A change in provincial law could allow for a new wine to be sold in the LCBO, or farmers market, without a major tax.
The Ontario Government is being asked to approve Marquette, which is able to thrive in cold climate areas, such as Prince Edward-Hastings.
Sandor Johnson is the owner of Potter Settlement Winery in Tweed, one of the four local wineries which makes Marquette.
He explains what needs to happen next.
He says it has been decades since a new grape has been approved for VQA status.
Twenty wineries, including three other vineyards in the area, currently make Marquette wine.
