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Winery Proves Mettle With Medals (June 4, 2002)
In their own version of the Olympics, Muskoka Lakes Winery entered their wines in two competitions this winter and came back with three medals ... more

Muskoka Wine For Sale (September 27, 2001)
The last few weeks have been nerve-wracking for the folks at Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh. For the past year, they’ve been trying to get their new business, Muskoka Lakes Winery, up and running ... more

Winery Has Right To Whine (September 6, 2001)
Why did the winery cross the road? To sell its wine. Don’t understand? Well, the Johnstons of Muskoka Lakes Winery aren’t sure they do, either ... more

*Fruit Wines of Canada (December 2001)
National Quality Standards & Regulations, 4th Draft ... more

*Fruits of Our Labours (March 2001)
The B.C. wine industry has come full circle, it seems. Once considered to be a less than ideal location to grow grapes, fruit wines made from loganberries, blackberries and even apples dominated the B.C. market place. All reviews I’ve found on those wines are less than stellar. Indeed, it was a long time before B.C. would shake its reputation as a producer of nasty sweet fruit beverages ... more

*New Fruit Winery Seal of Approval (February 2001)
The Canadian fruit wine industry has released a selection of wines that have passed their newly implemented certification program "QC" (Quality Certified). A year in the planning, the new certification system will help identify Canadian fruit wines that make a quality statement ... more

*Fruit Wine Industry Represented by New National Association (March 2000)
A new national fruit wine association will represent Canada's fruit wine interests and establish standards for the production of a quality product. When it comes to producing fruit wine, Canada is known as an international leader. Fruit wine is commercially produced by over 53 licensed wineries in nine provinces ... more

*Ontario Fruit Wines Come Of Age (December 2000)
A group of winemakers in Ontario believe that a toast without fruit wine is one without Mother Nature's best. Fruit wines are becoming increasingly popular with consumers who are eager to discover new beverages and flavours ... more

*Fruit Wines Of Canada (March 2000)
A group of Canada's leading fruit wine producers today announced the establishment of a new national industry association, Fruit Wines of Canada, and plans to establish one of the world's first standards for the production of quality fruit wines. To mark the inception of Fruit Wines of Canada, the medal winners of the first National Fruit Wine Competition were announced with gold medals awarded to 15 fruit wines from nine wineries ... more

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