The Canadian Vintners Association (CVA) is continuing in its efforts to ensure all Canadian consumers have access to Canadian wine, irrespective of the province it is produced in. While federal legislation has been enacted on the matter, provincial governments have been digging their heels, resulting in 10 of the 13 provinces and territories continuing to have prohibition-era-like … Read more
Dan Paszkowski, CVA president and CEO, attended the official announcement of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. In consideration of the forthcoming Agreement, the Canadian wine industry widely anticipates developing preferential relationships with our TPP partners: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam, which will provide enhanced … Read more
Canada’s first national, industry-led, online winery directory has been officially launched. Wine411.ca includes more than 800 grape and fruit wineries, as well as cideries and meaderies, from coast to coast. The directory is a joint initiative between the Canadian Vintners Association (CVA) and BlackSquare Inc., who identified the need for a comprehensive Canadian wine industry … Read more
The Canadian Vintners Association (CVA), representing over 90 per cent of all wine produced in Canada and almost 100 per cent of Canada’s genuine Icewine production, and Vignerons Indépendants du Québec (VIQ) are deeply disappointed in the Québec government’s new Icewine certification system for “Vin de Glace du Québec.” The recently announced Québec standard effectively lowers … Read more
The Canadian Vintners Association (CVA) and Vintners Quality Alliance of Canada (VQAC) Boards of Directors are pleased to announce that the ownership of all VQAC intellectual property assets and registered trademarks, including “VQA” and “Icewine”, have been legally transferred from VQAC to the CVA, effective March 31, 2014. Over the past decade, the CVA has managed … Read more
The Canadian Vintners Association (CVA), the national voice of the grape and wine industry, applauds the Government of Canada’s conclusion of the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA). Korea is currently Canada’s 5th largest wine export market by value, with 2013 exports of 37,000 litres, valued at $2.2 million. Korean wine consumption has increased 177 percent in … Read more
The Canadian Vintners Association, which represents over 90 per cent of Canada’s wine and icewine production, applauds the Government of Canada’s new national standard for icewine. The new national standard requires icewine to be made exclusively from grapes naturally frozen on the vine. The standard is consistent with the established provincial production standards in Nova Scotia, Ontario and … Read more
The Canadian Vintners Association issued a release stating that June 28, 2013 marks the one-year anniversary of the passage of Bill C-311, An Act to amend the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act (interprovincial importation of wine for personal use). The bill, sponsored by Conservative MP Dan Albas (Okanagan-Coquihalla, B.C.) effectively amended the prohibition-era Importation of Intoxicating … Read more
The findings of the largest research study ever conducted on the Canadian wine and grape industry reveal a prosperous and expanding $6.8 billion dollar industry. Commissioned by the Canadian Vintners Association, the Winery & Grower Alliance of Ontario, the British Columbia Wine Institute and the Winery Association of Nova Scotia, the report titled Canada’s Wine … Read more
The Canadian Vintners Association announced the election of Tony Stewart as chair of the association. Stewart is the proprietor and CEO of Quails’ Gate Estate Winery. He replaces Paul-André Bosc, president at Château des Charmes, who chaired the association for four year. Bosc is now the secretary and treasurer. More information is available online. Call 613-782-2283.
