Canada is Australia's fourth biggest export destination by volume and value, and the latest export figures show some positive outcomes for the Australian grape and wine community. In 2017-18, the volume of Australian exports to Canada increased by 11 per cent to 7.6 million cases and value increased by 7 per cent to $199 million.
Phantom Creek Estates wants to build the eating and drinking establishment at its 72,000 sq.ft. winery on the Black Sage Bench, despite the property being on agricultural land.
Miles Prodan, the president and CEO of the BC Wine Institute, admits he's worried about U.S. products being sold in grocery stores on this side of the border.
"Clearly, we prefer not to. The status quo makes total sense to us, but if part of this agreement is to open that up, then we need to have that discussion. We think the Americans have got lots of access to the BC market and do quite well thank you very much," Prodan says.
Danica Geoffrey, operations manager of Church and State winery's Brentwood Bay location on Vancouver Island, tells NEWS 1130 the recall came after admonishing social media posts. This particular label is one of about 300 the company uses for the Lost Inhibitions. Geoffrey says had it been up to her, it would have never passed, and that she had to hunt down the locations which sold the wine with the label
More and more tasting rooms are including experiences as part of their visitor portfolios. Guests can often book in advance, for a small fee, and meander through vineyards, learn about grape growing, take sensory classes to help identify aromas, or sit down for structured pairings.
Majestic Wine (LON:WINE)'s stock had its "outperform" rating reissued by investment analysts at Royal Bank of Canada in a report released on Thursday, September 13th.
The parlous financial state of Ontario has led to the suggestion that the local government generate money by selling off provincial business enterprises including liquor monopoly LCBO.
Save-On-Foods officially opened its 19th in-store B.C. wine department at its Mission store on September 27, bringing the number of grocery stores in the province that sell wine on shelves to 29.
LOT185 Café + Wine Bar, Vancouver's newest coffee shop and wine bar, is finally opening this week, and here's your first look at the new glam spot.
Located at #78-1055 Canada Place in the new Convention Centre, LOT185 will serve as a coffee spot by day and a wine bar by night.
This weekend the South Okanagan is alive with wine related activities. There's also a gruelling foot race to end the running season, a walk for a good cause, and a not-so-sexy comedy at the Cleland Theatre.
On a sleepy 5.5-acre vineyard in Quebec province, a wine revolution is quietly fermenting. This is the domain of Pinard et Filles. It's far from the rolling hills of Tuscany and the famed grapes of Burgundy, but the compact rows of vines tended to by Frédéric Simon are having an outsize impact on viticulture.
Fans of the plentiful and exceptional Okanagan wines might not give a hoot, but apparently the release of "highly prized" Bordeaux wines in BC is otherwise a big deal.
It's still early in the 2018 wine harvest, but Naramata Bench winemakers are cautiously optimistic that August wildfire smoke will not have a significant impact on the vintage
Though Air Canada has occasionally come under fire for sourcing wine from around the world instead of largely focusing on Canadian wine, the airline says there are good reasons for why it has embraced a diverse group of vintners.