Wine Supply in Canada

[GameRoomInc]

I've been looking for quite some time for a good wine supply place online to order from. I live a good distance from, well, anywhere and so need to order online, which is great if you live in the States. I'm looking primarily for a wide variety of yeasts. Help please!

 

[cpfan]

Try Googling "wine making supplies Canada" . A few came up, but I haven't dealt with any of them, so don't wish to give the idea that I'm recommending any.

So where exactly (or generally) is "a good distance from anywhere".

Steve

 

[GameRoomInc]

I've done the basic Google many, many times. I live in rural Alberta about 45 minutes from the nearest grocery store. Certainly far from any wine supply. I do go to school in Lethbridge but the shops here don't have the variety in yeast I want.

 

[cpfan]

I've done the basic Google many, many times. I live in rural Alberta about 45 minutes from the nearest grocery store. Certainly far from any wine supply. I do go to school in Lethbridge but the shops here don't have the variety in yeast I want.

Which yeast do you want? Standard stores primarily deal with the major distributors, and when I ran a store in BC, it was difficult to get the 5 standard Lalvin retail packaged yeasts from those distributors, never mind anything more exotic.

Some stores in the US will ship to Canada, but I'd guess that the shipping on a few packets of yeast might be excessive.

UPDATE: Check out Bosa Grape. I have never dealt with these guys but did talk to them way back about 2004. Probably changed a lot since then. Anyway, they appear to carry a lot of different yeasts, in different sizes (including 10kg).
http://ecom.bosagrape.com/home.php

Good luck, Steve

 

[zalai]

Hello ,

Try to contact :Grapes to Glass

Address: Suite 11-275 Shawville Blvd SE, Calgary, AB T2Y 3H9

Phone 403 254-5122
I find them very helpful . They ship via Canada Post .

 

[GameRoomInc]

Thanks to all! Both look promising! Somehow I missed Gapes to Glass! That's the obvious one!

 

[jimmyjames23]

Ill send you any yeast you like. Fresh too.

I'm in Hamilton. (Technically Stoney Creek)

 

[Brew and Wine Supply]

I've tried, to ship a small padded envelope runs around $10. start getting into boxes and we are looking at shipping of $40 and up!
sorry guys, if worse comes to worse, I can ship it but it will cost.

 

[jimmyjames23]

It costs me 57 cents to ship a pack of yeast.

 

[jimmyjames23]

And I'm headed to the LHBS at noon. So if you make me a list of yeasts I can have it shipped today.

 

[GameRoomInc]

Wow. The community here is fantastic! ha ha Thanks for the offer jimmyjames23! That's incredibly kind of you but I already bit the bullet on shipping and ordered what I need. Again, thanks so much though.

 

[jimmyjames23]

Well let me know for next time. My LHBS's carry every lalvin yeast out there at $1 each. The most you would pay on shipping a ten pack through Canada post is $2.

 

[Brew and Wine Supply]

amazing what that border does to cost of something simple.

 

[millwright01]

I am up here in Medicine Hat. Don't know if LHBS will ship, but I can definately grab what you need and stick it in an envelope. Home Brewers Haven is who I use here in Medicine Hat and they have the Lavlin brand.

 

[LoveTheWine]

http://homebrew-supplies.ca/viartshop/