Rare grape varieties from the oldest viticultural region in the world have arrived in Niagara and have taken root in Niagara College's teaching vineyards.

Winemakers concerned they will reportedly have to wait longer to get their product into supermarkets

On June 24, College practicum students and staff planted Georgian vines at the Niagara College Teaching Winery's on-campus vineyards, located at the College's Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus.

Dr. Matthew Dahabieh, Head of Research at Renaissance, will present an hour-long industry seminar on yeast fermentation to prevent hydrogen sulfide (H2S) contamination in wine at the 16th Annual Enology & Viticulture Conference in Penticton, BC on Tuesday, July 21.

Attendees will partake in an intensive, two-day instruction

Consumers can now buy directly from wineries in British Columbia and Manitoba

There was no vintage for M Cellars in 2014, and the winery took a tremendous loss. But this year, thanks to some innovative techniques learned from Canadian wine growers, his harvest should be huge. The techniques could help all the area's wine grape growers.

Nova Scotians can now import locally grown and produced Canadian wine for personal use without going through the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation

While things in Canada may not have reached quite that extreme - yet - after years of being passed over in favour of vodka, gin, the historic hero of cocktails from the negroni to the martini, is once more stepping onto the main stage. And as gin's popularity has grown, so has the number of brands.

John Leburn, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Corby, will leave the Company, effective August 31, 2015, and return to his native Scotland for family reasons. Antonio Sanchez has been appointed as his successor as Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer of Corby effective September 1, 2015.

Spain has become Canada's No. 5 supplier of wine, with exports rising 44 percent over the past five years, thanks to a growing appreciation of the Spanish bottled delights.

Jason Sharpe, the general manager of the Prince Edward County winery on Lake Ontario's north shore, said that until he was approached by Ottawa-based Rabbi Levy Teitlebaum, he didn't know much about the process of making kosher wine. - See more at: http://www.cjnews.com/index.php?q=node/140859#sthash.iD61AyYh.dpuf

The office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario announced the winners of the fifth annual awards June 15. The 10 winning wines, recognized as having attained a level of excellence by a tasting panel, were among 305 VQA wines submitted by 84 wineries this year.

On Saturday August 22 the third annual BC Pinot Noir Celebration will see 26 of the province's best pinot noir producers delight the palates of more than 250 guests at the Linden Gardens in Kaleden.

One short year after processing the province's first sub-appellation proposal, the British Columbia Wine Authority faces an industry-led movement to overhaul its system of geographical indications (GIs).

After suffering from some of the coldest weather in several decades, many Prince Edward County Wineries have faced damage, while vineyards to the west have not.

Heads butted at Monday's city council meeting over adjustments to special events operations at a Naramata Bench winery, but it was given the endorsement.

Prosecutors allege doctored wine cost government $13 million in tax revenue

Award-winning VQA wines 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. Ontario wine country attracts two million visitors each year and the newly released 2015 Wine Country Ontario Travel Guide makes trip planning to Ontario's wine regions exciting and easy. This latest edition boasts 115 wineries, the most ever!

Ontario is promoting the province's wine industry and wine-producing regions to help boost tourism and sales of Ontario's world-class Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) wines.