[Growwine] News article

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Lardy comments: This is an amazing gamble.  Back in the 80's Ontario wines had a very favourable markup vis a vis imports and it was ruled trade illegal.  Very interesting indeed, and extremely nice to see a Canadian government willing to bend towards helping the locals instead of pushing yet more factory imports...

Published: 2007-11-15

Grape expectations

 Local winemakers will have an­other reason to pop the corks in the new year.
  On Jan. 2, the Nova Scotia Li­quor Corp. will drop its price markup on Nova Scotia wines by 70 per cent to encourage in­dustry growth. It may be good news for grow­ers but it will take awhile for consumers to reap the benefits. “If people are expecting to see on Jan. 2 a whole bunch more Nova Scotia wine and a whole bunch more lower prices for those wines, that’s not going to happen," NSLC spokesman Rick Perkins said.
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