There was another headline I threw around, “Government granted monopoly threatens strike” but that seemed a bit harsh. Even if it is true…while I am a supported of unions having the LCBO ‘monopoly’ go on strike would be bit annoying since there are no other alternatives… or are there?
Luckily if the LCBO goes on strike we can still get our libations at a few places:
- Beer Store ….hmmmmm beeerrrrrr
- WineryToHome.com – buy all your wine here; your chance to try Ontario wine
- Ontario Wineries – take drive to Niagara and stock up
The LCBO is doing a better job promoting Ontario wines but it is easy to improve on doing nothing. I actually hope the LCBO goes on a prolonged strike…because in the end it can only help Ontario Wineries.
you can even make your way down to Essex County, lots and lots of great wineries there to!
You will still be able to purchase Ontario wines at over 160 locations of our wine stores in your local neighborhood grocery stores!
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Go to a Niagara winery! Wow that is such a Southern Ontario centric solution. What about us who live in the north? We can’t exactly go to Niagara region, that is a nearly 17/18 hour drive.
And did you know that Ontario wineries prefer to launch new products in Alberta because the bureaucracy at the LCBO makes it so long for a new product to get to the store. And because of that you can buy more Ontario wines in Alberta then in Ontario.
Is it any wonder that the province is taking a serious look at allowing private wine stores.
And go to the Beer Store? Go deal with the rude staff and be told that they are out of the product you want. That happens half the time you go there. Fortunatley I buy most of my beer in Manitoba because it is much cheaper there. So I should be okay for a prolonged strike.