A possible solution is one that has never been tried with wine grapes before until now: moving production indoors. That's what Dr. Mehdi Sharifi, a Canada Research chair in sustainable agriculture and professor at Trent University's School of the Environment, has been working on.

Drizly and Liquor Depot Expand Delivery Zone Further in Western Canada

Prince Edward Island.'s hot, dry summer may spell problems for some crops, but local wineries say it's a boon for grapes. "Honestly I think it has been our best year yet for growing," said Mike Newman, president of Newman Estate Winery in Murray River.

The hot temperatures and lack of rain are resulting in smaller grapes, meaning they're packing more flavour and should result in some tasty vintages.

Tulloch Vineyards (Tulloch) is pleased to announce that Michael (Jian) Cheng will become Managing Director of its wholly-owned subsidiary in Shanghai. Michael will be responsible for Chinese and Asian operations as Tulloch commences its first shipments of Okanagan wine later this year.

Tulloch Vineyards (Tulloch) is pleased to announce that Michael (Jian) Cheng will become Managing Director of its wholly-owned subsidiary in Shanghai. Michael will be responsible for Chinese and Asian operations as Tulloch commences its first shipments of Okanagan wine later this year

Writers Moira Joan Peters and Craig Pinhey explore industry with photographer Jessica Emin

Flowcrete Americas has been involved in a stunning floor installation at the Painted Rock Estate Winery located in Penticton, BC, Canada

Rebecca, who will be based at the winery's North Vancouver office, joins the existing sales force, Rebeka Erickson, Amy Hollenbach and Mike West, and will work closely with owner Christine Coletta to continue to strengthen customer relations and strategically grow sales.

For the past few years, the complementary Veneto wine regions of Valpolicella DOC and DOCG wines and Prosecco Superiore DOCG have joined forces to invest resources in trade and media events in Western Canada. Now consumers across BC are taking notice

Vote requiring tighter labeling rules must be approved by provincial government

In a recent study, UBC researchers Dan Durall and Mansak (Ben) Tantikachornkiat developed a technique that combines a process to identify the full spectrum of DNA in yeast and bacteria samples with a technique that distinguishes between live and dead micro-organisms.

Trade representatives from British Columbia and the United States met July 7 to discuss concerns raised in an April 29 letter signed by the trade representatives of the United States as well as Argentina, Australia, Chile, Mexico, New Zealand and the EU. Together, the countries supply 97.5% of the wine Canada imported last year. By limiting supermarket sales of wine to B.C. product, B.C. has-in the opinion of Canada's trading partners-betrayed the country's international trade commitments under World Trade Organization agreements.

Grape growers in southwest Ontario say this upcoming harvest is shaping up to give excellent grapes after two brutal winters nearly killed off their stock in back-to-back seasons

Winery says it is cooperating with investigators, denies wrongdoing

"From April through to July, we have seen a strong increase in winery visitations, and year over year winery sales continue to grow with the number of visitors coming through cellar doors," says Maggie Anderson, BC Wine Institute marketing director.

The firm will start work on the $1.82-million-a-year account on August 1. PadillaCRT was the incumbent on the business.

An interprovincial trade agreement between Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec allows the purchase of wine between the three provinces. On Friday, the three premiers announced an agreement making it easier to purchase Canadian wines that were not made in their home provinces.

The change provides access to CIBC's national branch network, global alliances, a robust and secure electronic banking platform, foreign currency hedging capabilities as well as other sophisticated financial tools.

The official statement announcing a new "Canadian Free Trade Agreement" (CFTA) is only 191 words long and omits any of those pesky details where the devil is reputed to lurk. Already the whiff of sulphur can be detected in talk of "exception" to protect "local interests." Truly historic moments rarely come with caveats.