Ha ha, you didn’t think we’d just… no? Okay good. Photo from John Biehler.

On Tuesday, the B.C. Finance Minister dropped his recession-shaped budget as British Columbians scrambled to stay clear. What at first appeared to be a slight reduction in wine prices (because of everyone’s favourite new tax, the HST!), will actually be made up for by tacking a few extra percent to the province’s 117% wine markup. There may however, be a very small price break for anyone buying local wine.

I’m going step aside and pass the details on to those who know what they’re talking about:

Wineries May Pay for Budget Shortfall – from Wines & Vines

BC’s Budget – Effects on Wine Industry – from Mark Hicken at Winelaw.ca