"We want to remain aligned with the desires of all consumers and producers -- and our research and outreach activities at CCOVI will continue to have that focus -- but this new research is really exciting for a new segment of consumers who want environmentally responsible wines with lower sugar and alcohol content."

- Nova Scotia, Manitoba selling their stock with proceeds to go to charity

Aaron Campbell, Chief of Staff and VP, Corporate Affairs, Strategy, and Sustainability will assume the role of Interim President & CEO on February 1, 2026.

Kinew said it "probably makes sense for us to consider" Nova Scotia's approach, before he began praising the decision of the Canadian provinces to yank U.S. alcohol off their shelves.

Net profit of $4M will go to Feed Nova Scotia, other community food groups

With an estimated investment of $40-million, Stone Eagle represents a huge vote of confidence in continued growth of a luxury wine tourism in the region. After years of planning, the destination winery and restaurant opened earlier this month.

To survive climate change, Canadian winemakers must break from tradition.

In September, L'Abattoir, an upscale restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia, had a problem: It was running out of French Muscat wine, the perfect pairing for the scallop crudo on the tasting menu.

Industry has been talking about this 'for years,' not weeks, says CEO of WineBC

The maker of Sour Puss liquor is shifting production from Minnesota to Quebec in what one trade expert calls a small but meaningful win for Canada in its ongoing trade dispute with the United States.

In the second quarter of 2025, U.S. wine sales in Canada fell 91 per cent, according to the California-based Wine Institute. "It's unprecedented," says Karl Coutinho, president of Wine Growers Nova Scotia. "None of us like the tariff talk, but the reality is we've got a silver lining. Here's an opportunity for the province of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Liqour Commission to really get behind local."

The SAQ wishes to reassure its customers: all SAQ stores remain open and ready to welcome clients across Quebec. The SAQ.COM transactional website is also operating normally. A contingency plan has been implemented to ensure continued operations.

Judge finds the Chinese buyers, who rushed the sale to supply an overseas market, were the 'authors of their own misfortune'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States and Canada will not restart trade talks but Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized to him for an Ontario political ad using former President Ronald Reagan saying tariffs spell disaster.

In B.C.'s south Okanagan region, some wine grape growers are struggling to find buyers for their fruit, during a year many were hoping to make a solid profit after devastating crop loss in recent years. After two years of severe winter damage, vineyards across the region produced strong yields this season. But some farmers say a provincial program that allows wineries to import grapes from the United States is crowding the market and leaving them with grapes they can't sell.

The Ontario government is aggressively withholding key details about its large stockpile of American alcohol products, valued at approximately $79.1 million at cost, that were pulled from store shelves as an act of retaliation in the ongoing Canada-U.S. trade dispute.

Legal loophole/tax-avoidance scheme hurts California growers. California, Washington and Oregon are out of the wine business in Canada. They were taken off the shelves because of President Trump's trade war. Yet becuase of a series of past trade agreements, more than fifty million gallons of quote, "Canadian wine" is shipped into the U.S. each year that isn't made with grapes -- it's made with grain alcohol at a cost of $1.08 a gallon.

Corby Spirit and Wine Limited's Board of Directors announced today that, effective January 1, 2026, Florence Tresarrieu has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Corby, succeeding Nicolas Krantz, who will take on new responsibilities within the Pernod Ricard Group.

Officials in the province of Ontario have said the ad, which protests Trump's tariff policy, will be pulled from the airwaves next week; however, Trump said in a social media post that given the ad was played during Game 1 of the World Series game Friday night, he is increasing duties on Canadian goods.

A proposed bill would put tobacco-style labels on alcohol. Yesterday, senators listened to four leading witnesses speak in favor of the bill. What's happening in Ottawa could set the tone for global labelling battles.