As you know, we have two parts to our business: one is the 100% Canadian part. We have seen significant investment over the past 10 years and continuing today, in terms of 400 new wineries opening over the past 10 years, contributing an additional $2.6 billion to the economy.
The second part of our business is the blended business, which is 80% of our total production. The excise accelerator definitely impacts that, because all those wines are sold under $10 per bottle and the excise tax is flat. It's currently 64 cents a litre, regardless of the price of wine. We can't pass that on to the consumers, which means we have to eat it. That's limited money that now I can't put into hiring new people or investing in new technology or becoming more competitive. We have a challenge on the blended side of the business right now.
The exemption on the excise tax in 2006 definitely helped us on the 100% Canadian side to invest into the economy.