Selling your wares.

Feb 04, 2004 6 Replies
R

Hello,



I'm not sure if this question has been asked before, but here goes. Does anyone know where I can find out about bringing a wine product to market? I'm sure there are liquor licenses that would need to be applied for, that would be different from a retail vending license. I'm looking at supplying say a restaurant or liquor vendor with product. I'm very new to this whole process and I'm just starting to look into it. I'm in British Columbia Canada, but I'm sure the same sort of processes would apply anywhere (or similar) since wholesale vending of alcoholic product is a global thing.



Any help would be greatly appreciated. If you are replying to this post, please remove the caps and underscores from my email address.



Thanks!



Rick


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It has been asked. And discussed to death. Do a Google Groups search.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, completely and totally wrong. It not only is emphatically

*not* a "global thing", it isn't even a "national thing" -- it's often a "regional thing" or a "local thing". Just a few examples: vending of alcohol at *any* level, wholesale or retail, is strictly prohibited in any nation under Islamic law. Being a Canadian, you may not be aware that some areas of the southeastern United States are what we refer to here as "dry counties" -- jurisdictions in which sale of alcohol is prohibited. Likewise you may be unaware that some states in the U.S. prohibit the sale of alchol on Sunday, while other states permit it. I'll bet similar situations exist in Canada too.

Speak with a lawyer _in_your_city/town/village/whatever_ who is familiar with Canadian national law, BC provincial law, and any applicable local ordinances, pertaining to the production and sale of alcholic beverages. Laws can vary _immensely_ from one place to the next, and it is _essential_ that you be advised by someone who is thoroughly familiar with *all* applicable laws.

-- Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

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Call the LDB, 2625 Rupert Street, Vancouver, 604-252-3000. They should be able to answer your questions. Have you contacted any restaurants or "liquor vendors" to see if they would be interested in purchasing your "product" ??? Good luck. R

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Hi Analogueman,

Thanks for the "welcoming" response. ;) Thanks for the info as well. I haven't called them but will do that right away. Currently I don't have a product to sell (or at least enough product to sell), but I'm just in the exploratory stage to see how difficult it would be to achieve licensing to do so. I have however gotten a really good response from people who have tried some of the ciders and wines that I have created so far. Batches are increasing in size as we speak. ;)

Thanks again! RWC

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Although I have no specific knowledge I think I recall hearing that, in order to be classified as a winery in B.C., you must produce a minimum 100 gallons of product per year. I have no idea how the industry is regulated or how many tons of paperwork you will be required to generate.

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Instead of lining the pockets of an attorney, first contact two government agencies; your department of agriculture and your department of liquor control. Once you get some free information, and you decide to go forward with production, then find an attorney.

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that you can produce a minimum of 4500 litres of wine per year.

Jack

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