Canada

[chittychattykathy]

The deductible is more then what was damaged, so we just move on. Most of it was cleaned, (but for some glass behind the stacks & some glass stuck to the bottles on the bottom shelf ), before I came in yesterday afternoon. Good timing on my part, eh!
To my knowledge none of the wines I mention are exported to the US. at this moment. Lang is working on getting the Maple Ice Wine to Washington. We already have their riesling, and merlot ice wines available. I am going work with the folks from Pinot Reach and Red Rooster to match them up with an importer/dist here in the Seattle area. Blue Mountain will post off some of there wines next month, but only in the Seattle area. Tinhorn Creek, Hester Creek, Paradise Ranch, and Stag's Hollow are all available in the US, but I am not sure how many states they cover. The two biggie wineries, Mission Hills (owned by Gallo folks) and Gray Monk should have their wines all over the Northern US in comparision to the other brands, but are still hard to come by I imagine.
And since I am on the subject here's some stats from the BC Wine Institute:
Wineries in BC= 65
Acres of wine grapes= 4,200
# people employed= 500 by wineries, 475 by grape industry
Amount of wine sold in BC=18 million litres
Value of wine sold in BC= $184 million (Canadian)
Iternational medals won in 1999= Gold:89, Silver:233, Bronze: 256
Highest selling BC white wine= Chardonnay
Red= Pinot Noir
Most expensive BC wine= Ice Wine @ $108.00 per 750 ml.