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The British Columbia Wine Institute welcomed me and a room full of other revelers to the “BC Paired: Indulge Your Senses!” during the Vancouver International Wine Festival. This event was a celebration of BC wines, red, white, sparkling and fortified, paired together with locally sourced BC ingredients prepared to complement the wines. 23 wineries were present to show off their wonderful range…
It’s time to spoil yourself. This press release came in my mailbox earlier today. The wine from the Okanagan’s Road 13 and catering by Joy Road Catering will make for a memorable evening at Vancouver Urban Winery. I have not had Road 13’s Sparkling Chenin Blanc, but would love to try it. Sign up soon as I’m sure this will…
Monday night last week, walking to Provence Marinaside, with a light rain falling, did not deter me from the positive feelings about modernizing our wine regulations in BC. The Modernize Wine Association of BC Inaugural Fundraiser was kicking off, and I wanted to show my support. There are many rules and regulations for purchase and handling of liquor that are not…
Wandering through the isles of the International Festival tasting room, with glasses of sparkling, red, and white wine pouring freely, are you looking for a friend to share a new wine find? If you see me, please poke my shoulder and say “Hi, I’ve found an interesting wine I’d like to share with you”. And I will be happy to…
I posted this article for all the star-crossed lovers 2 years ago. I thought I’d check out the wines, and I’d stand by them all, but in addition, new wines have come to the BC market, so I thought I’d add those ones in too, so enjoy this Valentine’s Day with an even greater range of wine. And don’t forget…
The early bird gets the worm, or in this case to taste some premium wines from around the world. The Vancouver International Wine Festival is just around the corner, starting the last week of February. There are still some tickets left for some of the wine events, as well as for the Festival Tasting Room. Here is the announcement by…
Dine Out Vancouver has been on for a week now. Where have you eaten? Do you have any favourites? Here are the first 3 Dine Out Vancouver restaurants that I visited over the past week. I visited: Edible Canada (on Granville Island) $28 Jimmy’s Tap House (across from the library downtown) $18 Baru Latino (on Alma) $28 I think my…
The Wine Bar at Provence Marinaside in Yaletown has recently opened. I received an invitation to experience the food, wine, and ambiance. The Wine Bar entrance is through Provence Marinaside. When you enter you are first beside the bar. It is fairly narrow, but a good spot to sit at the bar and chat. Beyond the bar there is a…
Do you love Syrahs? Did you know that there are many award winning BC Syrahs? Why not try some of them at the BC Wine Appreciation Society Syrah tasting on January 14? Their announcement is below. Enjoy! ~~~ Newsflash #1 BC Syrahs take the top four spots in Wine Access Canadian wine awards! Newsflash #2 We are bringing all four of these wines, plus five more…
My first post for 2013 is hopefully one that will help many people out there that have some wheat or gluten intolerance. When you are enjoying a glass of wine, it is nice to have some cheese and crackers to go along with it. But for those that have some intolerance to wheat or gluten, those wheat flour based crackers…
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