Wine

• Alberta returning to standard, flat tax on wine after industry outcry

  The Alberta government is eliminating the ad valorem model introduced in 2025, and instead will increase the standard volume-based markup for wine products by 58 cents per litre.

  Consumer

  Mar 5
  
• Cut interprovincial trade barriers, say Okanagan wineries amid Trump tariff threat

  Sawler said he organization is pushing for change, adding that being able to tap into other provincial markets like Ontario would be huge.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2025
  
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• B.C. wineries can once again sell directly to Alberta customers

  B.C. wineries can again sell their products directly to Alberta consumers this week, months after an interprovincial deal was announced between the two provinces last summer.

  Economy

  Jan 7, 2025
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• B.C. wine industry at a crossroads after ‘catastrophic’ losses

  After two consecutive winters with widespread crop losses due to cold weather, B.C. wine producers are having to rebuild and reimagine the future.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2024
• Okanagan-produced wine expected to be in short supply starting next year

  Okanagan produced wine at the liquor store may be hard to find in the foreseeable future.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2024
• Alberta cabinet minister lays out what he believes is needed to resolve wine dispute with B.C.

  Alberta craft brewers and distillers have become the latest point of contention in the province's wine war with British Columbia.

  Consumer

  Feb 20, 2024
• Beer, wine coming to Ontario corner stores by 2026

  Sales of beer, wine, cider and ready-to-drink cocktails will be allowed in convenience stores and all grocery stores in Ontario by 2026.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2023
• Canadian security czar buys Napa winery for $57 million. It’s not his first

  California property and corporate records show that a Stephan Crétier-controlled company, SCW Fund Corp., acquired the 100-acre Vine Cliff Winery in Napa, Calif.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2023
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• Ontario winemakers call for removal of retail winery tax

  Ontario winemakers say a 6.1-per-cent tax on on-site sales is unique to their industry and puts them at a competitive disadvantage.

  Consumer

  Sep 16, 2023
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• ‘Profits over people’: Liquor licence granted to 7-Eleven location near Western University

  Despite pleas from local business owners and community members, the Ontario Licencing Appeals Tribunal has awarded a liquor licence to a 7-Eleven near Western University.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2023