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Fair Trade Wines
Posted February 24th 2010
MCIC’s Fair Trade Manitoba program congratulates the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) for its commitment to sourcing Fair Trade Certified wines. There are now almost twenty different fair trade wines from Argentina, Chile and South Africa available in red and white at most Manitoba Liquor Marts in Winnipeg and around the province. They can be identified by the international fair trade logo and by “shelf talkers” (signs that describe the item) affixed below them in stores. A list is also provided here for your convenience.
WINDS OF CHANGE PINOTAGE/ SHIRAZ ORGANIC FTC (SOUTH AFRICA)
OTRA VIDA CABERNET SAUVIGNON FTC (ARGENTINA)
OTRA VIDA MALBEC FTC (ARGENTINA)
WANDERING GRAPE MALBEC /MERLOT FTC (ARGENTINA)
WANDERING GRAPE CABERNET SAUVIGNON /SHIRAZ FTC (SOUTH AFRICA)
FAIRHILLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON FTC (ARGENTINA)
FAIRHILLS CHARDONNAY FTC (ARGENTINA)
FAIRHILLS MALBEC FTC (ARGENTINA)
FAIRHILLS MERLOT FTC (SOUTH AFRICA)
STEP BY STEP CABERNET SAUVIGNON FTC WSG (CHILE)
STEP BY STEP SAUVIGNON BLANC FTC WSG (CHILE)
WINDS OF CHANGE CHARDONNAY ORGANIC FTC (SOUTH AFRICA)
SOLUNA PREMIUM MALBEC FTC (ARGENTINA)
DOUGLAS GREEN CHENIN BLANC FTC (SOUTH AFRICA)
DOUGLAS GREEN CABERNET SAUVIGNON /MERLOT FTC (SOUTH AFRICA)
SIMA KUNYE CABERNET SAUVIGNON FTC (SOUTH AFRICA)
SIMA KUNYE SHIRAZ FTC (SOUTH AFRICA)
*Not all items are available at all Manitoba Liquor Marts.
MCIC staff first met with the Minister Responsible for the MLCC (Andrew Swan at the time) and MLCC management a year ago when only two fair trade wines were available in Manitoba. MLCC officials committed themselves to increasing that number, doing high profile public promotion of fair trade wines, and educating MLCC staff about fair trade concepts. Credit also goes to the socially responsible companies that are making fair trade wines available to consumers and retailers. Manitoba now sells more fair trade wines than any other jurisdiction in Canada.
Click here for a copy of the MLCC Fair Trade Wines flyer.
