editor’s message
Who would have thought that a cross-provincial
In this issue of Crush magazine,
beer run in 2012 would spur a national debate that
the Canadian vineyard
recently made its way to the Supreme Court of
and winery management
Canada?
publication, we take a look at that court case and what it
The date was October 2, 2012, when New Brunswick
will mean for wineries coast to
resident Gerard Comeau drove two hours to Quebec to stock up on, among other things, beer, two bottles of whiskey, and a bottle of Stingner Premixxx
coast. We also delve deep into two wineries that are making wine through biodynamic and
liqueur, since it’s less expensive one province over.
unique practices. And let’s
Unknown to him at the time, the RCMP had him
not forget the biggest news
under surveillance as part of a two-day police
story from our friends south of the border, we look at the
sting operation for cross-border beer shoppers and
damage that the wildfire in Napa Valley did for their local
caught him as he crossed the bridge back into New
wine region, and a little closer to home, we explore the
Brunswick. As a result, he was fined $292.50 for
prolonged smoke exposure and the potential impact to
violating the amount of alcohol that a resident could buy in another province.
2017 vintages after the B.C. wildfires last year. For those on-the-go, I invite you to visit our website,
That ticket was fought all the way to the Supreme
crushmagazine.ca, to stay up-to-date on national wine
Court of Canada, where Comeau argued that under
news. We also offer a digital version via our official
Section 121 of the Constitution, Canadian goods shall
Crush magazine app on the Apple or Google Play stores,
“be admitted free into each of the other provinces”.
which allows you to take the magazine with you on your
Since this case will affect how winemakers and
smartphone or tablet.
distillery groups sell their products across Canada, five B.C. winemakers intervening on behalf of a coalition of more than 100 B.C. wineries, had their day in court on December 7, 2017.
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