Haywire Wine Groundbreaking Lunar Red Turns 10

By |2024-01-16T10:29:28-08:00January 16th, 2024|Latest Posts, Wine, Wine Reviews|

Haywire Lunar Red is here again! Hard to believe but it’s a decade since Haywire launched its inaugural Lunar New Year wine in 2014. Released today, this latest Lunar wine is a nod to the Year of the Dragon, which will be formally welcomed on February 10th. And, yes, for sure, there will be dragon [...]

How to Plan a Race Around the World by Land and Sea

By |2023-10-21T11:06:49-07:00October 20th, 2023|Latest Posts, Travel, Wine|

More from the “In the Footsteps of Champagne Charlie” chronicles The other day I was trying to explain to someone much younger than me our race around the world with Charles Heidsieck Champagne. Not only were we talking about the race itself but, more specifically, just what was entailed in [...]

8+ Stellar BC Sparkling Wines to Toast BC Day

By |2023-08-01T13:35:10-07:00July 28th, 2023|Latest Posts, Wine|

BC sparkling wines continue to be one of the fastest growing categories in the domestic market. No wonder. There’s an array of well made BC bubbles from which to choose. Here’s a short list (mainly) of what I’ve tasting recently, any of which would do justice to your table or [...]

Garnet Valley Ranch: Dynamic Wine at 600m. Above and Beyond

By |2023-06-18T15:40:24-07:00June 4th, 2023|Latest Posts, Wine, Wine Reviews|

Garnet Valley Ranch is not one of those places you stumble across. You really need to want to go there. And now you can—see below. It’s actually not that complicated, just a wee bit tucked away, a couple of kilometres above and beyond Summerland. That ‘above and beyond’ element is [...]

La Maison Osoyoos Larose: Unique Wine Club celebrates 25 years

By |2023-04-02T17:30:59-07:00April 2nd, 2023|Hired Belly's Best Wines, Latest Posts, Wine|

Osoyoos Larose has unveiled La Maison Osoyoos Larose, a truly unique wine club—likely the only one of its kind in Canada. Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin has evolved into one of BC’s iconic wines in a pretty short time. Especially when you consider it’s only just over a couple of [...]

O’Rourke Family Estate Shines at Chardonnay du Monde

By |2023-03-20T08:26:43-07:00March 18th, 2023|Hired Belly's Best Wines, Latest Posts, Wine, Wine Reviews|

O’Rourke Family Estate has been recognized by Chardonnay du Monde for its O’Rourke Family Estate 2020 BC VQA Estate Chardonnay—the wine’s inaugural release. You could say it was a pretty good St. Patrick’s day present for owner Dennis O’Rourke—whose bottles sport “Sláinte” (Irish for ‘good health’) on the label. The [...]

Fattoria Colmone della Marca : A Passion for White from Red

By |2023-03-01T17:37:41-08:00March 1st, 2023|Latest Posts, Top Drops, Wine, Wine Reviews|

Recently I was delighted to meet Giovanni Meschini, charming proprietor of Fattoria Colmone della Marca, for a tasting of some unique wines. They come from one of Italy’s smallest DOC’s—I Terrini di San Severino Moro, in the heart of the Marche. Fattoria Colmone is the sole producer.  They make only [...]

8 Great Ways to Enjoy Dine Out Vancouver

By |2023-05-09T09:11:27-07:00January 15th, 2023|Belly's Best Bites, Dining, Latest Posts, Wine|

Dine Out Vancouver (Jan 20-Feb 5) turns 21 this year. Hard to believe that it all started in 2003 with just 57 restaurants. Equally impressive is that some restos have been there every year—such as Bacchus at the Wedgewood. This year, says Dine Out manager Lucas Pavan, no less than 370 [...]

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