Monday's gala, entitled All About Wine, was attended by Premier Gordon Campbell and 450 local business leaders.

Sparring between two B.C. sparkling wine pioneers bubbled to the surface earlier this month in the wake of a British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch report that revealed domestic sparkling wine is the fastest growing wine style in B.C.

A strain of genetically modified wine yeast, said to prevent headaches, has been approved for use by Canada's health authorities.

the study was conducted by British research firm ISWR for Vinexpo

One of the Mark Anthony Group (MAG) LLC's longest standing partnerships has gone sour. The Vancouver-based wine seller is suing a California winery network for allegedly stopping the import of wine through the company with too short notice.

Societe de Vin Internationale LTEE, a leading supplier of fine wines, beers, and alcomalts, based in Laval, Quebec, Canada, has made its debut in plastic packaging, introducing what it says is the first 1-L PET wine bottle for the North American airline industry.

B.C. court behind exchange of property, the first from foreclosed group

B.C. court behind exchange of property, the first from foreclosed group

The retail tasting room will sell wine-related accessories and clothing, Riedel crystal stemware, wine-related clothing, handcrafted goods, crackers and local cheeses and sausages.

B.C. wineries have come a long way since their days of providing the local market with fortified plonk. But a variety of forces are at work that could put a cork on growth in the industry, says a research paper released Thursday by two Simon Fraser University scholars.

Fraud, Mother Nature and economics have caused havoc for icewine producers, reducing quantities and increasing prices for the sweet wines that Germans created and Canadians perfected

or the Largest Wine Flute using Ontario Icewine

Canada's Economic Action Plan is delivering real results for grape producers and processors in Ontario. MP Dean Allison (Niagara West-Glankirk) announced today, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, an investment of more than $97,000 to Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery.

In Canada today, between one-quarter and one-third of all liquor is sold in plastic bottles, according to a report from the Canadian Plastics Industry Association.

Not all suppliers are happy with the new B.C. group's formation

Between December 2009 and December 2010, the provincial liquor retailer sold $5.92 million worth of icewine, up 3.5% over the previous 12 month period

An Okanagan winery is hoping money will be forthcoming to clean-up and re-plant grapes after a water main break.

Officials say Ontario residents have returned one billion wine and spirit bottles to beer stores for recycling.

If you are a grapegrower, do you know how acclimated your vines are to the cold? Soon, grapegrowers in Ontario will have a new tool to help them understand the cold hardiness of their vines and determine when to use their wind machines to protect their grapevines against winter injury.