By Dan Berger, So few Canadian wines are exported to the United States that I have had to stifle myself, almost Edith Bunker style, even though I get weak-kneed when thinking of the quality of some of the wines
Eau Vivre Winery has a new winemaker on their team. Anthony Buchanan, who has worked in the BC Wine Industry for over 5 years, is now in charge of producing the full range of award-winning Eau Vivre wines.
Tantalus Vineyards has some of the oldest vines in the Okanagan Valley. The first grapes were planted in the 1920s, and the first Riesling vines were put into the ground 40 years ago.
In the Ontario town of Beamsville, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Niagara Falls, a small crowd of bundled-up figures crouched in a moonlit vineyard on a frigid January night, picking a crop of hard-frozen Gewurztraminer grapes.
Wine producers will be proposing a toast to Canadian consumers: a new study shows wine consumption in this country is growing three times faster than globally and Canada is projected to be the fifth fastest-growing wine market in the next five years.
Retail sales edged up 0.2 percent to $39.4 billion in November, a fifth consecutive monthly sales gain. Higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers as well as electronics and appliance stores more than offset declines at most store types.
Six months in, the owner of a restaurant in Prince George says a liquor law that allows people to bring their wine to restaurants is working out as planned.
Sommeliers across Canada raised their glasses to a regional politician last weekend for winning the fight to freely transport wine for personal use across provincial borders.
After last vintage's second-earliest start on record on Nov. 19 and 20, 2011, the majority of the Icewine harvest in the Okanagan was on Jan. 11 and 12, 2013. Harvested at minus 8°Celsius or below, the wine made from these frozen grapes must reach quality standards including 35 Brix of sugar to be called true Icewine.
Made from 100 percent Cabernet Franc grapes sourced from Diamondback Vineyard on the Black Sage Bench on Oct. 21, 2010, the wine is initially aged for 15 months in new French and American oak barrels and finally aged in bottles for nine months.
Paul Pender and the winemaking team at Tawse Winery have successfully climbed the ranks to become one of Canada's top producers, thanks in large part to their success with organically-grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that get every measure of winemaking TLC imaginable.
A majority (54%) of Ontarians support the creation of privately-owned wine shops to serve as a complement to the LCBO stores and outlets according to a new poll.
Nova Scotia's opposition leaders are calling on the NDP government to stop a fight that pits three small wine and beer kit businesses against a large government-owned monopoly.