Fort Berens Estate Winery releases first wines from all-homegrown grapes

Wine producers are looking to smaller markets like Canada for strong growth potential and better pricing, according to most recent Rabobank Wine Quarterly report.

The Meliens have planted the berry blue, indigo yum and borealis haskcap varieties. They hope to have produced their first wines by this fall, producing both table wines and dessert wines, and selling them from the farm gate, instead of relying on the LCBO.

Alcohol will now be on the menu at theaters in British Columbia after the provincial government reversed its long-standing ban on booze in cinemas

The situation brewing around East Vancouver's Rio Theatre in recent months has reinvigorated a long-standing, contentious conversation about B.C.'s liquor laws

You can practically hear the smile on Dan Albas's face in Ottawa as he talks about the progress of Bill C-311, his private member's bill to modify Canada's archaic laws on shipping wine across provincial borders.

While it appears no one has ever been charged with violating the law as it stands, supporters say changing it benefits vineyards across Canada whose size limits their ability to sell into provincially regulated stores.

Bear River Vineyards may be for sale, but it continues to earn laurels rather than resting on them.

Master of wine offers some top picks from local vineyards

Actress Brooke Shields and the cast and crew of her latest film are sipping on a little Hot Flash(TM), thanks to a local BC winery, the House of Rose.

As Canadians look forward to enjoying warmer weather on the patio, more adults may be reaching for a glass of wine instead of beer, a report released Monday suggests.

Wine sales hit $6.1 billion during the year, up 5.0 per cent

Spring Lake Winery in Gasport will be visiting a new market this week. And that new market isn't exactly around the corner

The deal sets the stage for the B.C. government to privatize liquor warehousing and distribution.

"I don't remember the producer, but the wine was very good. The memory of that wine touched off a chain of events that years later saw me relocate to the Okanagan Valley as a winemaker."

Because of strict alcohol regulations in Canada, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario is the single largest buyer of wine in the world. Last year, they announced that by 2013, all bottles of wine that retail for less than $15 would have to weigh less than 420 grams when empty, which is 15-20 percent lighter than the standard bottle of wine.

Provincial warehouse/distribution system will change; details still unknown

Hester Creek Estate Winery general manager Mark Sheridan announced today the appointment of Roger Gillespie as director of hospitality.

On the eve of budget 2012, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon advised reporters that the speech and accompanying documentation might contain a surprise or two.

Producing wines in Ontario can be frustrating