Ontario's first virtual brand to be sold through the province's liquor outlets hits the shelves

An outspoken transplant from France is shaking up Canadian ideas of what grapes do best in the climate

Few British visitors see much of the Okanagan Valley. Shame, says Kathy Arnold, for it offers an astonishing variety of both wine and scenery.

Coastal Black, which opened last week and is producing five different fruit wines, is a true family affair.

Over the coming weeks, CCOVI viticulturist Jim Willwerth will conduct ongoing grape sampling and analysis at several locations in Niagara, tracking key factors that help determine the quality of grapes coming off the vine this year.

It is the earliest commercial picking there in more than 20 years. "The early start will really benefit the Bordeaux red varieties and Pinot Noir," Bruce Nicholson, senior winemaker at Inniskillin Wines in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

The Haywire Winery team is pleased to announce that Alberto Antonini has agreed to act as consulting oenologist for British Columbia's newest winery.

Wines of Germany announces that 13 new German wines will be available at LCBO locations by October in what is the most extensive release of German wines in the past decade. The growth in Ontario shelf space falls on the heels of solid national sales and is driven by a growing appreciation throughout the world for Germany's main grape varieties.

Free market system might be tested on a small trial basis

Canadian wines and fortifieds have both shone at this year's Decanter World Wine Awards.