A coalition of Canada's leading wineries unveils Fracette, a new sparkling category built for how people drink bubbles now: bright, modern, crisp & refreshing. Fracette is a Brut-style sparkling with a contemporary edge. The name says it: frozen plus facet, Frozen, like the grapes on the vine, Facet like a complex, multi-facetted gem and the complexity it brings to the glass.

Wine Growers B.C. president and CEO Jeff Guignard calls the move 'unprecedented and deeply frustrating' and says Canadian consumers should support domestic producers.

Vittorio De Stefano, owner of On Seven winery, has waited 17 years to release the first pinot noir from the Niagara-on-the-Lake farm that he and his wife Sula bought in 2009. Working with winemaking consultant Peter Gamble, the couple studied the seven-acre property's soil structure to determine which specific clone and rootstock combinations of chardonnay and pinot noir from Burgundy would produce the best possible wine.

After wildfires disrupted travel to some communities in the Thompson Okanagan this summer, BC's wine industry is sending a clear message: wine country is open and ready to welcome visitors, with harvest underway across the province and wineries throughout BC continuing to offer exceptional wine, food and fall experiences.

The newly expanded leadership role reflects Noble Ridge's continued commitment to strengthening its direct-to-consumer business, wine club, hospitality programs, agency relationships, and brand presence as the winery enters its next phase of growth. The position combines responsibility for revenue generation, customer engagement, and market growth initiatives across all sales and marketing channels.

'That choice to not shelve product, that's been a very powerful symbolic message.'

'Prime Minister Carney was very clear that we were attacked': Premier Wab Kinew

Saskatchewan and Alberta are ?the only provinces that still sell American wine, beer and spirits. Every ?other province has removed U.S. alcohol from its shelves.

Held in celebration of the birthday of J.P. Wiser himself -- the man whose vision helped put Canadian whisky on the map -- Whisky Weekend honours his legacy and the generations of people who have carried it forward in Windsor. This event was created to celebrate the history and evolution of Canadian Whisky by exploring how whisky is made, tasting different expressions with fellow whisky enthusiasts.

Canada is on track for its fourth worst wildfire season on record. At a regular fire briefing in Ottawa recently, federal forecasters said September's fire risk stands to be well above seasonal averages across northern British Columbia, northern Quebec and most of Labrador.

California's struggling wine industry says it expects to take another hit as trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada flare up again. President Trump announced tariffs of up to 50% on Canadian goods this week and Canada responded with retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of American products. Though wine was not explicitly mentioned, American alcohol has been the target of boycotts imposed by several Canadian provinces since last March in response to earlier tariffs on Canadian goods by Trump.

"This is not about keeping American wine off our shelves forever. It is not about restricting consumer choice. And it is certainly not about asking Canadians to consume more alcohol. It is about market share."

Canada announced retaliatory tariffs as high as 50 percent on hundreds of American products on Tuesday, just days after the collapse of trade talks triggered punishing tariffs from the Trump administration.

As relations between the US and Canada deteriorate, it could be wineries and distilleries that pay the price.

Trade tensions between the United States and Canada have spiraled over the past few days, after the two sides failed to reach a trade deal and President Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion of the country's exports on Saturday.

Wine Growers of British Columbia calls on Province government to protect the business interests of local producers as discussions of normalized trade with the U.S. are back on the table.

After a deadline extension, the latest U.S. tariff threats seemed headed toward resolution on Wednesday, but questions lingered about what Canada would give up, and what it would get in exchange. In Canada, Mr. Carney briefed provincial premiers on the agreement Wednesday afternoon and asked them to restore the sale of U.S. wine and spirits -- which had been banned by most provincial governments in retaliation against earlier U.S. tariffs.

Canadian provinces' ban on alcohol from the U.S. has taken centre stage in the trade negotiations as premiers consider whether to put bottles back on the shelves to pacify the White House. Winemakers and industry associations say they're bewildered to have their livelihoods end up as leverage in an international dispute.

Like all great wineries before it, Spacedog Wines is a leap of faith.

It acquired Meyer Family Vineyards and Mayhem Wines.