The following article may be startling to many avid wine drinkers in BC, Canada.
BC wines may not really be BC wine, unless declared as VQA!
For a wine to be designated as a BC wine, it only has to be bottled in BC, and may be imported bulk wine from various locations including Africa and California. This makes it deceivingly categorized as a "BC" wine in all Canadian liquor stores, including Government operated BC Signature Liquor Stores.
Some of the BC wine products, such as Peller Estates Proprietor's Reserve and Jackson-Triggs Proprietors' Selection, that are bottled from cheaper imported bulk shipments are from three of the biggest BC wineries: Mission Hill, Andrew Peller Ltd. and Vincor International Ltd.
For more detail, follow the link to the Vancouver Sun article at the bottom.
Source: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Consumers+deceived+cost+imports+being+sold+wines/2009339/story.html
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