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I recently had a chance to sit down with Alana Dickson, Executive Director of the BC Hospitality Foundation, to talk about the Foundation, plus their BCHF Lottery with ticket sales on now till Oct 30, with the draw on Oct 31.  If you haven’t purchased a ticket(s), do so as our hospitality industry needs our help.  Here is some background…

With our summer days dwindling as the evening sun sets sooner, I decided to open a bottle of BC’s Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery Syrah 2020 that I received and to try it with a grilled sirloin steak.  The pairing was excellent as is the Syrah.  Let me tell you about the wine and the pairing. My Wine Tasting Notes…

I recently was invited to taste a flight of wines from Sicily and have them paired with a variety of Italian street foods.  The venue was Bar Corso on Commercial Drive.  The setting was casual with the wines poured in a leisurely manner and the Italian appies coming by quickly, giving us a good chance to try all the wines…

Press Release:  Whistler Cornucopia Returns for its 29th Year with Bold Tastes, New Events, and Culinary Icons Whistler, BC – Whistler’s flagship food and drink festival, Cornucopia, returns for its 29th year with an expanded program of over 100 events across 11 days from November 6–16, 2025. Known as the ultimate celebration of bold tastes, Cornucopia lures food and drink enthusiasts to…

In my last article on the IVSA trade tasting of wine, beer, and spirits, I concentrated on sparkling wines, but at the end of the tasting, I did take some time to taste a few red wines, and I was pleasantly surprised by all of them, so I am listing them here for you. My Red Wine Picks Ceci Antico…

This 2025, Chile’s Viña Santa Carolina is celebrating a history of tradition, passion for wine, and a heritage that is still alive today, 150 years after its creation.  Throughout its 150 years of existence, Viña Santa Carolina has changed owners only once, when it was acquired by the Larrain family, almost 100 years after its creation.  To celebrate this historic…

Now that school is back and summer holidays are over, we know that the holiday season will be coming up soon.  Whether it is Thanksgiving in October or Christmas in December, sparkling wine has a place.  I attended the latest IVSA trade wine, beer, and spirits event this week, and decided to spend most of my time sampling sparkling wines. …

Here are my next two red wines from Osoyoos’ Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery to review for you.  I previously tasted their Bordertown Merlot 2020 and Bordertown Cabernet Franc 2021.  I now have their Bordertown Reserve Malbec 2020 and Reserve Cabernet Franc 2019; a step up in quality.  It will be interesting to see how their entry level Cabernet Franc compares to this…

Adega on 45th Estate Winery started off early in 1966, as the Farinha and Nunes families perfected their craft of producing exceptional tree fruits in the South Okanagan. Maria Nunes and her brother, Fred Farinha, founded Adega on 45th in 2011 on their family farm, alongside their spouses, Alex and Pamala, cultivating 19 acres of estate fruit and have a…

Part three of the Viticultural Bridges panel discussion, was to taste through primarily Riesling and Pinot Noir wines from BC and Alsace, along with a few Pinot Gris wines.  Riesling and Pinot Noir are well-known to present their terroir through a wine’s aromas and flavours.  Some Background About Both Regions Alsace The region covers 15,500 hectares of vines along 120…