InfoisInfo Canada

Marquis Wine Cellarsopen
Kitchen in Vancouver

www.marquis-wines.com
Show phone number
Remember you found this company at Infoisinfo 604-684-044?

Address

1034 Davie St. Vancouver. British Columbia. V6E 1M3
Show map




What you should know about Marquis Wine Cellarsopen

Wine in Vancouver, Wine Shop in Vancouver, Shop in Vancouver, Wine Bars in Vancouver

I still can remember the January morning in 1986 when my dad and I were sitting at his kitchen table; he was drinking Greek coffee reading the Vancouver Province newspaper. These two agreements grandfathered the wine stores and allowed us to carry American wines and other imported wines respectively. As serendipity would have it, two years later the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement of Tariffs and Treaties (GATT) were ratified. Our first day of sales was about $110.00.We soon woke up to the reality of the wine business in British Columbia; our dreams of wine being wine barons were quickly diminished, we were only allowed to carry British Columbia wine from one winery and their cider and coolers. We persevered and some ten months later, 1986, November 19, we opened. I am not sure on the precise series of events, I had meetings with the liquor board, we signed a variety of papers, and it was all very official and at times intimidating and frustrating. We talked about it for a while longer and then he then told me why don't you call them, so I did.This was my first lesson on government bureaucracy. We also agreed that many other people have done pretty well in the wine business and that we should give it a shot. I told my dad I thought this looked like a pretty good idea. I snagged the sports section from him as I wanted to look over the hockey scores from the night before.With his glasses perched on the edge of his nose, he turned to me and said, hey zun; look at this, whadda ya think? He showed me an article about a fellow who was selling wine store franchises.At that time private wine shops were not allowed in British Columbia, all the stores were government owned. This set the foundation in place, allowing me to pursue my dream of building Marquis Wine Cellars into one of the finest wine stores in North America.
Read more...

Social networks

We don't have any social media account of this company

Photos and videos

This business has no pictures or videos

Reviews of Marquis Wine Cellarsopen (0)

Do you own a business?
We help you grow it

Get more clients, visibility and branding.
Let us help you achieve your targets and improve your business.

Add your company