Niagara's wine country could hardly buy better publicity. A recent New York Times piece has extolled the virtues of the region, in a food feature titled Exploring Canada's Fertile Niagara Wine Region.

A late deep freeze this winter may have lifted the spirits of Ontario's icewine industry, but the province's grape growers say bigger questions about the impact of a changing climate are creeping up on their business.

When Vancouver City Council was busy postponing the sale of wine in grocery stores last month, the BC Government and Services Employees' Union was lobbying the provincial government to sell marijuana in BC Liquor Stores.

A potential trade war between Canada and the United States was averted Friday when Congress passed a massive spending bill that also repealed a controversial meat labelling law. The 2,000-plus pages of legislation contained a two-page rider that scrapped the U.S. labelling law, known as COOL, which had become a major irritant among Canada, Mexico and the U.S.

Ontario's provincial premier made history last week when she bought a six-pack of beer in a Toronto supermarket.

Following a four-month trial, Dennis Oland, whose family owns Canada's Moosehead Brewery, was found guilty of beating his father Richard Oland to death four years ago

As temperatures plunged late on the night of Nov. 25, the pickers prepared to move in and pluck frozen grapes from their frosty vines on the slopes above Okanagan Lake.

Wine country on the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, Canada, may sound a little incongruous. But the area about a half-hour west of Buffalo is home to a wine region of depth, diversity and distinction.

Wine country on the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, Canada, may sound a little incongruous. But the area about a half-hour west of Buffalo is home to a wine region of depth, diversity and distinction

"Ultimately, I think the things that are most affected are our ice wine and our spirit," said Matt Cassavaugh, winemaker at Casa Larga in Perinton. "It's definitely not ideal for ice wine."

The U.S. wine industry is furiously lobbying Congress to pass legislation before it leaves for the year to avert a trade war with Canada and Mexico, which would likely target California wines for higher tariffs.

"We really have to have -8 C for us to harvest the grapes and crush them when they're frozen," Lavoie said, adding that the grapes are drying out in the meantime.

Province to spend $1M to expand grape production in multi-million dollar wine industry

Retaliation for regulation of imported meat could hurt US wine exports

Andrew Peller Limited (TSX: ADW.A)(TSX: ADW.B) (the "Company") announced today that it has been awarded "Canadian Wine Producer of the Year" by the International Wine and Spirit Competition ("IWSC") at its 2015 Annual Awards Banquet held at the Guildhall in London, England on November 26, 2015.

Wine tourism in BC is on the rise, reporting a record high in visitors and sales this year, and gaining accolades as a world-class wine destination from publications and wine critics around the world.

The wine grape has been called "the canary in the coal mine of agriculture." There's no question it has gotten far warmer in many of the world's wine regions. In fact, it has become too hot to make truly elegant Chardonnays in some previously celebrated regions like Napa. Today, the canary has flown 800 miles north all the way into Canada, to what some scientists call the "magical climate zone" for Chardonnay, and that's exactly why I moved there.

The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union and the B.C. Private Liquor Store Association have joined forces to call for legal marijuana to be sold through the existing alcohol retail system, in both government and private stores.

On The Coast's Master of Wine Barbara Philip says that while the Okanagan Valley is still in a mode of experimentation when it comes to planting grape varieties and making different styles of wine, a few are emerging as "signatures" for their respective regions.

With the holiday season upon us, a bottle of Riesling makes the perfect wine pairing with a slow-roasted, turkey dinner. For local wine connoisseurs, this won't just be any bottle of Riesling, but one that is uniquely representative of its terroir in British Columbia.