Renfrew County's first winery is set to hold its grand opening this coming weekend in Whitewater Region. Whitewater O'Brien Winery, located in Westmeath, Ont., will open for the first time Saturday at noon after planting its vines nine years ago. An invitation-only event will begin at 6 p.m. "We have Marquette, Petite Pearl, and Frontenac as our main varieties," says winemaker Jason O'Brien.

In response to extreme events such as these over the last 20 years, WGBC established the Vineyard Resiliency Task Group, with representatives from many of the industry's major stakeholder groups -- winemakers, grape growers, WGBC, the BC Wine Grape Council, the BC Grapegrowers' Association and the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Metro workers have been on strike for a month, and their tactics are becoming more aggressive. The picket lines moved to two distribution centers in Toronto as protesters blocked trucks from making fresh deliveries to all Metro stores in Canada, including the Food Basics chain, reports the Financial Post.

In a report commissioned by wine industry partners, the Ontario government and its antiquated LCBO monopoly takes the brunt of the blame for the stunted growth of VQA wines in this province.

The wildfires not only have an impact on wine tourism, but also the livelihoods of winery staff; many of whom have been evacuated themselves.

High, erratic winds blew up wildfires overnight in Kelowna and other parts of the B.C. Interior, burning homes along Okanagan Lake and forcing thousands to flee.

More than 2,400 properties are under evacuation orders and more than 4,800 properties were under alert.

Corby Spirit and Wine Limited (TSX: CSW.A) (TSX: CSW.B) ("Corby" or the "Company") will report its financial results for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2023, on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. (EST) to review and discuss the financial and operational results for the period.

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.