The British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch was able to sell up to $2.7 billion more this year, marking a higher sales rate on all product categories. This indicated a 6.8 per cent increase compared to last year.
Wine sales had the highest increase with a 12.2 per cent increase. There was also a 7.3 per cent increase on spirits, 4.4 percent on ciders, coolers and other refreshment beverages, and 3.3 per cent on beer.
Generally the customers of the Liquor Distribution Branch paid more per bottle as opposed to volume sales that remained relatively unchanged.
Most of the sales generated were attributed to the 650 private liquor stores and 228 general merchandise stores that purchased alcohol from the LDB along with bars, pubs and restaurants. The Branch also gave its buyers discounts ranging from 10 to 30 per cent.
LDB, however, expects less increase on sales by this year.
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News on wine production practice is disturbing the industry when it pointed out that wine producers might be fooling its consumers of its contents. Certain writers have been pointing out that some wine products that are said to be produced on a lesser budget are using oak chips to make it look like as if the wine has been fermented in traditional oak barrels along with other additive ingredients that that would improve the taste of inferior grapes that do not get listed in the ingredients.
Comments against these rumors have pointed out that this might just be something to cause a scandal among the consumers, since no media release with any grounding proof has ever been published and that most sources on this have no proof at all.
Wine authorities such as the Wins & Spirit Trade association have declared that the use of oak chips, yeast, sugar and other winemaking agents has been practiced legitimately and generally in the wine industry for a long time now, and it’s not something they exactly “hide” from the public.
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Functional Technologies Corp. is currently boasting its newly developed process for producing the strains of the company’s urea-degrading Phyterra Yeast products at a commercial scale, aimed towards the global market.
The program was completed in cooperation with various industrial alliances in Prince Edward Island, which paved way for the said development program for active dry yeast production. These strategic alliances includes a pilot plant accredited by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which recently completed an entire process of manufacturing of ready to use bulk products. The program also included the training of personnel qualified for the task.
This project is in line with Functional Technologies’ attempt to expand their product line with more yeast strains. This endeavor is helping standardize batch fermentation processes for each type of strain. The completion of the Standard Operating Procedures in Functional Technologies will soon allow these processes to be applied in other facilities.
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Wine enthusiasts will get a chance to taste a wide variety of wines coming from Idaho, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia as the 30th Annual Tri-Cities Wine Festival will commence this year in November at the Red Lion Hotel in Pasco, Washington. The event will be featuring a variety of wines from classic and old favorites along with those who will be contributing their products for the first time.
This year the event will also be hosting the Silent Auction where full and enthused participation is expected of wine businesses, artists and other wine lovers. As a competition, the event will be judged by a panel of professionals specifically invited to judge and award the best wine of the night to a deserving entry.
Tickets and reservations can be made by contacting the Red Lion hotel directly. Those who will be attending the festival will be given a special accommodation discount of $95.
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