Grape growers across B.C.'s Okanagan Valley are expecting a sweet and abundant payoff thanks to a long spell of warm, dry weather that has baked the region for months.

Wineries optimistic about 2013 crop

The complete results of the National Wine Awards of Canada are now posted on WineAlign at: http://www.winealign.com/awards.

Sales revenues are up in B.C., but market share and price per bottle dip.

New research from Wolf Blass and Trend Hunter suggests Canadians are becoming "everyday sommeliers" with the help of social media, smartphone apps, and unprecedented access to vintners. The report notes that there were more than 450 wine apps for the iPhone alone in 2011, and nearly two million wine-related blog posts as of 2009.

Canadians love their wine. So much so, we're not only among one of the fastest growing wine consumers globally1, we're fundamentally changing an industry centuries in the making as wine continues to become a key part of our lifestyle.

With this year's conditions cooler and dryer than the banner year of 2012, Niagara's grape crop needs to stay on the vine a bit longer to reach full maturity, say researchers at Brock University's Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute.

This major shift in agriculture came about after the federal government eliminated the tobacco farmers' quota system as consumer demand waned, a blow that was softened through Tobacco Transition Program grants in 2008, funded by fines paid by tobacco companies for smuggling offences.

Cooler temperatures in Ontario have slowed this season.

More BC Liquor Stores will soon carry refrigerated beer and wine. The pilot project is part of Victoria's ongoing review of provincial liquor laws and will bring walk-in coolers to seven government retailers this fall.

Horse Heaven Hills vineyard brings in unusual varieties; hail storm hits British Columbia.

Alberta has more liquor stores but prices differ little two decades after end of monopoly.

Toronto production company set to shoot in NOTL, region through September

Canada's 500 wineries pay $1.2 billion annually in provincial and federal government taxes and liquor board mark-up, so to state that these mainly small, family-owned rural businesses are looking for a "free ride," goes beyond outrageous.

Supporters packed council chambers on Monday evening as Jeff Downie, the owner of the Old Firehouse Wine Bar, asked the City of Duncan to back his bid for changes to his liquor licence.

eWinery Solutions announces that Niagara College Teaching Winery has chosen their platform to host a new eCommerce website, complete with wine club processing. The new site launched on June 13th.

A small First Nations village in northwestern B.C. is divided over plans to open the first beer and wine store in the community. The village government in New Aiyansh plans to establish a licensed, legal counter at the local gas station.

Like a Canadian star who had to make it big elsewhere before their career took off in Canada, Ontario's wine industry needs to export more of its wines around the world, says a professor who has done a five-year marketing study on the wine industry.

Deserts, lakes, the open highway and wine, All were in evidence during the drinks business' recent trip to beautiful British Columbia and the Okanagan Valley.

Members of the LGBT community will be able to sample some of British Columbia's best wines this Friday at a new fundraising event in Kelowna.