Greater Vernon Chamber calls for changes to support craft distilleries
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The Greater Vernon Chamber is wanting to see changes to policies that create barriers for craft distilleries in B.C.
The Chamber stated in a release that B.C distillers saw sales increase after certain U.S. spirits were removed from BC Liquor Store shelves in response to the threat of U.S tariffs, but noted long-standing provincial regulations limit their ability to scale up operations and secure shelf space in government-controlled liquor stores.
The regulations for products labeled as “craft” include a production limit of no more than 50,000 litres of spirits annually, and the product must consist of 100 per cent of British Columbia-grown agricultural inputs.
“This is low-hanging fruit,” Dan Proulx, General Manager of the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce, stated.
