Should BC drop all trade limits on interprovincial wine shipments before other provinces do the same?
That’s what the owner of a Penticton winery wants, as a bill allowing wine imports from other provinces moves through parliament.
John Skinner of Painted Rock winery says the province must side with the industry, and not liquor control boards.
“There’s a great big open market we should be able to send our product to. And I wish that the British Columbia government fully recognized the potential here and sided with us because we’re a young industry and we need this help.”
Minister in charge Rich Coleman, however, disagrees.
He says lifting all trade limits would only hurt BC wineries because that could allow cheaper wines from other jurisdictions to invade the market – especially with online sales.
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