I received an email from the New York Wine & Grape Foundation which contained the following:
Alberta, Canada appears to be a promising market for New York wines, based on a tour this week by about 10 wine buyers from the Calgary area. It was orchestrated by Susan Spence (NYWGF Vice President, who runs our export program), and really inspired by Dan Mitchell of Fox Run Vineyards, who has been working that market for several years and is the perfect example of a collaborative person: Not only has he promoted Fox Run's wines, but Finger Lakes wines as well and even wines from other New York regions.
Several members of the group sent email after the trip saying how truly impressed they were with the region, the wines, and the spirit of the people; and they looked forward to educating their fellow citizens about it all.
This is really significant because Alberta has a private sector system for wine sales, as opposed to the government monopoly systems in Ontario and Quebec, which make it virtually impossible to sell New York wines in those markets.
We look forward to working with our friends in Alberta.
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