From the monthly archives:

June 2010

South East Spain’s wine industry has deep roots

June 28, 2010

Murcia, Spain. As you tour this parched semi-arid corner of eastern Spain, two realities are inescapable: the sun rules and water is a scarce commodity. The harshly beautiful landscape is marked by massive limestone outcrops that punctuate the seemingly always clear and azure sky, their steep, southern slopes rock pocked and treeless, embracing lower plantings [...]

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Why Red Card in Vancouver is All Fired Up for the World Cup of Soccer

June 13, 2010

We’ll be honest. When it comes to watching sports, we’re one of the first to jump on the proverbial bandwagon. We don’t have time to watch much in the way of TV, so whether it’s ice-hockey, football or championship tiddlywinks there’s just one rule: don’t bother—except for a playoff game or other serious showdown. That [...]

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Judging at The 2010 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines

June 9, 2010

The Hired Belly has just finished participating in one of the more interesting competitions on the Canadian judging calendar. The Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines were introduced by former Lieutenant Governor the Honourable Iona Campagnolo in 2003. The judging is different from many for a number of reasons, none the least [...]

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