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U.S. wine export market struggling after Canada ‘pulled the plug,’ expert says

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American distillers and brewers are also feeling the pain. Ontario alone bought $1 billion worth of imported US alcohol.

As for wine Canadians tend to buy California premium brands, and lots of it.


U.S. wine export market struggling after Canada ‘pulled the plug,’ expert says

After U.S. President Donald Trump announced a series of tariffs targeting Canadian goods earlier this year, Canada was quick to respond with retaliatory measures aimed at American sectors that rely on exports north of the border, one of which was the wine industry.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
 
Canucks can still go buy vanilla extract on Sundays. It's a cultural thing.
 
verrip1 said:
Canucks can still go buy vanilla extract on Sundays. It's a cultural thing.
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Maybe American vintners and American brewers can talk the vanilla extract people into sharing their profits to make up the costs of Trump's **** up
 
TheDoctorWasIn said:
Yeah, Europeans don't drink California wine.
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Snobs.

California wine is excellent.

Fortunately I live in the Niagara region which also has very good wine makers.

I haven't been able to buy my favorite California wine for months
 
Allan said:
Snobs.

California wine is excellent.

Fortunately I live in the Niagara region which also has very good wine makers.

I haven't been able to buy my favorite California wine for months
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If you're looking for something beyond our borders, give New Zealand a try, specifically Kim Crawford. Great stuff for the price!
 


I haven't tasted alcohol in 30+ years.

As memory serves the Niagara Region produced some great reds!

BC wines have come into their own and are reaping a windfall as consumption is up across Canada and, for some reason Americans are all of a sudden buying BC wines.
 
I don't drink much wine wine, but I drink a lot of sparkling wine - and the good Schramberg, Chandon, etc. vintages are at least as good as most "real" Champagne.
 

Trump needs to account for the "51st state: utterance.

Trade with the US is off hugely and dying a slow death.
 

Niagara region has some great wines, but they have traditionally struggled with the grow season for reds, creating wines that are harsh and "green".

However, the big wineries are using a process called thermovinification (not sure if I spelled that right) to mellow out their reds, making lower quality grapes taste much better.

BC has had the best wine in Canada for a long time, especially in the Okanagan Valley.

Lol... I'm no wine expert, I just remember this from my time at Constellation Brands working logistics, it was right when they first started using thermovinification. Pretty interesting stuff, actually. If you ever want to de-romanticize the wine industry, work in the wine industry... hehe But it's still a very interesting process.
 
/sarcasm
Seems President Trump has a funny way of Making America Great Again by his tariff polices.
 


There is something about a vineyard. I can't put a name to it, but there is a special air when walking about. I used to spend time on a friends farm in the Fraser Valley (now housing) and really enjoyed the atmosphere. I recall one time running into a Coyote, then realized there were three and they were tracking me.

I love BC. Ten minutes out of Vancouver's core and you're face to face with a bear!
 

Boy I can agree with that. My orientation took place at the Jackson Triggs and Iniskilin wineries, right in time for the vintage (harvest). With the occasional sound of blanks being fired from rifles to discourage the birds from eating the grapes, we got to walk among the vines, first tasting the grape and then the corresponding wine, usually served with a one bite portion of some perfectly paired dish, served on a fancy spoon.

The highlight was when we went to Iniskilin to learn about ice wine. There was a 2008 ice wine (i forget the varietal) that surprised the world by winning big at one of the leading awards events in France. They took us into their "vintage library" and opened a couple bottles for us, and the actual wine master that made it handed me a glass (especially designed in Italy for ice wine, to ensure the liquid landed on the optimal part of your tongue to best experience it) to try, while telling me everything about it.

Talk about an experience, I still love thinking about that some 15 years later. So many tastings... lol... they provided us with buckets to spit it out into, but i kinda forgot to do that.

The processing plants, on the other hand, are pure industrial. Very interesting, not at all sexy... hehe
 
I really don´t know about Carlifornia wine. It´s seldom on the shelves here. I always try to buy local, but with wine I rather like Tuscian or Spanish red wine than german superdry stuff. But if drinking, I prefer whiskey anyway
 
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