The Government of Canada, through Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's (ACOA) Business Development Program, is providing the company with $222,500, supporting the acquisition of modern equipment.

"I'm concerned about the public safety aspect of that," she said. "We need to pay real close attention to that, at the same time we are making sure that B.C. products benefit from it, and health and safety is protected. But the public told us really clearly that they want convenience. We're trying to see if we can make that work."

According to the release, the B.C. Liberal government is throwing its support behind the following recommendations: The Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) should improve its marketing of B.C. liquor products in stores, developing new opportunities for product placement and innovative promotional and educational materials...

Premier Christy Clark announced the provincial government's support of several liquor policy recommendations at a stop in West Kelowna Wednesday morning; however, liquor sales in grocery stores was not one of them.

Paul Hobbs' relationship with Stratus began in 2009, when he became the winery's viticultural and winemaking consultant. Located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, this is the first winery to be added to the Paul Hobbs Imports portfolio that extends beyond South America.

A Nova Scotia researcher has added fuel to the movement with a strongly worded commentary just published in a medical journal, but he is not alone.

Paul Hobbs' relationship with Stratus began in 2009, when he became the winery's viticultural and winemaking consultant. Located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, this is the first winery to be added to the Paul Hobbs Imports portfolio that extends beyond South America.

If you want to try Ontario Riesling but are cost conscious, offerings by Niagara's Strewn and Reif wineries are worth checking out.

A New York travel writer also has taken notice of the region. William Travis named the Okanagan the top wine destination in the Huffington Post.

... partnership between the British Columbia Wine Institute (BCWI) and Good Company Wines.

Investment firm bids $8.8 million for 670 acres in prime winery and grape-growing location of Red Mountain.

A winery in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley that became North America's first ice wine producer more than three decades ago says thieves broke in during the weekend.

Method in development can quickly indicate authenticity of grapes and wine.

A high-profile and high-stakes auction for the most valuable vineyard land in Washington took a dramatic turn Saturday evening.

Winemakers and viticulturalists in BC are collectively rejoicing with the arrival of the annual Icewine harvest. With sub-zero temperatures in the Okanagan this week, the harvest for BC's "liquid gold" started on Wednesday, Nov. 20 and continued into the early morning hours on Nov. 21.

The LCBO is set to offer nine nouveau wines for sale this year - including two from Ontario - starting from 21 November 2013 at more than 400 stores across the province.

Considered by many in the industry as a pioneer of Niagara and Canada's wine industry, Debi started her career in teaching and traded that profession over 35 years ago to become Inniskillin Niagara's media and public relations point person.

French wine company becomes sole owner of Osoyoos Larose as Constellation sells off shares

Wine producers are still trying to discover which grapes work best in the Okanagan Valley and how to exploit the region's potential.

Some 58 percent of buyers came from the US, Canada and Mexico, while a further 9 percent came from Brazil in a faint confirmation of where experts have long said the next wave of fine wine buyers will emerge from.