Wine Kitz Atlantic

Let’s get a bit political………..again Last month the Wine Kitz location in Halifax launched a petition website where consumers may sign and send a letter to Premier Darrell Dexter in support of introducing in-store winery service to Nova Scotia. To date, hundreds of letters have been sent and many others have signed the on-line petition. [...]

I was hopeful come March 5th I would be reporting the outcome of the court case between Wine Kitz Halifax and the Nova Scotia provincial government. Needless to say I was also hopeful that at this point I would be reporting court results which would be beneficial to the consumer-made wine industry. Rather than being [...]

If the old adage “A picture a worth a thousand words…” is true, I’m curious how many words several videos are worth?This month rather than having you read what I have to say, you may wish to click on the two web links below, relax and watch what other industry players have to offer. The [...]

In last month’s blog I provided a copy of the Andrew Peller Limited news release announcing the purchase of World Vintners Inc. Since then, APL management has spent a considerable amount of time meeting with the various regional Wine Kitz groups from around the country. Speaking on behalf of the Atlantic group, our meet & [...]

June 2008 To date I have only written three blogs and some are already wondering why I don’t mention beer making. When I first started working in this industry in 1992 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, I named my first store Sudz Beer & Cheer Shoppe. At the time the name was a great fit. My [...]