Michelle Wasylyshen, president and CEO of Ontario Craft Wineries, which represents 120 wineries across the province, said the situation would have created an opportunity to put more VQA Ontario wines in front of Canadian customers.
“We’re excited for the opportunity to get more of our VQA Ontario wines onto store shelves, into bars and restaurants and ultimately into the hands of consumers,” she said.
“There is an imbalance of trade when it comes to wine. Canada does not export any significant amount of wine into the United States, but we are the largest export market for U.S. wine by far. Simply put, Mr. Trump can’t hurt the Canadian wine industry in the same way that Canada can hurt the U.S. wine industry.
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