Wine hits grocery shelves in Ontario

Starting today, 67 grocery stores across Ontario can sell both domestic and imported wine, as well as beer and cider, increasing convenience and choice for consumers.

Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance, was at Coppa’s Fresh Market in Toronto today to announce the 67 store locations, including 20 independent grocery stores and 47 stores owned by large grocers.

Louis Coppa, Coppa’s Fresh Market with Tom Barlow, CFIG

These stores are in addition to the 57 across the province already selling beer and cider. Ultimately, beer and cider will be available in up to 450 grocery stores across Ontario, including 300 that also sell wine.

Tom Barlow, CFIG; Minister of Finance Hon. Charles Sousa; Monte Kwinter, MPP York-Centre

“Being able to make one stop to pick up wine alongside other groceries will help make everyday life easier for Ontarians. Opening up this new retail channel for wine producers will also help encourage business to thrive while delivering economic growth and job creation in Ontario’s beverage alcohol, agriculture and tourism sectors,” said Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance.

Ontario maintains a strong commitment to social responsibility. By law, grocers selling beer or wine must have designated sales areas and standard hours of sale, abide by limitations on package size and alcohol content, and follow staffing and social responsibility training requirements. Ontario will develop a comprehensive alcohol strategy to promote the responsible sale and use of alcohol in moderation.

Offering consumers more choice and convenience while improving opportunities for business is part of our plan to create jobs, grow our economy and help people in their everyday lives.

• For a map and list of the authorized grocery stores that sell wine, beer or cider on shelves, visit ca/morechoice. Not every location will have wine available today. Authorized local grocery stores will have further details.
• Depending on the type of authorization awarded to the grocer, a minimum of 10 or 20 per cent of shelf space is reserved for products from small producers.
• Allowing wine to be sold in grocery stores across the province follows the final recommendations made by the Premier’s Advisory Council on Government Assets. Other recent changes to beverage alcohol retailing in Ontario include the sale of beer in grocery stores last December, cider this June, and online shopping at LCBO.com.
• The government conducted extensive industry consultations to define a fair and socially responsible model for beer, wine and cider sales in grocery stores.
• All grocery stores that sell wine or beer must abide by the requirements for the safe sale of alcohol overseen by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

Locations of Wine in Grocery Stores (*CFIG MEMBERS)

Here are the 67 locations across Ontario now authorized to sell wine, beer and cider:

Greater Toronto Area

• *Coppa’s Fresh Market Vaughan 3300 Rutherford Rd.
• *Coppa’s Fresh Market Toronto 4750 Dufferin St.
• *Coppa’s Fresh Market King City 1700 King Rd.
• *Farm Boy Pickering 1355 Kingston Rd.
• *Farm Boy Whitby 360 Taunton Rd.
• Fortinos Brampton 35 Worthington Ave.
• Fortinos Vaughan 3940 Highway 7
• Fortinos Vaughan 2911 Major Mackenzie Dr.
• FreshCo Brampton 380 Bovaird Dr.
• FreshCo Vaughan 3737 Major Mackenzie Dr. W.
• FreshCo Toronto 3925 Jane St.
• *Highland Farms Toronto 850 Ellesmere Rd.
• *Highland Farms Mississauga 50 Matheson Blvd.
• Loblaws Toronto 11 Redway Rd.
• Loblaws Mississauga 250 Lakeshore Rd.
• Loblaws Toronto 2877 Bayview Village
• Loblaws Toronto 5095 Yonge St.
• *Longo’s Vaughan 2810 Major Mackenzie Dr.
• *Longo’s Brampton 65 Dufay Rd.
• Metro Georgetown 367 Mountainview Rd. S.
• Metro Oakville 1011 Upper Middle Rd. E.
• Metro Toronto 3003 Danforth Ave.
• Real Canadian Superstore Toronto 2549 Weston Rd.
• Sobeys Oshawa 1377 Wilson Rd. N.
• Sobeys Aurora 15500 Bayview Ave.
• Sobeys Richmond Hill 11700 Yonge St.
• Sobeys Acton 372 Queen St. E
• Sobeys Toronto 207 Queen’s Quay
• Walmart Oakville 234 Hays Blvd.
• *Yummy Market Maple 1390 Major Mackenzie Dr. W.
• *Yummy Market Toronto 4400 Dufferin St.

West

• *Farm Boy Brantford 240 King George Rd.
• *Farm Boy Kitchener 385 Fairway Rd. S.
• *Farm Boy London 1415 Beaverbrook Ave.
• Food Basics Guelph 3 Clair Rd. W.
• Fortinos Stoney Creek 21 Upper Centennial Pkwy.
• FreshCo Niagara Falls 5931 Kalar Rd.
• Loblaws Leamington 201 Talbot St. E.
• Metro London 301 Oxford St. W.
• Food Basics London 509 Commissioners Rd. W.
• Food Basics Niagara Falls 3770 Montrose Rd.
• Rowland’s Your Independent Grocer Port Elgin 1244 Goderich St.
• Sobeys Innisfil 2080 Jans Blvd.
• Sobeys London 661 Wonderland Rd.
• Sobeys Kincardine 814 Durham St.
• Starsky’s Fine Foods Hamilton 685 Queenston Rd.
• Zehrs Caledonia 322 Argyle St.
• Zehrs Listowel 600 Mitchell Rd. S.
• Zehrs Kingsville 300 Main St.

East

• CANEX Canadian Forces Exchange System Petawawa 27 Festubert Blvd.
• *Farm Boy Ottawa 2950 Bank St.
• *Farm Boy Ottawa 2030 Tenth Line
• Food Basics Orillia 975 West Ridge Blvd.
• FreshCo Cornwall 525 Ninth St. E.
• *Johnson’s Your Independent Grocer Kemptville 2400 Kemptville Mall W.
• Loblaws Ottawa 1980 Baseline Rd.
• Loblaws Ottawa 200 Earl Grey Dr.
• Metro Ottawa 4510 Innes Rd.
• No Frills Renfrew 680 O’Brien Rd.
• *Vince’s Market Uxbridge 234 Toronto St.
• Walmart Belleville 274 Millennium Pkwy.

North

• Chartrand’s Your Independent Grocer Chelmsford 4764-17 Regional Rd. 15
• Fresh Market Foods Sioux Lookout 79 Queen St.
• Food Basics Sudbury 1800 Lasalle Blvd.
• Food Basics Timmins 105 Brunette Rd.
• Rocheleau’s Your Independent Grocer Hearst 1521 ON-11 Highway W.
• Sobeys North Bay 1899 Algonquin Ave.

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