Relationship with local wineries cited

The increase averaged 30% across all classes of liquor, and added 75 cents to the wholesale price of a bottle of wine, but following retail markup and taxes, the increase added at least $1 to every bottle's price.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario avoided a strike early this morning as the Ontario Public Service Employees Union extended a deadline indefinitely for a walkout that had been set for 12:01 a.m. today.

Province withholds help in the absence of joint strategies for a healthier industry

Environmentalists are launching a Put the O back in LCBO campaign to raise awareness about Cellared in Canada wines.

Ontarians who think they are supporting Ontario farmers by buying wine sold as "Cellared in Canada" are unknowingly supporting foreign grapes or grape products, the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance warned today. Under the current Ontario law, Cellared in Canada wines can contain up to 70% foreign grapes or grape product.

The son of Howard Lavelle Staff remembers him as a hard-working, prominent Niagara grape grower and a community leader. Staff, who was known as Lavelle, died last Wednesday with his wife, Lula, by his side at Beamsville's Albright Manor. He was 89.

While oenophiles don't think twice about relatively newer wine regions such as Australia, New Zealand and Chile deserving praise for their vintages, Canadian wines still appear to get the shock

Area next to the Okanagan being noticed for its award-winning vintages

Area next to the Okanagan being noticed for its award-winning vintages