Members of B.C.'s independent music community have launched a petition calling for the provincial government - and all candidates in next month's election - to commit to changes in the province's liquor laws.

Wake up and smell the grapes. Put those lame excuses on the shelf and get over yourself. Time to cease and desist the dissing and dismissing of Ontario wine.

Generally speaking the term "hybrid" today means any grape variety produced by the cross pollination or "marriage" between a vinifera vine such as a Pinot Noir, Cabernet or Chardonnay and a native or American species of grape such as Vitis riparia or Vitis aestivalis.

If the 2013 Wine Law in B.C. conference is any indication, organizers will have to consider increasing it from one day to two, and adding more space for participants

Wine represented $6.5-billion, on the rise everywhere but for Nunavut. And, FYI, red wine is on the upswing, now accounting for 57 per cent of wines sold, compared to 48 per cent in 2002.

The federal agency said Thursday that sales in that industry grew by 5.7 per cent in the province to $2.3 billion.

StatsCan reports on Canadian alcohol sales, with beer leading the market but wine sales seeing a higher increase

Canada, a nation of beer-lovers, is turning to wine. The traditional tipple of choice is losing market share while wine sales are growing, driven by a younger generation with different tastes.

Now scientists are raising a new question: when grapes are transported to new areas, assuming warming weather and flagging rain make current regions unsuited to such harvests, what will the crop's arrival do to the animals and plants already in residence?

The UK wine trade will get the chance to taste a full range of Canadian wines at a generic tasting to be held in London on May 16.

Ottawa e-Commerce Business and Publishing Connections is organizing this exceptional wine tasting event-Wine Tasting for Ottawa Sales and Marketing Professionals-where Ottawa entrepreneurs, including those who are doing business through the Internet, are invited to talk and exchange ideas about their sales and marketing strategies.

The B.C. Government announced it will spend $100,000 to boost the idea of buying local food and wine. The idea is to educate local restaurants, chefs, sommeliers and consumers on the idea that B.C. Wines, particularly in the Okanagan and Similkameen, go great with the local food in this province.

The Canadian wine industry has experienced a tremendous evolution over the past two decades due in large part to pioneering wineries such as Ontario's Cave Spring Cellars and B.C.'s Quails' Gate Winery.

Canadian ice cider producers, restricted by the state monopoly in Quebec, were out in force at last week's ProWein looking to build their presence in European markets.

A Playbook for the California Wine Fairs coming to Canada in April

Okanagan Crush Pad winery, located in Summerland, British Columbia, is owned by wine industry marketing consultant Christine Coletta and her husband Steve Lornie. As a small, yet inventive winery, OCP is the first custom winemaking facility of its kind in Canada.

Summerhill Pyramid Winery is pleased to introduce Willem Semmelink as its new vineyard manager. Semmelink brings to Summerhill his deep commitment to community and ecology, and a desire to continually improve Summerhill's vineyards for optimal quality and sustainability.

It may be their home turf, but selling wine in Ontario is one of the biggest challenges facing Niagara wineries. And consumers have no idea

Popping the cork on an Ontario wine bottle brings with it $40 of economic spinoff - if you can find one amid thick international competition.

New report estimates impact of province's wine industry; taxes set to rise April 1