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Old Mar 22, 2007 | 12:55 pm
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Originally Posted by YVR Cockroach
Is this stuff sourced from Canadian vineyards or is it one of the "made in Canada" wines where the grapes can (and often do) come from all over the world? Nothing wrong with that at th equivalent of C$2.25/bottle.
Peller mostly makes high-end wines (>$10/bottle), and does have their own vineyards in Niagara for those. The box wines are labeled "cellared by" which normally allows 70% non-Ontario wines in the blend, but in 2005 there was an emergency allowance of 99% imported wine due to a shortage of grapes in Ontario. So I'm sure the majority of the wine came from the California central valley grape glut. It is a nice soft red, like a beaujolais (zero aging potential).
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