Talk about a fun guy -- Dawson Creek-born Jinx Pollard-Flamand has discovered two species of fungi in his Master's thesis, which are proving to be highly effective against grapevine trunk disease, a major threat to orchards and wine producers across the province.

"Well, it was a chain reaction of events that led us to open a winery on the Naramata Bench," said Joel Chamaschuk, who owns and operates Chain Reaction with his wife, Linda.

is laying off 250 people, about a 10th of its staff, in a cost-cutting plan to save the company $100-million to $150-million within 12 to 18 months in order to reach profitability.

This year, 14 wineries are producing a Tidal Bay, Nova Scotia's appellation wine.

"We are thrilled to be back to events and doing the important work of putting our B.C. wineries on the stage they so well deserve," said Morris.

The sale includes a 11-acre site in the Okanagan's Golden Mile sub-appellation in Oliver that includes the winery, a log-cabin tasting room, an older house and about nine acres of planted vineyards.

"It's ridiculous, it's offensive and probably illegal."

"We are just looking to growing the brand and being a proud local VQA product hopefully expanding with the LCBO, other great Canadian provinces and crossing borders in the next year or so," says Meyers.

Evan as North Americans say they are trying to limit pesticide exposure.

Smoke contamination caused Blue Mountain Vineyards and Cellars not to bottle last year's wines

The federal government's budget also outlines over $9 billion in proposed funding to address climate change, and plans a new green bond offering.

Blue Mountain informed wine club members that there won't be wine from 2021.

Prior to joining Diamond Estates, Andrew was President of Equity Wine Group which produced high-quality VQA wines, including the Creekside and Queenston Mile brands, through its facilities in the Niagara Region

"Canadian wine is a story of four main regions, with two of them dominant."

In addition to overseeing senior management, Brooker will be coordinating facility expansions and will be key to the succession plan.

Right near the city of Windsor, in small towns from Amherstburg to Leamington, is EPIC Wine Country, Canada's hottest wine region that you've never been to. There are fourteen wineries in the area, each more beautiful than the last and full of fantastic wines to try.

Industry officials are calling for reform to a long-standing tax issue, uncapping of the VQA Support Program and re-establishing the wine secretariat

Original barn of Hernder Estate Winery destroyed, but warehouse and production facilities spared

The head winemaker, soil scientist and sous chef are all women, and they are being celebrated this month due to International Women's Day that was observed last week.

Kalala Organic Estate Winery, a family-owned winery which has produced organic grapes and wines since 2006, announced it has acquired Little Straw. Originally established as Slemka Cellars in 1996, Little Straw Vineyards have been producing award-winning wines out of their Ourtoland Road winery in West Kelowna for more than 25 years.