Originally Posted by
iceblueshoes
Crazy thing is a winery costs the same as a house in Toronto...
Cost of land is high in these parts (pretty sure it's more than $200k/acre for ag land).
Cost of establishing the vineyards is also high.
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/far...a_planting.pdf
Regardless of whether or not one likes the monarchy, that's good press for Mission Hill.
FWIW, the PM made an unofficial appearance there at the beginning of his summer vacation.
http://www.castanet.net/news/West-Ke...inery-visitors