BC Wine

Since the supply of glass bottles for the wine market has been in relatively greater demand than the wine manufacturing capacity itself for the past years, which subsequently caused the delivery of supplies on time for trade requirements, Fevisa Industrial of Mexicali, B.C. Mexico together with Encore Glass of Beneficia, California were proud to announce a new wine bottle supplier to join the domestic US wine market.

This proudly presented solution was in lieu of getting supply for Asia, specifically from China, which had long term limitations. The coming of this new supplier gave exactly what consumers were asking for – another North American source, which has materialized itself in the form of Fevisa.

Fevisa, a major glass manufacturer for beverage containers that has been the supplier for prestigious companies like Coca-cola, Anheuser Busch and Modelo Brewing, is a manufacturing company that focuses on quality, improvement and customer satisfaction. Now that it’s a new manufacturer for the wine industry, production is projected to mark new highs in December 2008.

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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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It’s almost time for the Fall Wine Festival!  The 10 day event this year begins on October 2nd, and runs through the 12th of the month.  Presented in part by American Express, the festival is ranked as 1 of the top 100 events in North America, and previous years are a great example why.  Last year alone, the festival attracted over 180 thousand visitors, and earned nearly 5 million dollars in revenue.  This year promises to be no exception.

This year’s festival has 160 separate events scheduled, from wine tasting to grape stomping, not to mention the music, crafts, arts and seminars that will be vying for everyone’s attention.  And the wine!  It is all about the wine, after all.

The kickoff highlight will be the very enjoyable WestJet Wine Tastings.  For those who just want to taste excellent wines, as well as those interested in gaining a little more knowledge about the art, this event will be held on Friday and Saturday evenings, October 3rd and 4th.  With more than 35 wineries in attendance, and over 150 wines to be sampled, a grand time is assured for all ticket holders.  The ticket price includes a souvenir wine glass, all the wine tasting, and bread and cheese you desire, as well as a free taxi ride home afterward, which you are sure to want to take advantage of.

On the 5th, Terasen Gas will present The Masters of Food and Wine at the Laurel Packinghouse, which will feature the finest cuisines of local restaurants along with the finest Okanagan wines.  Tickets to both events are a reasonable $55, and may be purchased through TicketMaster.

For more information, contact the Okanagan Wine Festivals Society for more information at info@TheWineFestivals.com or call (250) 861-6654.  You can also visit the official event website at www.TheWineFestivals.com.

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