As Ontarians prepare for the next provincial election, competing visions of how to best retail Ontario's high quality VQA wines - and alcohol generally - is becoming an issue worth watching.

The Okanagan growing season is short at the best of times and it was going to take a sustained period of warmth in the precious months ahead for the vines to play catchup in the sprint to harvest.

In a speech to be delivered Thursday to the Economic Club of Canada, Ian Baillie, executive director, Alliance of Beverage Licensees B.C., also encourages Ontario to stay away from putting beers in corner stores, warning that problems outweigh the benefits of convenience.

Addressing the research and education needs of the Canadian grape and wine industry will be made easier with a new partnership established this week between Brock University and Acadia University.

Oenophiles can vote for their favourite food and wine pairing with a new online competition that launched Thursday. Instead of experts weighing in with their choices, the Great Canadian Wine Match lets ordinary wine drinkers from coast to coast vote for their favourite wine and food pairings.

On average, the mid-priced Casual and Upscale-Casual segments have posted only modest upticks at 1.9 percent and 1.99 percent, respectively.

In order to offer full alcohol service in its restaurant, a British Columbia winery must file for non-farm use license.

Wine aficionados, for the next few weekends, will be descending on Niagara-on-the-Lake as the 13th annual "Wines & Herbs" celebration take place.

New research finds minimum alcohol prices in Canada save lives without harming the drinks industry

Environmental activist calls on SAQ to implement bottle deposit system

The total sales revenues for the 4th quarter of 2012 grew 53 percent from prior year to approximately $169,839 and total annual sales revenues for 2012 grew 35 percent from the prior year to $511,854.

Government OK's standalone stores in suburbs

Corby Distilleries, a Canada-based marketer and distributor of spirits and imported wines, has signed a five year agreement with The Wine Group of California to represent its wine brands in Canada.

Corby Distilleries Limited and The Wine Group LLC announced today that they have entered into an agreement providing Corby the exclusive rights to represent The Wine Group brands in Canada for the next five years, effective as of April 1, 2013 in Quebec and May 15, 2013 for all other provinces.

Dr. Tom Lowery takes a wide-angle, inclusive approach to studying problems caused by pests in agriculture, so it's no surprise that when being honoured with a Queen's Jubilee medal, he took it in perspective.

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union, which represents more than 7,000 LCBO workers, announced the strike deadline on Tuesday

Smith and Wilson Estate Wines co-owner Mary Jane Smith is looking forward to a new season with a fresh vision. Smith, and her husband George, have consolidated their Cedar Springs business to, "bring back the fun," and have more time for family and travel.

Dr. Tom Lowery takes a wide-angle, inclusive approach to studying problems caused by pests in agriculture, so it's no surprise that when being honoured with a Queen's Jubilee medal, he took it in perspective.

The architect behind Calgary's Peace Bridge is being asked to pay for a leaky winery roof. Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has been asked by Ysios winery to fix the undulating roof, after it has repeatedly failed to keep out water.

Canadian history is filled with tales of protected industries destined for oblivion because of free trade, foreign threats or lost subsidies. But the worst-case scenario rarely plays out as predicted. Consider two prominent examples from the past quarter-century: the advent of free trade for Ontario's wine industry and the end of the subsidized freight rates for Western grain farmers.