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Canada’s premiers have agreed in principle to reduce barriers surrounding interprovincial alcohol transportation, but that’s not good enough for the Canadian Vintners Association and its members.
The CVA has been working for more than a decade to have the restrictions lifted, and it spent the last year working directly with the Alcoholic Beverages Working Group.
The premiers, however, want to do some public consultation before pulling the trigger.
“We are frustrated that premiers did not act on our legislative proposal presented to the Alcoholic Beverages Working Group, which would expand consumer choice across Canada with legal, regulated winery-to-consumer shipments,” CVA president and CEO Dan Paszkowski said in a press release.
“It’s the 21st century, and Canadians are still bound by archaic prohibition-era laws that outlaw their ability to join an out-of-province wine club, order wine online or visit a winery and have their wine purchases delivered to their out-of-province residence.”
B.C. in 2012 allowed other provinces to directly ship wine to consumers inside its borders, and it reports there has been no effect on provincial vintners’ sales, wine retail sales or provincial revenue.
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