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Slow wine sales, imports mean grapes left to rot

Oct. 1, 2009, St. Catharines, Ont. – Local growers with unsold grapes are hoping the provincial government will come through with assistance, but for some, government help could be too little too late.

Oct. 1, 2009, St. Catharines, Ont. – Local growers with unsold grapes
are hoping the provincial government will come through with assistance,
but for some, government help could be too little too late.

This year, Ontario grape growers are expected to leave between 10,000 to 12,000 tonnes of grapes on the vines, about triple what remained unsold last year—and that was considered a significant amount. | READ MORE