mhicken April 24th, 2009
An interesting article appeared in the Ottawa Citizen yesterday entitled “Pity there isn’t more B.C. in the LCBO” … it advocates the availability of more B.C. wine in Ontario but also explains why that may be unlikely to happen. A related story is that the Ontario government recently did not renew funding for the VQA winery rebate program in Ontario which effectively made it desirable for smaller Ontario wineries to sell through the LCBO. A similar (continuing) program exists in BC for VQA wines here and the LDB. However, the programs are not reciprocal so there is a major economic disadvantage to trying to sell through the other province’s stores. Maybe it’s time for some sort of national solution here so that we can let Canadians across the country properly enjoy all of our national wines. There may even be a constitutional imperative to do so if this Toronto lawyer’s analysis is correct.
Tags: bc, IILA, LCBO, LDB, ontario, prices, rebate, vqa, wine
admin April 3rd, 2008
UC Davis has released five new rootstocks that promise to resist nematodes, aphids and other insects have been licensed to certified commercial grapevine nurseries for propagation and eventual sale to vineyards in California and elsewhere.
admin April 3rd, 2008
Vincor Canada (a Constellation Company), the largest Canadian producer and marketer of wine and related products, today acquired the business of Medallion Wine Marketing, Inc., its affiliated company in Western Canada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
admin March 18th, 2008
I just returned from UC Davis where I completed the Wine Executive Program. This is a fascinating intensive course on the business of the wine industry. It covers everything: viticulture, enology, accounting, marketing, legal issues. I now know a whole lot more about every aspect of the wine industry. Hopefully, I can put all of this new found knowledge to good use for our clients’ marketing projects. I intend to post regarding some of these topics in the next few days. I will also update my new website on wine law (at winelaw.ca) with a categorized overview of some of the important legal issues facing the wine industry in Canada. I had a scant few hours free during my time at UC Davis but I did manage to squeeze in a quick trip to Napa where I tasted the wines of fellow Canadian, Cliff Lede at Cliff Lede Vineyards. Very impressive - there might even be a few (pricey) bottles left in BC Liquor Stores.
admin October 29th, 2007
Welcome to Wine Marketing + Law Canada, a blog on wine marketing and law in Canada with an emphasis on British Columbia.
The purpose of this blog is to provide commentary, information and resources on wine marketing and related law. While I now work pretty much full time for a marketing company (specializing in internet marketing), I also have a background in law. As a result, this blog will cover a host of marketing issues, technology issues and legal issues related to wine marketing and production.
If you have any questions or comments on anything that you read here, I would love to hear them.
