Northcore Technologies Inc., announced the successful delivery of the Dutch Auction platform for Alberta based BlackSquare Inc. and their flash sale site Tannic.ca.

"Combining Northcore's innovative auction software with our Tannic.ca flash sale site enables the kind of technical magic our clients expect from us as we continue to revolutionize the wine ecommerce industry."

Liquor retailers in Alberta are dismissing a report which says alcohol is cheaper in the government run stores of British Columbia and Saskatchewan.

"Sophisticated consumers are willing to buy more premium wines, providing an opportunity to produce higher-value products."

Canada's wine industry, according to a report released Tuesday by BMO Economics, has grown 3.1 per cent on average since 2005 -- outpacing the country's overall economy.

BMO Economics forecasts wine sector will continue to outpace other alcohol sales

Ed Neuser passed away Wed., Oct. 24 in Toronto at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer, according to the Waupoos Estates Winery and Gazebo Restaurant.

Depending on their location, many producers reported loses between 20 to 100 percent of their perennial fruit crops, however sales of Ontario wines continue to grow and in 2012 topped $600 million.

British Columbia has a robust agricultural sector that generates $10.5 billion annually for the province, and Victoria intends to rev up that economic engine to $14 billion in the next five years.

The issue came to light earlier this week, when the branch told a Victoria theatre group it could not auction off donated wine at its annual fundraiser planned for this weekend.

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The branch says groups cannot resell alcohol, and wines must be bought at a B.C. liquor store or approved vendor.

The Inter-Provincial Importation of Wine and Beer Act, among others, was left on the order paper when the Ontario Legislature prorogued last week.

The theatre company will lose as much as $30,000 because it was forced to cancel Sunday's Crush wine auction.

More than 1,100 lots of rare wines valued at $2.3 million will be offered for bidding at the two-day event.

For the first time in at least three years, consumers spent more on wine than beer in B.C. Liquor Stores located in the Fraser Valley Regional District.

By amending the 1928 Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act to decriminalize direct-to-home inter-provincial wine sales, the federal government opened the door to shipments from domestic wineries to consumers anywhere in Canada. However, some provinces and their Crown liquor monopolies seem unwilling to embrace the spirit of Bill C-311.

Recognizing that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in North America, Distilleria Bottega officially launched its wine, ll Vino dei Poeti Rose Sparkling into the Ontario market. Funds raised will be targeted to assist women affected by breast cancer.

Europe's grape woes could mean a window of opportunity for Niagara wine as Europe grapples with a 10 percent drop in yield for its wine harvest. The crop is not as large as last year's, but hot weather has led to some quality grapes on the vine and Niagara's grapes are doing pretty well, say Ontario experts.

Wine lovers raised a glass last June to toast the passage of Bill C-311 which made it legal to take wine from one province to another. But their celebration may have been premature