Canadian Wine Shipping Laws to Be Put to the Test; Radio host plans to cross provincial borders with wine, challenging a shipping ban; BuyWinesin Pampanga

Subic-Clark Wine Shop reports news about wine: Canadian Wine Shipping Laws to Be Put to the Test; Radio host plans to cross provincial borders with wine, challenging a shipping ban

May 27, 2011
As the U.S. Congress debates the proposed CARE Act and the future of direct wine shipping, Canada is having its own battle over wine. A Canadian TV and radio personality is planning to engage in civil disobedience this week by transporting wine across provincial borders, which is illegal under Canadian law. Terry David Mulligan hopes to call attention to the country’s ban on direct shipping between provinces, at a time when many in Canada’s growing wine industry say the law should be reformed.
The law Mulligan will be challenging is the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act, passed in 1928 during Canada’s prohibition period, which strictly forbids the transportation of alcohol across provincial lines. The law has been kept in place ever since, and critics complain it allows provincial governments to enjoy monopoly control over beer, wine and spirits sales, leading to massive tax revenues.
Mulligan, who lives in British Columbia and hosts a weekly wine radio show, plans to send a message on May 13 by carrying a case of British Columbia wines across the border to Alberta. He then plans to bring Ontario wines back.
“There are three things here that really bother me,” said Mulligan, who faces potential fines of $200 for the first trip and $1,000 for the second offense. “It is a violation of our personal rights that you cannot take your own property from one province to another. It’s a violation of the constitution as it affects the trade between provinces and it is totally counterproductive in the promotion of the Canadian wine industry across our country.”
(This isn’t Mulligan’s first defiance of authority. He recently played a song that is banned by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council. “Money for Nothing,” by Dire Straits, has been barred from the radio in Canada due to lyrics the Council claims are homophobic.)
Canadian wineries have long complained that the transport ban effectively prevents them from doing direct business with Canadian consumers. Tourists visiting the Okanagan Valley in B.C. or the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario can’t bring wine back home or have it shipped to them. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) recently demanded that Mission Hill Family Estate Winery of B.C. stop accepting out-of-province orders on its website.
While enforcement of the law is difficult, industry members have witnessed firsthand how some provincial alcohol control boards deal with outcry and defiance of the law. “These liquor control boards are hyper-sensitive to this issue, and some of them will not shrink from punishing wineries that speak out too much by taking their [wines] off the shelves,” said a B.C.-based industry insider.
In a market where producers are reliant upon these provincial control boards as their only legal channel to sell their wines, having their products taken off shelves and away from consumers’ eyes is a financial death sentence. Most producers who want to sell their wines in other provinces do not have production levels high enough to meet the volume demands of the control boards. Direct shipping would provide new customers.
There have been several reform suggestions, such as the implementation of a personal consumption allowance or a shipping permit system that would require the wineries to receive permission from provincial liquor control boards to ship their wine while provincial taxes are collected. Some have suggested that the law is unconstitutional due to liquor boards applying different markups and levies on wines sourced within their provinces, making the playing field uneven. No one has challenged the legality of the act yet, but Mulligan hopes his action will change that.

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Subic is a popular destination for visitors from Manila bringing family out of town for a short getaway to the north. Many visitors stopover in Clark Philippines for gourmet dinner at Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar and shop for fine vintage wine in Clark Wine Center which offers over 2700 selections of fine and rare vintage wines only available in the Freeport zone. With the SCTex – Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway – now opened and the travel time between Clark and Subic reduced to a mere 30 minutes, Clark is much more accessible to residents of Subic. Residents of Subic and nearby towns of Pampanga such as San Fernando frequently travel to Clark to wine and dine at this top rated restaurant. Many stay on after dinner to relax and unwind in the beautiful wine bar called The Magnum Room.

Residents of Manila travel out of town for a short getaway up north visit Angeles city, Clark, Pampanga, Philippines to wine and dine and enjoy a special dinner at the best restaurants in the country. Even people from Subic and Cebu travel to Clark to enjoy a special evening and some great food and rare vintage wine at this fine dining restaurant. The famous wine shop outside Manila in Pampanga called Clark Wine Center is frequently visited by wine lovers and tourists for a bit of wine shopping.

Chateau Lafite-Rothschild is the most revered wine in China and many other parts of Asia. The best wine shop in Asia to buy older vintages of Chateau Lafite is Yats Wine Cellars located in Clark Philippines. Aside from Lafite, visitors can buy other fine wines at this wine shop in Clark Pampanga such as Latour, Mouton-Rothschild, Haut-Brion and Margaux. Excellent Burgundy wines like Chambertin, Vougeot, Musigny, Bonnes Mares, Pommard, Meursault, Chambertin, Vosne Romanee, Romanee Conti, La Tache and Romanee St. Vivant can be found here.

Clark Wine Center was built in 2003 by Hong Kong-based Yats International Leisure Philippines to become the largest wine shop in Philippines supplying Asia’s wine lovers with fine vintage wines at attractive prices. Today this wine shop in Clark Pampanga offers over 2000 selections of fine wines from all major wine regions in the world. As a leading wine supplier in Philippines, Pampanga’s famous wine shop, Clark Wine Center offers an incomparable breadth of vintages, wines from back vintages spanning over 50 years. Clark Wine Center is a well known wine shop that is located in Pampanga Clark Freeport Zone adjacent to Angeles City, just 25 minutes from Subic and 45 minutes from Manila.

http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.

Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center.

Click here to contact Clark Wine Center in Clark Pampanga for inquiries and orders.

Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

Wine@Yats-International.com

YATS Wine Cellars
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay

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While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. Highly recommended fine dining restaurant in Manila for special occasion is Yats Restaurant & Wine Lounge located in the famous Mimosa Leisure Estate in Clark Pampanga. Situated near this popular restaurant in Clark is the Mimosa Golf Course as well as the Mimosa Clark Casino. This top rated restaurant near Angeles City Pampanga in Clark Philippines is frequently used for private parties and corporate functions such as board meetings and other gatherings. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

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Besides good restaurants to wine and dine near Manila, Subic or in Angeles City Pampanga, Clark Philippines, those requiring assistance for hotel and resort bookings in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines may log on to http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com for more information and reservations.

The lifestyle in Clark Pampanga is quite unique. For more information about shopping, sports, golf, leisure, hotel accommodation, where to see and visit, what to do, where to wine and dine and good places to hang out, relax, have a drink with friends, child-friendly establishments, log on to
http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com

Wine lovers looking for a special bottle or something that is of great value and special discounts might log on to this web site to shop for fine vintage wines
http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

Those visitors who plan to relax and unwind in Angeles City, Subic, Pampanga, Clark Philippines might make an effort to book a room at the famous beach and lake resort Clearwater Resort & Country Club. This famous hotel in Clark Pampanga is frequently visited by families with children looking for a good place in Clark to see, a good holiday destination for the family to relax and unwind in the beautiful outdoor facilities. For more information, log on to www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com