Tag: VQA
Niagara College Teaching Restaurant Wins 2015 Licensee of the Year Award
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — It’s a vintage year for Niagara College’s teaching restaurant. Benchmark Restaurant, located within the college’s Canadian Food and Wine Institute, has...
Ontario’s VQA Wineries Receive Premier’s Award
VINELAND STATION, Ont. — The Wine Council of Ontario and four Ontario wineries, including Burning Kiln Winery, Pillitteri Estates Winery, Puddicombe Estate Farm and...
Lieutenant-Governor Honours VQA Wines
TORONTO — Twelve Ontario wineries were recently recognized for excellence by Ontario's Lieutenant-Governor. The honourable David Onley, pleased with the results in the competition’s...
Ontario Wineries “Get Fresh”
JORDAN, Ont. — As spring descends upon a winter-weary public, Ontario wineries are preparing to welcome the season with the inaugural Get Fresh in...
B.C. Bottles vs. Bottled in B.C
VANCOUVER — B.C. wine connoisseurs can now more easily identify wines made from 100 per cent B.C.-grown grapes, and those made partially or in...
Stratus Goes Hobbs-nobbing
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. – In a move that is sure to make waves in the Ontario wine market, Stratus Vineyards has announced a partnership with...
Ontario Government Offers Solution to “Cellared in Canada” Debate
Ontario grape growers won a small victory recently when the provincial government announced plans to increase support for 100 per cent Canadian Vintners Quality...
A Grape Old Time
VANCOUVER – Chef Meets Grape — the largest B.C. food and wine event in Vancouver — toasted B.C.’s winemakers, winery proprietors and chefs to...