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When does a wine become Canadian?

October 27, 2009 By Bill Zacharkiw Montreal Gazette

October 27, 2009 – I have
been following an interesting debate within the Canadian wine industry
regarding bottles that are Cellared in Canada.

Cellared in Canada (CIC)
is a classification of wines blended and bottled in Canada, yet are made mostly
with imported grapes, from such places as Chile, California and Washington
State.