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Boozed-up birds are falling from the sky in Canada after getting drunk on frost-fermented berries.

Other changes going into effect that day affect government B.C. Liquor Stores, which will be allowed to offer walk-in coolers, to stay open for longer hours and to open Sundays.

Okanagan College, located in B.C.'s premier winemaking region of Okanagan Valley, has released a list of wine-related workshops which will take place starting this month and extending through October to January.

British Columbia company opens outpost in Ontario

This four-year $590,000 research program is a collaborative effort between Vineland, the Ontario Tender Fruit Producers (OTFP) and the University of Guelph with additional support provided by the Ontario Fresh Grape Growers and VineTech Canada

Sales for the three months ended September 30, 2014 rose 7.2% to $82.8 million from $77.2 million in the same quarter last year. The increase was due to the launch of new products including the introduction of skinnygrape spritzers and Panama Jack cocktails, the introduction in fiscal 2014 of Wayne Gretzky wines into Western Canada, and the launch of Black Cellar.

Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Inc. ("the Company") (DWS) is pleased to announce that as of 5:00 p.m. today it has completed the sale and leaseback of its De Sousa Estates Winery in Beamsville, Ontario to Oakwest Corporation Limited

The state liquor monopoly SAQ in Quebec, Canada, has promised to remove a racist comment from its promotional video after a backlash of criticism.

Union says it will review video shot in Alberta and make necessary changes

Taking advantage of a new supply of seasonal wines, the Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake this weekend will be starting a month-long special promotional event during what is traditionally a slower time of the year for tourism.

Canadian wines have a chance to capitalise on its strong links with Asia, as the realisation of its wine industry's growing quality spreads.

On Nov. 8, Penticton will be celebrating Wine Tourism Day with the first-ever Canadian Wine Tourism Summit, joining in a worldwide series of events and promotions to encourage travel to the world's wine regions.

Demand for wine among China's growing and more sophisticated middle class is booming. The country has quickly become the world's leading market for red wine, according to London-based International Wine and Spirit Research

"It is genuinely an awesome place to grow grapes."

Vintners in Quebec say the government hasn't followed through on its end of the Origine Québec deal

Washington wine is being promoted in Quebec's government-controlled retail stores now, and a recently announced $97,000 U.S. federal grant will support two more years of promotion.

British Columbia's wine industry grew slowly in terms of vineyard plantings during the past three years, yet the modest 4 percent increase since 2011 is actually good news, according to the BC Wine Institute.

Washington State Wine Commission officials hope to increase a taste for Washington wine in the state's top international market - Canada

After years of major growth in vineyard acreage throughout the province, this survey's statistics have relatively stabilized, indicating that wineries and vineyard owners have made the decision to devote their resources to increasing the quality of wine they are producing, rather than simply expanding their vineyard acreage to cover more land.