Exports to the country are growing and some local wineries are setting up entire stores there.

Finally, learn how to make a Lakeshore Punch. This drink made with Grey Goose La Poire vodka is perfect for soaking up the last days of summer.

Before there were yellow-footed wallabies on wine labels-long before cute little critters took over so many wineries' marketing campaigns in the 1990s, birds of innumerable feathers have been flying around the fringes of the wine world

Arts, culture draw crowds to wineries

Nova Scotia will be among the first provinces in Canada to have wine purchasing freedom, says the province's finance minister.

The InterVin International Wine Awards competition in Niagara-on-the-Lake last week saw more than 1,200 wines from 17 countries tasted and evaluated by a panel of Canadian experts.

Victims elsewhere have said they first received a phone call from a "courier service" asking if they'll be home to receive a package. Within an hour, someone arrives with a basket of flowers and wine

Winemaking in the Okanagan Valley has blossomed in recent years, and the region's vintners have been taking advantage of the area's many favorable characteristics.

The Daily Meal visits the Mission Hill Family Estate Winery to see Okanagan Valley's innovative winemaking

Designations are sought-after because they give wines a brand, tells consumers where the grapes were grown and what kind of distinct, unique flavour to expect.

The great thing about the wines from Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery is the fact that not only are all in the extensive portfolio very good, they're priced most reasonably. This isn't all that common with B.C. wines, especially those from smaller wineries.

Two experts linked to Brock University's Cool Climate Oneology and Viticulture Institute say this year's grape crops in the Niagara area are looking superb. And if weather conditions hold, this year could match the stellar harvest of 2010, thought to be possibly the best ever Ontario harvest.

For the past two decades or more, Hillebrand Winery has lived a double life. The Niagara-on-the-Lake estate was home to wines made under the Hillebrand label as well as those produced and bottled under the Trius brand.

As B.C.'s industry continues to mature, more winemakers are exploring different paths, often with varietals and blends that, while perhaps not that common here, are indeed well-proven in other parts of the wine world.

If there were a wine Olympics, our offerings would bring home medals

West Coast families hope acquisition of Sonoma vineyard to be first of many

The first year of the BC Sustainable Winegrowing Program is complete, and the progress report is impressive with seven Okanagan vineyards and wineries already on board.

The first year of the BC Sustainable Winegrowing Program is complete, and the progress report is impressive with seven Okanagan vineyards and wineries already on board.

The Little Grape That Could is a small Toronto wine company with a big heart.

They own neither land nor vines, but these vintners prove pedigree is not tied to property