Winos be warned!!

[blackrock13]

For those of you like to sip on the occasional bottle of good plawnk, be advised that most bottles of Canadian wines at the $10 or less levels, usually contain up to 70% foreign wines competitive wine countries. Look for the term 'Cellared in Canada' It's the guarantee for foreign content. It may sound trivial and not that I buy many wines at that level, although I have been known to pine briefly for a flask of Gimbly Goose or 5 star Catawba in a moment of weakness, but if supporting Canadian industry is important, there are growers who can't sell their grapes and fear bankruptcy because of this practice. Canadian wines should contain Canadian grape. Vincorp, Canada's largest wine seller, say they have to do this to compete against imports. CRAP!!!.... and the Ontario government allows this.

 

[jwmorrice]

For those of you like to sip on the occasional bottle of good plawnk, be advised that most bottles of Canadian wines at the $10 or less levels, usually contain up to 70% foreign wines competitive wine countries. Look for the term 'Cellared in Canada' It's the guarantee for foreign content. It may sound trivial and not that I buy many wines at that level, although I have been known to pine briefly for a flask of Gimbly Goose or 5 star Catawba in a moment of weakness, but if supporting Canadian industry is important, there are growers who can't sell their grapes and fear bankruptcy because of this practice. Canadian wines should contain Canadian grape. Vincorp, Canada's largest wine seller, say they have to do this to compete against imports. CRAP!!!.... and the Ontario government allows this.

Hey Lisa, did you catch that? I SAID, DID YOU CATCH THAT? HEY, WAKE UP! Oh well, I guess as long as you can wash down the percs with the stuff....

jwm

 

[a 1 player]

I have known this for quite a while. Pity really.

 

[moresex4me]

I thought it was up to 90%. They buy the juice in bulk, mix in some local and sell it as Canadian because it is bottled here. The only Canadian wines guaranteed to be 100% Canadian are those marked "VQA".

 

[blackrock13]

I thought it was up to 90%. They buy the juice in bulk, mix in some local and sell it as Canadian because it is bottled here. The only Canadian wines guaranteed to be 100% Canadian are those marked "VQA".

VQA is the banner group but sometimes it's fun to explore someone different but now looking more carefully for the 'Cellared in Canada' labels.