Wine war picks on small, family-owned operations: B.C. wine advocate
VANCOUVER — Western Canada’s “wine war” could cost small family owned farms millions of dollars, says an advocate for British Columbia’s wine industry.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced Tuesday that her government is banning B.C. wine in a spat between the two provinces over the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
Independent producers will bear the brunt of the prohibition, said Miles Prodan, president of the B.C. Wine Institute.
The Alberta government isn’t aiming its anger at multinational corporations with shareholders, Prodan said.