Dairy, egg and poultry producers worry about impact of interprovincial trade

On December 6 and 7, the Supreme Court of Canada will begin hearing the Gérard Comeau case. The CVA is an intervenor in the Comeau case, and sees this case as the best chance for tearing down barriers to trade and allowing direct-to-consumer shipping of Canadian wines. "This is essential. Opening the direct-to-consumer channel will provide greater choice for the consumer, support the growth of the Canadian wine industry, create jobs and stimulate economic growth. It will increase sales for every winery in Canada and bring our industry into the 21st century"

China has positioned itself as a leading advocate of free trade, particularly since President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Unspoiled landscapes? Maple syrup? Polar bears and ice hockey? Or, if you've explored the world of wine, perhaps the quintessentially Canadian Icewine?

Launched by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the "no escalator tax" campaign centres around a move by the Trudeau Liberals to hike federal liquor taxes by two per cent this year, and hike it every year after, in-line with inflation.

Arterra Wines Canada announced yesterday, Nov. 28, the purchase of Laughing Stock Vineyards, founded in 2003 by David and Cynthia Enns on the Naramata Bench.

Inniskillin Co-Founder Karl Kaiser has passed away at the age of 76. Kaiser, who was born in Austria in 1941 and immigrated to Canada in 1969, was recognised as one of the architects of the modern Canadian wine industry. He died peacefully on 22 November after complications from a stroke.

On Dec. 6 and 7, the Supreme Court of Canada, in a televised hearing, will hear the Comeau or 'New Brunswick Beer' case. The outcome is critical to the future growth and success of the B.C. wine and tourism industries. Currently, it is illegal for a tourist in the Okanagan to ship B.C. wine back home, unless he or she is from Saskatchewan, Manitoba or Nova Scotia. Internet orders are similarly illegal, except from those jurisdictions.

David Mulroney, who was this country's envoy to China from 2009 to 2012, says the case of two Canadian wine merchants held captive in Shanghai is a troubling sign of a bigger problem.

Embracing the weather and new technology, Western winemakers turn to fitz and fizz

Winery founders at crossroads ink share-purchase agreement in British Columbia

"Karl was one of the founding fathers of the Canadian wine industry, when he, together with his partner Donald Ziraldo, received the first winery licence since prohibition and founded Inniskillin in 1975, making it the first estate winery in Canada," Wright said.

Transaction comes two months after several other Okanagan winery sales

US company Puration has announced plans to have cannabis-infused drinks ready to launch when the drug is legalised in Canada next year

Farmers appear worried that the Trump Administration will withdraw the United States from the agreement that they believe has opened trade with Canada and Mexico.

'I think next year we'll see a number of vines just collapse,' says Summerhill Pyramid winemaker

Province lags behind, says industry group calling for fair pricing for bulk buyers

Wine professionals spent the past four days touring and learning about the Okanagan wine industry

What ultimately emerges from this union remains to be seen - even to Constellation and Ontario-based Canopy Growth Corp., a publicly traded medical marijuana grower and supplier with the apt stock symbol "WEED."

B.C. bars and restaurants are sick of being charged retail prices for liquor and the provincial government appears poised to offer some relief.