Guide to Wines of British Columbia Stores : simplebooklet.com

Selling your BC VQA, 100% BC grape and 100% BC non-grape wine in the Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) Wines of British Columbia Stores WGBC Wines of British Columbia Store licences belong to WGBC and are individually operated under a third-party agreement that stipulates specific requirements and considerations including fair and equitable access for all 100% BC wines. The following details will help you begin selling your 100% BC wine in the WGBC’s Wines of British Columbia Stores. BC VQA Wine Approval: BC Wine Authority (BCWA) and BC Liquor Distribution Branch (BC LDB) • To receive BC VQA preferential listing and merchandising advantages in WGBC’s Wines of BritishColumbia Wine Stores, your wine must be BC VQA approved. 100% BC grape and 100% BC non-grape winehave limited shelving opportunities.• Please contact Lorrie Zander (Lorrie.Zander@BCVQA.ca) at the BCWA for the assessmentschedule and to have your wine assessed. BC VQA assessments usually run every two weeks. VisitBCVQA.ca or phone: 250-494-8896 or 1-877-499-2872.• Per your BC LDB Winery Sales Agreement ALL BC wine (including BC VQA, 100% BC grape and 100%BC non-grape wine (e.g., cider, fruit, mead, etc.) must be registered with a SKU in advance withthe BC LDB for sale in British Columbia. Visit BCLDB.com or phone: 604-252-3216• Please do not deliver your wine to the WGBC Wines of British Columbia Stores until you havereceived both your BC VQA designation AND/OR your BC LDB SKU registration and confirmationfrom the store.Your Relationship with WGBC Wines of British Columbia Stores • Directly contact any or all WGBC Wines of British Columbia Stores you would like to list your wine.We encourage you to develop relationships and work with the each of the store operators tointroduce your wines, discuss what wines you would like them to sell, and to make arrangementsfor delivery. You may also want to discuss how you plan to support your wine in the store(s) withtastings, etc.• Please contact each WGBC Wines of British Columbia Stores regarding purchased wine deliverydocumentation. When you sell your wine to a WGBC Wines of British Columbia Wine Store, youwill be required to file a Form 60 (aka Doc 60) with the BC LDB.WGBC Wines of British Columbia Store Contacts: Save-On-Foods • Amanda Carnegie: amanda_carnegie@saveonfoods.com• Ray Pighin: ray_pighin@saveonfoods.comBC Wine Information Centre • Donna Faigaux: donna@pentictonwineinfo.comPage 1 of 3

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Page 2 of 3 WGBC Wines of British Columbia Stores: Purchase, Payment and Reporting • Stores will set their own retail markup and self-price as is currently the case with Licensee RetailStores (LRS), BC Liquor Stores (BCLS), etc.• WGBC third-party operating agreement for the licences authorizes that net payment for winespurchased will be made by stores directly to wineries LESS WGBC member 5% store fee BC VQA,100% BC grape and 100% BC non-grape wine which will be reported and remitted by stores toWGBC.• Reporting of gross amounts to BC LDB for sales, and remittance of Container Recycling Fee(CRF) and bottle deposit, is the responsibility of the winery.• WGBC member 5% store fee on the BC LDB Wholesale Price (less CRF) will be collected by thestore from store payment to winery and remit directly to the WGBC.WGB Member Calculation Wholesale per bottle $17.66 CRF (0.13) List price 17.53 WGBC 5% store fee (0.88) 16.65 CRF 0.13 16.78 GST 0.84 Bottle deposit 0.10 Paid to winery by store 17.72 WGBC Wines of British Columbia Stores Future Price Changes • Wines of British Columbia Wine Stores on the purchase model purchase wine directly from thewinery at the wholesale price registered by the winery with the BC LDB. Your winery isresponsible to make any wholesale price changes directly with BC LDB according to its protocol.If you have any questions about the above information, please contact Controller, Gail St. Croix at 250-762-9744 Ext. 106.

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Page 3 of 3 ****************************************************************************** Wine Growers British Columbia Wines of British Columbia Stores: 1. BC Wine Information Centre (302874)2. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods South Point (Surrey) (302890)3. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Fleetwood (Surrey) (302876)4. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Tsawwassen (Delta) (302885)5. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Langley (Downtown) (302967)6. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Orchard Plaza (Kelowna) (302891)7. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Lakeshore (Kelowna) (302875)8. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods East Maple Ridge (302879)9. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Parksville (302878)10. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods White Rock (302966)11. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Prince George (302887)12. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Kamloops (302886)13. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Pemberton Plaza (North Vancouver) (302883)14. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Clearbrook (Abbotsford) (302887)15. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Ironwood (Richmond) (302882)16. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Cloverdale (302884)17. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Campbell River (302877)18. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Mission (304059)19. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Whatcom (302880)20. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Penticton (302881)21. Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods Sidney (302888)Contact information for all Wines of British Columbia stores can be found on WineBC.com***************************************************************************** About Wine Growers British Columbia’s Wines of British Columbia Store Sales Channel Wine Growers British Columbia holds all 21 licences for Wines of British Columbia Wine Stores. The stores, which sell only 100% BC VQA Wine, and limited amounts of 100% BC grape and non-grape (e.g. cider, fruit) wine, are contracted out and run by third-party operators. Special Wine Store Licences Special Wine Store licences, as auctioned by the Province of British Columbia directly to grocers (aka Bill 22 licences), are separate and distinct from the BC VQA Wine Store Licences and operated independently of Wine Growers British Columbia. Wine Growers British Columbia Member Winery Dues Wine Growers British Columbia Member Winery dues, separate from Wines of British Columbia Wine Store sales royalty collected by WGBC, are invoiced at $0.10/litre (minimum annual flat fee of $100) for ALL 100% BC grape wine (BC VQA and Non-BC VQA) sold in BC at every distribution channel, as reported through the BC LDB.