B.C. wine producers are bracing for the latest blow to cross-border alcohol sales, with the United States set to ban most Canadian alcohol imports later this month.
At Lightning Rock Winery in Summerland, the impact is expected to be significant.
“It seems that wine and booze in general in Canada and the U.S. is the punching bag for everything,” said Ron Kubek, owner of Lightning Rock Winery. “If I had known this, I wouldn’t have gone into the business.”
Kubek is bracing for the looming U.S. ban and the potential loss of roughly 500 cases of his wine sold in the United States each year.
“That’s about $120,000 to $150,000 a year,” he said.
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