ADMS 1010 Lecture : Week 9 - The Canadian Wine Industry [p1]
Document Summary
The canadian wine industry, compared to other parts of the world, is relatively new. Early wineries using local grapes were first started in the early 1800 s. The first commercial winery was started in pelee island in 1866. There are wineries in many different provinces, with the main two wine producing provinces being ontario and british columbia: the vintners quality alliance (vqa), the canadian regulatory and appellation system, only recognize wines from these two provinces. The canadian wine industry suffered a major setback with prohibition. Regulation of alcohol was transferred to the provinces in 1927: ontario passed a moratorium on the issuance of new winery licences. Many of the larger wineries consolidated by buying up some of the smaller licences. By 1874, there were only 6 wineries left. Don ziraldo and karl kaiser were the first to be granted a licence to open a winery since 1929.