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In the shadow of Donald Trump's trade war and Canada's retaliatory tariffs, Ontario's wine industry is seeing a silver lining.

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Grapes for Humanity Canada has launched its fifth annual auction. As Canada's most successful charity wine auction, the Grapes for Humanity Fine Wine Auction has raised more than $1.8 million for humanitarian and environmental programs throughout the globe. Bidders will savour the opportunity to win rare vintages and bespoke experiences, including dinner with music icons Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush, exclusive wine experiences and rare wines by Ontario's leading winemakers, including Thomas Bachelder.

Since the 2022 vintage, Mckibbon has overseen the cellar under Ross Wise MW. This move brought his career full circle, as he first worked for Wise as a harvest intern back in 2011. Since then, he's completed 16 harvests around the world including Crystallum (South Africa), Hidden Bench (Niagara), and Felton Road (New Zealand), along with benchmark estates across the Okanagan Valley.

In early February, the Ontario Liquor Control Board made the decision to stop selling American alcoholic beverages in response to President Trump slapping 25% tariffs on Canadian imports into the United States. Since then, Canadian shelves have been stripped bare of all US-made alcoholic products, including a popular kosher wine brand that has played a role in the Jewish celebration of Passover for decades.

The missing wine illustrates how Trump's instigation of a trade war with Canada and his bellicose talk is causing pain for Canadian consumers and U.S. beverage companies like Manischewitz owner E & J Gallo Winery, as well as potential opportunities for Canadian competitors.

Sales in the network of SAQ stores and specialized centers have decreased by $6.9 million, or 0.5%, compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year, reflecting a decline in sales volume of 1.9 million liters, or 3.1%. Volumes in this network maintained their downward trend, as has been the case for the last two years, a development largely attributable to changes in customers' shopping habits.

Southbrook Organic Vineyards, Canada's leader in sustainable winemaking, proudly announces it has received the designation of Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC™), to become the first winery in Canada to achieve the Organic (ECOCERT,2008), Biodynamic (Demeter, 2008), and now, Regenerative Organic Certified® designations. Southbrook has transformed its vineyards into a thriving ecosystem that improves soil health and resilience, promotes biodiversity, sequesters carbon.