Monthly archive for October 2016

The 2016 ALSA award winners celebrated their accomplishments at a special reception held early October. The Chairman’s award was won by Kensington Wine Market. Other awards 

BC’s Liquor Control & Licensing Branch announced a wide range of liquor policy changes, which will all come into effect on January 23, 2017.

The volume of liquor sold in Alberta this past fiscal year was down significantly due to the economic situation in the province.

If you build it, they will come. Because by building it—your customer database, that is—you can stay in touch and coax your buyers back with great offers, promotions and discounts. Following are some tips to build the crowds, and keep them coming back.

This policy directive clarifies current policy around delivery from licensed establishments and establishes new policy with regard to online sales. LRSs and wine stores may now accept special orders from customers and deliver them.…

Red, white, pink - and now, orange: the fourth colour in the wine spectrum has been around for a very long time, but has only recently started getting mainstream attention. Orange wine is a niche…

Cam Brown recently won the Canadian Professional Bartenders' CPBA Cup. Brown has been bartending for eight years now. He started in Kelowna and after a couple years behind the stick there he moved to Vancouver…

At first glance, the tourism-oriented links on Liquor Lodge's website seem peculiar. Then you see how Marc LeBlanc has created a destination liquor store in what could arguably be one of Alberta's most acclaimed travel…

$258.5 million in net income was generated through liquor stores, franchises and off-sales in Saskatchewan in their fiscal year 2015/16 ending March 31. Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority runs 75 liquor stores, 188 small businesses…

As surely as the leaves turn red, gold and brown in the fall, the craft beer selection gets maltier. It makes sense. As the days get colder, we start turning to soups and stews to…

Bourbon-is there a more quintessential American spirit? The Caribbean has rum, in Canada we celebrate our rye whisky, but in America, it has always been bourbon. Corn whiskey was one of the first innovations to come from early American…

That’s why the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) launched DrinkSense, a campaign that represents the AGLC’s commitment to responsible drinking.