BRAMPTON, Ont. -- Wine is now available on the shelves of select grocery stores across Ontario.
Eventually, the Liberal government says beer and cider will be available in up to 450 grocery stores, and 300 of those will also be selling wine.
But for now, 67 grocery stores are allowed to sell wine, while another 57 locations are selling beer and cider.
Both domestic and imported wine is available, and the grocers given wine licences represent a mix of independent stores and large chains.
The stores must have designated sales areas and standard hours of sale, abide by limitations on package size and alcohol content, and follow staffing and social responsibility training requirements.
Finance Minister Charles Sousa says Ontario "has one of the strongest alcohol control systems in Canada" and the province is committed to social responsibility.
Sousa says bringing wine to grocery stores is beneficial for local wineries, as a minimum of 10 or 20 shelf space -- depending on the grocer -- must set aside for small producers.
"Grocery stores are required to reserve shelf space for wine produced for small wineries, creating a win-win-win situation, for the province's wine lovers, for Ontario's wine producers and for farmers who support them," Sousa said.
Here are the 67 locations across Ontario now authorized to sell wine, beer and cider:
Greater Toronto Area
- Coppa's Fresh Market Vaughan 3300 Rutherford Rd.
- Coppa's Fresh Market Toronto 4750 Dufferin St.
- Coppa's Fresh Market King City 1700 King Rd.
- Farm Boy Pickering 1355 Kingston Rd.
- Farm Boy Whitby 360 Taunton Rd.
- Fortinos Brampton 35 Worthington Ave.
- Fortinos Vaughan 3940 Highway 7
- Fortinos Vaughan 2911 Major Mackenzie Dr.
- FreshCo Brampton 380 Bovaird Dr.
- FreshCo Vaughan 3737 Major Mackenzie Dr. W.
- FreshCo Toronto 3925 Jane St.
- Highland Farms Toronto 850 Ellesmere Rd.
- Highland Farms Mississauga 50 Matheson Blvd.
- Loblaws Toronto 11 Redway Rd.
- Loblaws Mississauga 250 Lakeshore Rd.
- Loblaws Toronto 2877 Bayview Village
- Loblaws Toronto 5095 Yonge St.
- Longo's Vaughan 2810 Major Mackenzie Dr.
- Longo's Brampton 65 Dufay Rd.
- Metro Georgetown 367 Mountainview Rd. S.
- Metro Oakville 1011 Upper Middle Rd. E.
- Metro Toronto 3003 Danforth Ave.
- Real Canadian Superstore Toronto 2549 Weston Rd.
- Sobeys Oshawa 1377 Wilson Rd. N.
- Sobeys Aurora 15500 Bayview Ave.
- Sobeys Richmond Hill 11700 Yonge St.
- Sobeys Acton 372 Queen St. E
- Sobeys Toronto 207 Queen's Quay
- Walmart Oakville 234 Hays Blvd.
- Yummy Market Maple 1390 Major Mackenzie Dr. W.
- Yummy Market Toronto 4400 Dufferin St.
West
- Farm Boy Brantford 240 King George Rd.
- Farm Boy Kitchener 385 Fairway Rd. S.
- Farm Boy London 1415 Beaverbrook Ave.
- Food Basics Guelph 3 Clair Rd. W.
- Fortinos Stoney Creek 21 Upper Centennial Pkwy.
- FreshCo Niagara Falls 5931 Kalar Rd.
- Loblaws Leamington 201 Talbot St. E.
- Metro London 301 Oxford St. W.
- Food Basics London 509 Commissioners Rd. W.
- Food Basics Niagara Falls 3770 Montrose Rd.
- Rowland's Your Independent Grocer Port Elgin 1244 Goderich St.
- Sobeys Innisfil 2080 Jans Blvd.
- Sobeys London 661 Wonderland Rd.
- Sobeys Kincardine 814 Durham St.
- Starsky's Fine Foods Hamilton 685 Queenston Rd.
- Zehrs Caledonia 322 Argyle St.
- Zehrs Listowel 600 Mitchell Rd. S.
- Zehrs Kingsville 300 Main St.
East
- CANEX Canadian Forces Exchange System Petawawa 27 Festubert Blvd.
- Farm Boy Ottawa 2950 Bank St.
- Farm Boy Ottawa 2030 Tenth Line
- Food Basics Orillia 975 West Ridge Blvd.
- FreshCo Cornwall 525 Ninth St. E.
- Johnson's Your Independent Grocer Kemptville 2400 Kemptville Mall W.
- Loblaws Ottawa 1980 Baseline Rd.
- Loblaws Ottawa 200 Earl Grey Dr.
- Metro Ottawa 4510 Innes Rd.
- No Frills Renfrew 680 O'Brien Rd.
- Vince's Market Uxbridge 234 Toronto St.
- Walmart Belleville 274 Millennium Pkwy.
North
- Chartrand's Your Independent Grocer Chelmsford 4764-17 Regional Rd. 15
- Fresh Market Foods Sioux Lookout 79 Queen St.
- Food Basics Sudbury 1800 Lasalle Blvd.
- Food Basics Timmins 105 Brunette Rd.
- Rocheleau's Your Independent Grocer Hearst 1521 ON-11 Highway W.
- Sobeys North Bay 1899 Algonquin Ave.