Washington Winegrape Export Into British Columbia, Canada
In recognition of the recent prolonged cold snap and winter damage to British Columbia, Canada vineyards, the B.C. wine industry is projecting a significant reduction in winegrape production, and has reached out to the Washington wine industry for support. With our close proximity and winegrape supply, Washington winegrowers have an opportunity to assist our neighboring wine industry in order to alleviate a shortage in Canada. This Washington-British Columbia border crossing provides for reinforcement of agricultural products and wines from our neighboring area of the globe and further promotes a reduced environmental impact for such winegrape shipments.
Washington Winegrowers Association has been leading the coordination and education efforts on regulatory requirements to sell Washington winegrapes for export to Canada.
Check out the Resource Materials for Winegrape Shipment Across the Border, including details on the regulatory requirements for Washington, United States export and for British Columbia, Canada import of whole winegrapes, crushed winegrapes (must), and crushed and pressed winegrapes (juice) into Canada.
These materials provide background resources for a coordinated Washington-British Columbia winegrape shipment. In support of the wine industry, Washington Winegrowers Association gathered and assembled these resources with the assistance of Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS), and other industry and regulatory partners.
Washington Winegrowers Association also hosts the Grape & Wine Dating Service, where industry can post product listings free of charge, specifying the *product needs (selling, looking to buy), *product type (winegrape, bulk wine, shiner), *product vintage and varietal, and *appellation/AVA. The Grape & Wine Dating Service is an industry service to facilitate buyer and seller matchings, and is accessible to all at: https://dating.wawinegrowers.org/.