Moët Hennessy announced today the expansion of its relationship with Charton Hobbs Inc., the ambassador of premium brands in Canada since 1925. Charton Hobbs will now distribute and steward the iconic Château Minuty brand across the country, as the long-standing partnership deepens.

Temperature extremes and wildfires are devastating industries and ecosystems across the province.

More than 1,000 unionized Manitoba Liquor Mart workers shut down stores across the province Tuesday, vowing to stay on picket lines as long as it takes to get a fair wage offer.

TIME Family of Wines ("TIME" or the "Company") is proud to announce the appointment of George James as President of the Company effective July 24, 2023. A seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience across various industries, including wine, hotels and hospitality, George brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to TIME.

Led by Cannabis Growth's roughly $19 billion drop in market value, Canadian cannabis companies have lost more than $62 billion since their peak.

In a first-time partnership, Ontario Craft Wineries, Tourism Partnership of Niagara and Wine Growers Ontario have come together to commission a Deloitte report that reveals the Ontario wine sector is well positioned to drive sustainable economic growth for the region, the province and the country.

Corby Spirit and Wine Limited ("Corby" or the "Company") (TSX: CSW.A) (TSX: CSW.B) announced today the closing of the previously disclosed 90% acquisition of the outstanding shares of Ace Beverage Group Inc. ("Ace").

Canada is seeing its worst fire season on record.

The Ontario Craft Cider Association (OCCA) is launching a new industry growth strategy that aims to significantly multiply its impact. OCCA has slated the aspiring but attainable goal of increasing production from six to 30 million liters per year by 2030.

Spencer Kelly joins CheckMate Artisanal Winery as Winemaker/General Manager. Kelly returns to the Okanagan from the Napa Valley where he was Winemaker at Eisele Vineyard, part of Francois Pinault's (Kering|Gucci, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen) Artemis Domaines whose holdings include Chateau Latour and Clos de Tart. Over the eight years he led winemaking at Eisele Vineyard, Kelly's wines consistently scored above 95 points. He worked with Chateau Latour's technical team and participated in a harvest at Clos du Tart.

In a report commissioned by Wine Growers British Columbia, Cascadia Partners has found that the recent climate-change related freeze events in December 2022 resulted in devastating short-term and long-term effects on BC's wine grape crops. "Initial forecasts following the freeze event showed a potential crop reduction of 39 to 56 percent. Following budbreak, our industry-wide research concluded that our worst fears were realized with a 54 per cent reduction in 2023 and 45 percent of total planted acreage suffering long-term irreparable damage," remarks Miles Prodan, President and CEO of Wine Growers British Columbia.

Partake Brewing, the low-calorie leader in the non-alcoholic craft beer space, announces a new packaging design that demonstrates a visual storytelling appealing to today's multi-faceted, modern drinker who partakes in it all.

This summer UBCO is hosting two separate full-day Wine Tasting Ability (WTA) BC Canada Level One courses where people can learn the vocabulary of wine tasting, wine-making principles, and the many different types of wine.

George Brown College (GBC) has announced the results for the Ontario Wine Awards (OWA) 2023, the province's most prestigious wine competition and awards program. The OWA, founded by Tony Aspler in 1985, recognizes Ontario Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) wines for their quality, distinction, and brilliance. A total of 558 wines were entered in this year's competition held at GBC and were judged by a panel of 10.

Corby Spirit and Wine signed a definitive agreement to acquire 90% of the outstanding shares of Ace Beverage Group Inc.

Nearly 17,800 square miles have burned since the beginning of the year.

The company will draw upon its dataset to provide winemakers with insights and resources for improving cellar management practices. BarrelWise has collected over 32,000 free SO2 measurements, with thousands added monthly.

There will be less production, but there is no need to buy into end-of-the-industry stories that seem to grab the headlines

Today, Commerce7, the leading direct-to-consumer sales platform for the wine industry, has announced the launch of restaurant tools including POS modifiers and kitchen ticket printing. These tools were designed to help wineries with food options streamline their operations by simplifying the management of menu items and kitchen orders.

Winemakers Ann Sperling and Peter Gamble have been working with Faik Turkmen since he got into grape growing and started building his Stonebridge label. The husband-and-wife team have been involved in key winery startups in Ontario and Nova Scotia, including Stratus and Benjamin Bridge. Gamble acts as lead consultant, while Sperling advises the vineyard and cellar teams. Extensive replanting is needed, in part to help focus the production.