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There is still no open market in Canada for wine from other provinces, yet we have been forced by the international trade body to open our markets for wines from the U.S. and treat them priceâ€"wise as we do Canadian wines. But talk to a winâ€" ery from Ontario and you find out that it is almost impossible to ship their wines out to B.C. â€" not to mention the States â€" or have good wines from out there listed here. Nor can we buy wines from Nova Scotia here, but look around and you find wines listed from East European countries of which you have probably never heard. Nine of the B.C. wines are white, while two reds, and one sparkling wine make up the rest. While space limits my suggesâ€" tions, three of the whites that look very interesting will be considered at my next visit to the Vintages store at the Sherwood Forest Mall, 1900 Dundas St. in Mississauga. There is, however, some hope out there and we may even evenâ€" tually see free trade within Canada. The first step was taken this week toward eliminating barâ€" riers to interâ€"provincial trade by an exchange of Ontario VQA Wines with the best from B.C. As of. May 29th, 12 of British Columbia‘s best wines will be available in selected LCBO stores, while the same number of Ontario premium wines went on sale out on the west coast. It is absolutely incredible how bad our economy is managed. My intention is not to mix wine and politics; I dislike one immensely while I love the other. But the recent trade agreement with Mexico, which was rammed through without any input from us, again, is so stupid considering that we are still bogged down with trade barriers within our own country, from province to province. No wonder nobody outâ€" side Canada takes us seriously! Establish free trade within Canada first Also located in Mapleview Mall, Centre Mall â€"â€"â€" â€"and Eastgate Mail _On the international wine scene, reports reaching me from South Africa are somewhat obscure. I know that we are close to reâ€"establishing trade with that country and samples of wine have been sent over to agents recently. What confuses me, however, is the predicted quality of the wines. My own personal experience â€" and others have said the same â€" is that the quality has not kept pace with other countries during the sancâ€" tion, but prices certainly have. However, I have been told by othâ€" ers that the wines are simply outâ€" standing and still reasonably priced. I guess we just have to wait a few more months and fine out for ourselves, but I am certain that it is not too far off before they are here again. Unfortunately, at present, all the wines brought in from B.C. can only be found at Vintages in Toronto, or in Mississauga on Dundas Street. Who knows though, as time goes on, we may find out that B.C. is part of Canada and get most of the better ones as regular listed wines in Ontario. The Pinot Blanc 1991 Private Reserve from Mission Hill sells for $8.95. The Dry 1992 Gewuerztraminer from Sumac Ridge, selling at $9.55, is a wine which may be very similar to the great dry wines from the Alsace of France. The sweet Botrytis Affected 1990 Optima from Quail‘s Gate that is rather costly at $19.90 for half a bottle, should be an outstanding dessert wine â€" very similar perhaps to a German Auslese or a French Sauterne. REâ€"ESTABLISHING TRADE KATES Che Insurance Brokers Association of Oakville will donate $5 dollars for each full bag of litter collected to the Scouts Canada, Oakville District. Our goal â€"â€" 200 bags, or $1,000! For more information, call: 829â€"2966 Your Insurance Broker Understands FREE .’ litter bags PREE 1 juice and timbit GREAT PRIZES! URLAL PNILLLS! for the participants who collect the most litter, the most recyclable litter, and the most unusual piece of litter. LITTER BAGâ€"Aâ€"THON Saturday, June 5th, 1993 9:30 a.m. â€" 11:30 a.m. (rain or shine!) <â€" %i// Meeting Place â€" Busby Park Inn Ihahanl nf tha TEAAA 222. e e 2o _ in 9 _ Â¥p rfi? Sponsored by the Insurance Brokers Association of Oakville Sanctioned by the Oakville Waterfront Festival Steering Committee. ‘ Get set to clean up Oakville‘s waterfront parks and lakeshore before the crowds arrive LCl litter bags donated by GLAD juice and timbits donated by Tim Hortons (on the bank of the 16 Mile Creek, across from the parking lots of the Oakville Library and the Centre for Performing Arts in Downtown Oakville) for the Waterfront Festival. to help