A group of us are doing a Secret Santa for wine and one of the participants lives in Alberta CA. Does anyone know of a way we can get wine to her without an act of Congress?
A large number of California wines are exported to Alberta, so there is probably an excellent chance that the wine you plan to ship there is already in the market. If it is currently available there then the exercise should be relatively simple.
Contact either Wade Brintnell at The Wine Cellar in Edmonton, or Gary Jennings at Richmond Hill Wines in Calgary. Either should be able to inform you whether the wine is presently available in Alberta, and they should be able to provide you with some assistance in getting the wine to its destination. If the wine is not available in the market, and you wish to ship a case quantity, there is a process for a private import, but that can be an expensive proposition. Wade or Gary could fill you in on that, too.
Wade and Gary hold special import licences, in addition to retailing wines in Alberta, and either would be the best place to begin. I know that Wade has a temperature controlled warehouse, and likely Gary does also. The Consignment Warehouse, where the agent sponsored imports are housed, does not, and consumers take their chances on the condition of those wines in the general market. Temperatures at the Consignment Warehouse can escalate during the Summer months.
Hope that is helpful.
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