Posted by winecase on Nov 29, 2009 in
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An article on the Wine Law web site, an extremely interesting source on everything legal about how wine is sold (or not sold) within Canada, caused a bit of excitement among Canadian wine tweeps, today, as it revealed that FedEx has begun shipping wine directly from the United States to Canada – or at least, [...]
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Posted by winecase on Oct 12, 2009 in
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Note: I was originally hoping to post this article on Friday, but an overly busy schedule and a forgotten note pad with essential quotes are causing its publication to coincide with the beginning of the second Regional Wine Week, championed by Drinklocalwine.com. At first, I was disappointed about this coincidence, as I was planning to [...]
Tags: BC Liquor Distribution Branch, British Columbia, Bruce Walker, Canada, Canadian Vintners Association, Canadian wine, Cellared in Canada, Grape Growers of Ontario, LCBO, marketing board, Niagara, Ontario, Vincor, wine, Wine Council of Ontario, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting
Posted by winecase on Oct 3, 2009 in
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Over the last few weeks, pressure had been building nationally and internationally, concerning the deceptive Cellared in Canada wines. These inexpensive bottles, made by the country’s major wine bottlers, give a Canadian aura to blends made totally (or almost) from foreign wine brought in bulk to this country from Chile, Australia or elsewhere.
Last month, articles [...]
Tags: 2010 Olympics, Andrew Peller, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, British Columbia, Canadian wine, Cellared in Canada, Jancis Robinson, LCBO, Mission Hill, Ontario, Rich Coleman, Seaton McLean, Vincor, wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting, wine trade