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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>how can anyone be selling wine at the Farmers
markets in Ontario ? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would get a license if I could do this
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Laura </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=baileyandtrent2@yahoo.ca
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:48
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Growwine] Ontario's
drinking culture: A big part of the battle?</DIV>
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<DIV>It would be nice to sell wine at the farmers market.We where at the one
in St Jacobs an Ocalo had their wine for sale there. We sold a quanity of our
vines this year to be made into juice an to be sold at the welland an
Niagara farmers market. Maurice <BR></DIV>
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Original Message ----<BR>From: Ryan <<A
href="mailto:ryan.daum@gmail.com">ryan.daum@gmail.com</A>><BR>To: <A
href="mailto:growwine@littlefatwino.com">growwine@littlefatwino.com</A><BR>Sent:
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 11:06:22 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [Growwine] Ontario's
drinking culture: A big part of the battle?<BR><BR>This speaks to a bigger
question, I think; while I like wine from<BR>diverse regions and especially
from close to home, I do think there is<BR>probably a hard economic limit on
the feasibility of wine production<BR>"everywhere." I think you touch on
this, but it may be that beyond<BR>the problems of the LCBO monopoly and
regulatory problems in Ontario<BR>there just isn't much of a market for wine
that may be produced if<BR>those regulations were to be loosened.<BR><BR>That
said, I just wish it was possible to produce and market<BR>small-scale wine in
Ontario just like any other food product -- at<BR>farmer's markets, etc.
I would love to have a couple acres of grapes<BR>and make wine part-time, and
be able to sell it to friends, at market,<BR>etc.<BR><BR>Ryan<BR><BR>On Wed,
Jul 2, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Paul Bulas <<A href="mailto:pabls@yahoo.com"
ymailto="mailto:pabls@yahoo.com">pabls@yahoo.com</A>> wrote:<BR>> Lately
I've been thinking that some of the obstacles to getting a true<BR>>
artisanal wine culture started across Ontario might stem from the
overall<BR>> views toward alcohol - in addition to the regulatory obstacles
we discussed<BR>> last week (e.g. 5-acre minimum, etc.). We now have
grape varieties that<BR>> work across much of Central Ontario - so the
viticultural difficulties are<BR>> being fast addressed. But what
about the cultural aspects in general?<BR>> Would an overall liberalization
of views about public alcohol consumption<BR>> help a fledgling artisanal
wine industry?<BR>><BR>> Each country has its unique history, but I
can't help thinking that we in<BR>> Ontario - and perhaps many more
jurisdictions in North America - would do<BR>> well to re-shape policies
concerning public alcohol consumption along the<BR>> lines of those seen in
much of Europe. I can't underestimate how necessary<BR>> it is to
bring quality artisanal wine and beer into the mainstream by<BR>>
emphasizing that these are culinary products; "art of the land", if
you<BR>> will. Without a change in overal mentality, I think there
will continue to<BR>> be an uphill battle because artisanal wines will just
be seen as a "special<BR>> occasion" thing; a knick-knack; something you
get for someone on their<BR>> birthday or anniversary but nothing you'd
ever dream of getting even just<BR>> for yourself to have with
supper.<BR>><BR>> Any thoughts?<BR>><BR>><BR>>
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