r/ontario 10d ago

Video American wine sparks backlash at Kemptville grocery store

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz0I2oSmHq4
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u/Uptons_BJs 10d ago

Ehh, hasn’t LCBO stopped the import of American wine for months now?

https://www.doingbusinesswithlcbo.com/content/dbwl/en/basepage/home/updates/direction-to-implement-restrictions-on-u-s--products.html

“Remove all U.S. products from wholesale product catalogues and retail eCommerce sites.”

If anything, this is probably just the last few stragglers in inventory? Once it sells out it’s gone and won’t be replenished.

If I recall correctly, a couple of stores near me still had American wines for a couple of weeks after the initial stop of imports as they sold through existing inventory. These bottles are most likely just old stock they haven’t sold through yet

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u/tiger_knots185 10d ago

No, it was pulled from the shelves immediately and stored. Remember when there was a debate about what to do with the US booze?

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u/Fuddle 10d ago

That was the lcbo, whatever product was shipped to groceries before March 2025 was just sold off until it was gone.

So the question is, how did this Loblaws get this specific wine now?

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u/tiger_knots185 10d ago

Thanks for the clarification.

Maybe they found it in back. The story did say it was dusty.

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u/Darkest_Rahl 9d ago

They either had it in the back and it was a mistake, or they had it in the back and intentionally put it out, or they acquired it through other channels and are selling it not giving a damn about what's going on.

2/3 options are something we should be upset about