Of course, a good method to try wines from any region is to buy from auction. If there is an auctioneer near you, ask if they have any booze sales. The hammer price on gin and whisky was phenomenally cheap!
I acquired these yesterday:
Average cost of top lot was £9.50 and £11.50 for the bottom. Current retail in canada is C$623. Am quite pleased but will see if its the bargain I imagine when I drink them, will update here.
The Hopetown in top lot was tried last night. I would not pay £9 for it! Am expecting all the others to be significantly better. The 3 on the left in bottom lot are all from BC.
In Qebec & Montreal a couple of months ago, Canadian wines were like hens' teeth. Clearly the Quebecois prefer French!