The B.C. Wine Appellation Task Group's seeks the establishment of four new wine regions: Thompson Valley, Lillooet-Lytton, Shuswap, and Kootenays. That's in addition to the five officially designated regions: Okanagan Valley, Similkameen Valley, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, and Gulf Islands.

Similar to organic wine but with specific treatments like burying cow horn stuffed with manure

"Around the world today wine makers and wine enthusiasts are increasingly interested in the soil and climate conditions of where the wine is grown," says Ezra Cipes, chair of the B.C. Wine Appellation Task Group. "Our recommendations will help to strengthen a sense of place for our wines that is uniquely about British Columbia."

Restaurants and bars in B.C. want the provincial government to cut them a deal on the price they pay for wine, beer and spirits. Right now, they're required to buy liquor only from government stores and they must pay the same price as everyone else.

In a national "report card" released Monday, Restaurants Canada gave B.C. a C+ despite the province's efforts to modernize liquor policies.

The Okanagan is getting even more international attention with three wineries making their debut on a Lifestyle TV series set this air in New Zealand.

Saskatchewan received a poor grade from a restaurant lobby group that looked at booze laws across the country. Dwayne Marling with Restaurants Canada said the provincial score of D+ reflects a number of realities.

B.C. task group completes review of rules, recommends new indications

On the heels of a study indicating a growing consumer preference for Ontario-produced wine, Grape Growers of Ontario has uncorked a vigorous campaign to get more of those wines on tables across the province and grow the domestic wine market.

The cost of cigarettes goes up by $5 a carton. A case of 12 beers goes up 24 cents and a bottle of wine is increased by 18 cents.

Industry aims to reduce beverage calories in the Canadian diet by 20% over the next 10 years

Get ready to pay more for your sins - taxes on cigarettes and liquor are going up for the second time this year

Sommelier/photographer Tarynn Liv Parker's self-published book, Okanagan: A Celebration of the Canadian Wine Region provides a thoughtful and artful snapshot of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley.

Sommelier/photographer Tarynn Liv Parker's self-published book, Okanagan: A Celebration of the Canadian Wine Region provides a thoughtful and artful snapshot of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley.

This is the 18th in an occasional series on destination wineries of the Pacific Northwest. Towering high above the Okanagan Valley's largest city, Mission Hill Family Estate is British Columbia's most amazing winery - and quite possibly is the most architecturally beautiful winery on the West Coast.

Things are so flush that an overpayment by the government of the commission commercial wineries earn for delivering their products directly to wholesale customers (such as Liquor Retail Stores) is not worth recovering.

Hard cider company will relocate to Geneva, partner with local entities

In this off-the-wall episode for wine lovers featuring on- location reviews of some exclusive Okanagan, BC wineries, the Slippers team reviews wine from TH Wines (www.Thwines.com) in Summerland and the View Winery Vineyard in Kelowna (http://www.theviewwinery.com/).

Rota, along with five other board members represented by another lawyer were facing provincial charges charges under the Liquor Licence Act of Ontario after a fatal car crash in September 2014.

Ontario winery's system relies on microorganisms and fits tight spaces and budgets