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The U.S. Alcohol Industry Is Reeling From Canada’s Booze Boycott (www.wsj.com)
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“The Distilled Spirits Council, an industry group, estimated exports of U.S. distilled spirits to Canada at $43.4 million over the first six months of 2025, down about 62% from the same period in 2024. Exports of American wine were about 67% lower, the group said, citing U.S. trade data.”

Good job, Canada! Keep your elbows up!

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 5 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Do y'all make good wine? Or do you just import it from Chile instead of California?

[–] ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Canada makes really lovely wines. Vancouver Island especially has some of my favourites (also because I live here haha).

[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

The Niagara region in ON and Okanagan region in BC produce some good stuff, or so I'm told. More a beer and whiskey guy myself.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

There’s many countries that produce wine, skipping on the US’s contribution is hardly a blip on the radar.

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ontario and BC wine is okay. I prefer white and I find the whites to be rather nice; I can't really speak to reds, though I had a nice Ontario Merlot a few years ago. Can't remember the name, unfortunately.

There's so much wine outside of the US and Canada though. Chilean wine has pleasantly surprised me lately, like you say. I also like a lot of the stuff coming out of Australia. You may be able to tell I'm on a budget, lol.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Whites are OK but not great. Reds are bleh, not enough sun.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Okanagon wine, lots of sun and desert heat

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And most of those wineries will tell you they aren't great reds. Been doing wine buying trips in the Okanagan for 30 years when there was maybe 6 wineries.

[–] chrizzowski@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It depends. Kelowna is a bit north for reds so you'll get your pinot, gamay, zweitgelt, etc and they're decent. I find the only good merlot, syrah, foch, even tempranillo, fuller body stuff is mostly Similkameen Valley and south near the border. I'd say there's definitely solid red options but they come at a price. Chilean or even French equivalents for less.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Best one I had tasted was Unity brand in the 2005 range. A mix of Okanagan Valley Red and a Niagara Red as a joint project. At the time it was $25 a bottle while other reds were priced at $10-12. But wow what a flavour