Ferment on Premises Update
October, 2018 Filed in: Wine making
We are getting quite a few questions on when we will be able to start making wine in our store, so we thought we should provide an update.
The answer…. Soon, but we don’t know exactly. As lead representative for the retail wine kit store owners I met with the AGLC in July to give our opinion on the new rules and regulations for the Ferment on Premises. They took those recommendations to their executive and the rules and regulations have been approved. They are largely modeled on current laws in British Columbia and other provinces which have been operating for many years.
The new rules and regulations will now be presented to the Minister of Finance and his department for formal “blessing”. This is scheduled to occur in October. Once that affirmation is given the AGLC will invite retailers to submit for a license to operate Ferment on Premise. The AGLC indicates that this process is expected to take a month or so.
Of course we are only guessing as to when we will be allowed top operate, but likely sometime in December or January. But obviously this outside of our control. In the meantime, we are looking to relocate to a larger location and are currently negotiating on a space. Check out our Facebook page where we will be announcing when we have secured our new location.
The answer…. Soon, but we don’t know exactly. As lead representative for the retail wine kit store owners I met with the AGLC in July to give our opinion on the new rules and regulations for the Ferment on Premises. They took those recommendations to their executive and the rules and regulations have been approved. They are largely modeled on current laws in British Columbia and other provinces which have been operating for many years.
The new rules and regulations will now be presented to the Minister of Finance and his department for formal “blessing”. This is scheduled to occur in October. Once that affirmation is given the AGLC will invite retailers to submit for a license to operate Ferment on Premise. The AGLC indicates that this process is expected to take a month or so.
Of course we are only guessing as to when we will be allowed top operate, but likely sometime in December or January. But obviously this outside of our control. In the meantime, we are looking to relocate to a larger location and are currently negotiating on a space. Check out our Facebook page where we will be announcing when we have secured our new location.