[Growwine] Acreage necessary for on-site winery outside of DVA

[Paul Bulas]

Why would there even be a minimum?  Is 5 acres deemed to be the minimum acreage from which a profit can be made?  I would have thought that some fellow who even had an acre of fine terroir in some interesting nook along a tourist route should be able to start a garage winery, even if his output is tiny.  What gives?
That rule sounds like economics-based thinking to me, not wine-based thinking.



----- Original Message ----
From: Larry Paterson <littlefatwino1 at cogeco.ca>
To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:55:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Growwine] Acreage necessary for on-site winery outside of DVA


Steven
 
the minimum acreage is 5 acres, though I'm not sure of an actual vine or fruit count.  There is a very scary but excellent publication from Ontario Ministry of Food and Rural Affairs called something like Starting a Winery in Ontario.  It is about $40 or so, worth it for sure.
 
Lardy
 
Larry Paterson, lfw, rd, adcc
(Little Fat Wino, Roving Drunk, Alcohol Distribution Channels Critic)
 
http://www.littlefatwino.com/
 
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: steven kett 
To: GrowWine 
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:02 AM
Subject: [Growwine] Acreage necessary for on-site winery outside of DVA
I am wondering what the is acreage necessary for developing an on-site winery outside of a DVA in Ontario? And does that acreage consider the vines per acre ratio (of lets say 625 vines an acre) or the area that the planting covers..?
Thanks Steve

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