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From the Wine Spectator: "Canada has a thriving wine scene—sommelier Valerie-Marie Lessard, 33, can attest to that. She heads the wine program at Canada's Ric's Grill. ..."

Ontario's Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery

From Toledo Wines and Vines: "Peninsula Ridge makes a great first impression. There are two main buildings, one is an Ontario-gothic, red-brick Victorian home which houses a fine dining restaurant. The tasting room and banquet facilities are in a beautifully restored barn with fantastic wood and soaring ceilings."

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Ontario's Organized Crime Winery

From the Toledo Wines and Vines blog: "A favorite experience was the Organized Crime Winery, a small boutique winery on the Niagara Peninsula."

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30 days of Ontario wine

From the great Remy Charest: "Last year’s edition was brought about by a challenge issued by the Wine Council of Ontario, calling on Ontarians to drink only local wines for 30 days."

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British Columbia winemakers get money

The Canadian federal government will give more than C$2 million (US$1.9 million) to the British Columbia wine industry under a program designed to support innovation in the agriculture sector.

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Canadian winery will expand

Palatine Hills Estate Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake will almost double production, thanks to a loan from the Ontario government.

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British Columbia: Next big thing?

From Palate Press, the on-line wine magazine: "[I]t is not surprising that British Columbia’s wines haven’t seen the light of day outside of the province. This is a huge shame, especially given the ever increasing quality of the wines, and the increasing interest of international wine media."

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Canadian wine may be more Canadian

Or, as the Wine Spectator notes: Winery executives and the Liquor Control Board of Ontario has proposed eliminating the "Cellared in Canada" term from bottles, which implies that wines are made mostly from Canadian grapes when they may have as little as one-third. The replacement? "Blended from International and Canadian Wines" on the front of bottles.

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The next great Canadian grape

The search is on, reports The Toronto Globe and Mail: "We're doing with great precision what nature sometimes takes hundreds of years to achieve."

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Canadians decry cheap imports passing for Canadian wine

Low-cost bulk wines from California to South Africa are being sold in Canadian liquor stores as British Columbia wines, and Canadians aren’t happy about it. The wines are displayed as if they were domestic products, identifying their country of origin as Canada. However, none of the wines need to contain a single drop of Canadian-made wine.

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