You may have noticed some of my recent Instagram posts showing wines, beer, cider, and spirits from JAK’s liquor stores. They provided me with these samples to show you what you could enjoy over the BC Day long weekend. It…
As you may know hospitality workers in BC have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. They can fortunately get CERB money from the Federal government. But there are also hospitality workers that suffer from severe illness and need more…
If you fly via WestJet to Scotland like I did, you will be landing in Glasgow. After settling down in your hotel room or airbnb it’s time to start exploring. I’ve put together a brief list of places that I…
Sometimes you want to switch up a glass of wine for a bottle, or can, of beer. BC Liquor Stores has a new Beer Geek Program. The beers they mention are all from BC craft breweries, except for one from…
Have you ever been to Galiano Island or needed an excuse to go to Galiano Island? Reading my posts, I assume you are a wine lover. On August 10 you can go to Galiano Island to celebrate their Wine &…
At various BC Liquor Stores in July there will be special tastings of wines, beers, and other liquor. Find something new at one of these events and continue to enjoy them into August and onward. Here is the list of…
Beer and wine lovers; dog and cat lovers. Can they co-exist or appreciate each other? That latter question was tackled at the Cornucopia seminar on “Craft Beer for Wine Lovers“. I must admit that I do appreciate beer, so it…
I am Terroir. I have been thinking about this for quite a while. The thought has percolated from the sun that has shone on my head, percolating through my brain, through my veins, mixing with the air that fills my…
It’s beautiful, hot and sunny in Vancouver, and you want a beer! One way to enjoy some new beers and not worrying about driving is to take a tour with Vancouver Brewery Tours, as I did. I received a Media…
One of the joys of traveling is trying wine and beer that are not available back home. Over the last 2 weeks I had the chance to visit Spain and the Netherlands. While in Amsterdam I decided to try some…