sold from smaller retailers with areas 100 sq metrs and above does not mean that the buyer doesnt need a drinking permitbuyers not having a drinking permit will have to buy a daily permit of rs 5 from the shop before carrying it home said excise officials for those consumers who have already taken annual or lifetime drinking permit from excise department the buying gets easy as always for this daily permit will have to be kept and issued by shops to buyers without fail while selling bottlesit may be mentioned that mild beer is the only liquor that does not require drinking permit and those with 21 years of age and above can consume it however for all other forms of liquor the drinking permit is required which can be obtained by those with 25 years of age and abovein a move to provide for a larger domestic market for wine producers and grape farmers state has allowed walkin stores and supermarkets of over 100 square metres to sell wine stored on their shelves store space 25 cubic meters with locking to do this shops need a wine sale license costing rs 5000 a yearuntil now supermarkets with a liquor license had been allowed to sell wine and beer in the state however these had to be displayed inside a separate enclosure several large supermarket chains have been selling wine in this manner for several yearsthe current decision will allow smaller shops to also sell wine shops selling wine will have to be located at a distance from educational and religious institutions state has 70 wineries and around 10000 people involved in the trade