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Announcement on Support for Local Alcohol Producers, Consumer Choice

Finance and Treasury Board
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The Province is making two changes that will support local wineries, cideries, breweries and distilleries and offer consumers more choice:
- Nova Scotian alcohol producers will soon be able to cross-sell other local alcohol products at their locations
- Local producers will be able to set up secondary retail stores separate from production facilities.
An announcement about the changes was held at Benjamin Bridge Vineyards in Gaspereau, Kings County, today, July 15. Photos are below, and the news release is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/07/15/changes-will-allow-local-alcohol-producers-sell-each-others-products-open-more-stores
Kings South MLA Julie Vanexan at a pdium outside
Geena Luckett holding a microphone at a podium
Geena Luckett, Vice-President, Wine Growers Association of Nova Scotia; Poet Comeau, President Nova Scotia Cider Association; Andrew Tanner, President, Craft Brewers of Nova Scotia; Julie Vanexan, MLA Kings South; Ashley McConnell-Gordon, Co-owner of Benjamin Bridge
Kings South MLA Julie Vanexan and Geena Luckett walking in a vineyard
Beverages in a bucket
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    Kings South MLA Julie Vanexan at a pdium outside
    Kings South MLA Julie Vanexan speaks at the announcement.
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    Geena Luckett holding a microphone at a podium
    Geena Luckett, Vice-President of Wine Growers Nova Scotia, speaks at the announcement.
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    Geena Luckett, Vice-President, Wine Growers Association of Nova Scotia; Poet Comeau, President Nova Scotia Cider Association; Andrew Tanner, President, Craft Brewers of Nova Scotia; Julie Vanexan, MLA Kings South; Ashley McConnell-Gordon, Co-owner of Benjamin Bridge
    From left, Geena Luckett, Vice-President, Wine Growers Nova Scotia; Poet Comeau, President Nova Scotia Cider Association; Andrew Tanner, President, Craft Brewers of Nova Scotia; Julie Vanexan, MLA for Kings South; and Ashley McConnell-Gordon, co-owner Benjamin Bridge Vineyards
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    Kings South MLA Julie Vanexan and Geena Luckett walking in a vineyard
    Kings South MLA Julie Vanexan and Geena Luckett, Vice-President of Wine Growers Nova Scotia, walk in a vineyard.
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    Beverages in a bucket
    Beverages displayed at the announcement
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