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The Economic Pressures at Home: Why the Excise Taxes on Alcohol Should Evaporate

The Economic Pressures at Home: Why the Excise Taxes on Alcohol Should Evaporate

The removal of Amer­i­can made alco­hol prod­ucts from Cana­di­an store shelves across sev­er­al provinces, cou­pled with an enthu­si­asm to buy local, has ignit­ed a pos­i­tive boost for Canada’s wine­mak­ers and pro­duc­ers. Cana­di­an wine…

Consuming alcoholic beverages can be beneficial for cholesterol levels

    Consuming alcoholic beverages can be beneficial for cholesterol levels

    While some stud­ies sug­gest­ed that light to mod­er­ate drink­ing of wine/​alcoholic…

    White wine could reduce your risk of cardiac arrest, study claims

    White wine could reduce your risk of cardiac arrest, study claims

    Drink­ing white wine and Cham­pagne could reduce your risk of suf­fer­ing a sud­den…

    Challenging the WHO “no safe level” dogma

    Challenging the WHO “no safe level” dogma

    A tale of weak asso­ci­a­tions and method­olog­i­cal issues.

    Ontario wine sales surge after U.S. products pulled

    Ontario wine sales surge after U.S. products pulled

    Sales of VQA wine made from Ontario-grown grapes up over 60%



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    Hybrid grapes could save wine from climate change

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      A Few BC Wine Suggestions for Your Easter Dinner 2025

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      Missing your Cali reds? Niagara’s Bella Terra has the answer you’re looking for

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        2025 National Wine Awards of Canada Results

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        Why are young people drinking less wine?

        A new sur­vey from lead­ing research com­pa­ny Wine Opin­ions sur­veyed 1,215 Amer­i­cans…

        North America’s thirst for organic wine fuels market boom

        North America’s thirst for organic wine fuels market boom

        Dri­ven by health trends and sus­tain­able farm­ing, the organ­ic wine mar­ket in North…

        The WHO’s ‘tobacco playbook’ targets alcohol

          The WHO’s ‘tobacco playbook’ targets alcohol

          The glob­al drinks indus­try faces an exis­ten­tial threat as the World Health…

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          Wine, moderation & pleasure

          How do you enjoy wine so that it’s a con­sis­tent­ly pos­i­tive part of your life?…

          Ontario approves new VQA grape varieties in support grape growers

            Ontario approves new VQA grape varieties in support grape growers

            The Ontario gov­ern­ment is sup­port­ing grape grow­ers and winer­ies by adding 24 new…

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              Canada a growth opportunity for SA wine as other exports climb

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              Why wine is at the centre of the lawsuit blocking Trump’s tariffs

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              Screen time, not health fears, behind drop in alcohol sales, says Asahi CEO

              Screen time, not health fears, behind drop in alcohol sales, says Asahi CEO

              Gam­ing, stream­ing and social media are eat­ing into alcohol’s share of con­sumer…

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              A collaborative vision for Niagara’s Tawse and Redstone wineries

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              Hester Creek releases its Columbia Valley wines

              Hester Creek releases its Columbia Valley wines

              Hes­ter Creek Estate Win­ery near Oliv­er is one of the first Okana­gan winer­ies to…

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              The Mavericks: ‘Visionary’ Trenholm brings Canadian wines and events to the people

              A vision­ary, a mav­er­ick, a savvy busi­ness­woman … all apt descrip­tors for…

              Foxcroft and Wingfield: A tale of two vineyards

              Foxcroft and Wingfield: A tale of two vineyards

              Sarah Marsh MW reports from the Twen­ty Mile Bench on the Nia­gara Penin­su­la, where two…


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              Highlights of the 2nd international Lifestyle, Diet, Wine and Health congress in Rome

                Highlights of the 2nd international Lifestyle, Diet, Wine and Health congress in Rome

                For the sec­ond time, inter­na­tion­al sci­en­tists met for a two-day con­gress to…

                Is there a difference between red and white wine regarding cancer risk?

                  Is there a difference between red and white wine regarding cancer risk?

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                  Moderate wine drinkers don‘t seem to have an increased colorectal cancer risk

                    Moderate wine drinkers don‘t seem to have an increased colorectal cancer risk

                    This prospec­tive study from Har­vard Uni­ver­si­ty (with 2 groups of health…

                    Light to moderate drinkers with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes

                      Light to moderate drinkers with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes

                      A new study from Har­vard Uni­ver­si­ty showed that com­pared to non-drink­ing, light to…

                      Madrid and Seville to research the effects of wine on healthy aging and gut health under FIVIN’s Funding Program

                        Madrid and Seville to research the effects of wine on healthy aging and gut health under FIVIN’s…

                        Two sci­en­tif­ic research projects devel­oped by the Fac­ul­ty of Med­i­cine of Seville…

                        New Spanish study using an innovative measure finds cardiovascular benefits of moderate wine consumption

                          New Spanish study using an innovative measure finds cardiovascular benefits of moderate wine…

                          Drink­ing a small or mod­er­ate amount of wine low­ers the risk of seri­ous…

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                            Mediterranean diet can lower risk of Type 2 diabetes – even in non-Mediterranean population

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                            Napa wildfires threaten vineyards as harvest approaches

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                            Tariffs Come Due for Wine Importers

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                            What the US-EU trade deal means for drinks firms

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                            Moderate alcohol intake boosts cardiovascular health, meta-analysis finds

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