For the fourth consecutive year, British Columbia wines performed brilliantly at a top California wine competition.

British Columbia winegrape-growers enjoyed a record harvest and a return to normal in 2012, according to the province's annual crop report.

Award-winning vintages from Ontario wineries have won praise from experts the world over, so now it's time to venture deeper into our own backyard and discover the sources of all that acclaim.

Canada is re-introducing itself to the world by way of an essential and comprehensive tasting hosted today by The Canadian High Commission at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London.

Long lines of anxious drinkers formed in liquor stores across Ontario today ahead of the Victoria Day long weekend as a midnight strike deadline for store workers looms.

Canada's wineries are becoming increasingly focused on specific grape varieties as the country's wine industry matures.

The provincial government has made dozens of changes to its liquor laws, and released a list of those which are now in effect:

Ontario oenophiles looking for a glass of wine during the Victoria Day weekend will still have several options in the event of an LCBO strike.

Limits on transporting alcohol from U.S. to Canada pose problem for organizers.

163 Wine Rack locations across Ontario to remain open during strike

Vintners from British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia are embracing effervescence

Both sides were at the negotiating table Monday trying to avert a Victoria Day weekend liquor store strike.

On Thursday, May 9 the vested interests in Ontario's beverage alcohol industry gathered at an Economic Club of Canada luncheon at Toronto's Delta Chelsea Hotel to hear why the province should move to a mixed public/private retail model of selling wine, beer and spirits.

The leaders of British Columbia's two main parties headed into a sprint to get their message out Monday, one day before the finish line would deliver one of them a victory.

The Okanagan growing season is short at the best of times and it was going to take a sustained period of warmth in the precious months ahead for the vines to play catchup in the sprint to harvest.

In a speech to be delivered Thursday to the Economic Club of Canada, Ian Baillie, executive director, Alliance of Beverage Licensees B.C., also encourages Ontario to stay away from putting beers in corner stores, warning that problems outweigh the benefits of convenience.

As Ontarians prepare for the next provincial election, competing visions of how to best retail Ontario's high quality VQA wines - and alcohol generally - is becoming an issue worth watching.

Addressing the research and education needs of the Canadian grape and wine industry will be made easier with a new partnership established this week between Brock University and Acadia University.

Oenophiles can vote for their favourite food and wine pairing with a new online competition that launched Thursday. Instead of experts weighing in with their choices, the Great Canadian Wine Match lets ordinary wine drinkers from coast to coast vote for their favourite wine and food pairings.

Wine aficionados, for the next few weekends, will be descending on Niagara-on-the-Lake as the 13th annual "Wines & Herbs" celebration take place.