Painted Rock Estate Winery
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Painted Rock makes 100% single-varietal Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay and other wines, plus its Red Icon Bordeaux blend, all from its single Skaha Bench estate vineyard in Penticton, BC.
For Painted Rock, the immediate financial impact of losing the U.S. market is relatively small. The United States represents only a small percentage of our total sales.Source: paintedrock.ca, Sep 10, 2026
Its bottled still BC wines (HTS 2204.21.50) can no longer ship to the US since the import ban of September 29, 2026 (50% duty from August 22 to September 28, 2026). The winery says the immediate financial impact is small because the US is only a small share of its sales, but that it has spent years building US relationships with sommeliers, critics and media.
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In their own words
We have invested years in building relationships in the United States because it is an important and influential wine market.
Painted Rock Estate Winery · paintedrock.ca, Sep 10, 2026
Essay "A case for Canadian Wine" on the winery's own site.
It’s really important in terms of brand building.
Global News (Lauren Skinner-Buksevics, managing director) · globalnews.ca, Sep 9, 2026
Global News on losing access to the US market for Painted Rock.
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Made in Canada
"With our winery located onsite, there is no transportation delay": the wines are made at 400 Smythe Drive, Penticton, BC, from the family's 56-acre Skaha Lake estate.
On the tariff list
- HTS 2204.21.50 · Wine other than Tokay (not carbonated), of an alcoholic strength by volume not over 14%, in containers not over 2 liters · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"We produce 100% single-varietal wines", with Merlot, Chardonnay and Syrah blocks on the estate; still bottled table wine not over 14%.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- paintedrock.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
With our winery located onsite, there is no transportation delay
- paintedrock.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
We produce 100% single-varietal wines, ensuring each bottling is a pure representation of its grape.
- paintedrock.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
A family-owned and operated winery dedicated to creating Canada’s finest wines from our single estate vineyard.
- paintedrock.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
The 27 acre vineyard is now home to over 57,500 vines
- paintedrock.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
renowned for bold single-varietal reds and it’s flagship blend, Red Icon
- paintedrock.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Painted Rock Estate Winery 400 Smythe DrivePenticton, BC, Canada, V2A 8W6
- paintedrock.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
With the United States now moving from tariffs to an outright ban on Canadian wine imports
- paintedrock.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
The United States represents only a small percentage of our total sales.
- globalnews.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
It’s really important in terms of brand building.
- theglobeandmail.com · accessed 2026-09-29
The U.S. accounts for about two per cent of exports for the winery.
- theglobeandmail.com · accessed 2026-09-29
was contacted by her U.S. importer after the tariffs were announced in July, and told it would have to “hit pause” on any more orders.
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