(There’s no Place Like) Rhône for the Holidays

By |2021-06-07T15:59:57-07:00December 13th, 2019|Features - sponsored posts, Latest Posts, Wine|

(Sponsored post) I’m always intrigued by what people consider to be ‘food friendly’ wines. Often their choice is guided by little more than personal preference or regular buying habits. All well and good. But, as a rule, there’s no better guide than to turn to the wines of a given country or region from which [...]

8 Tasting Tips (and more) for the Vancouver International Wine Festival

By |2019-09-23T17:33:38-07:00February 20th, 2014|Hired Belly's Best Wines, Top Drops, Wine|

Next week’s Vancouver International Wine Festival will be one of the most well attended  in the festival’s 36 years. How come it’s so popular? There are a couple of key reasons: Arguably North America’s most important combined consumer and trade wine gathering, it’s a great opportunity for wineries to meet their customers face to face—in [...]

Fat Bastard Revisited and Gabrielle Meffre at Le Crocodile (Video)

By |2018-01-21T15:05:26-08:00April 20th, 2013|Belly's Best Bites, Belly's Budget Best, Hired Belly's Best Wines, Restaurant Reviews|

I’m not sure why but I always figured that cheekily named “Fat Bastard” had to have something to do either with the guy who might drink it (me) or the guys who made it—Thierry Boudinaud and Guy Anderson. But here's the real story, as told by Fat Bastard co-owner (and Gabrielle Meffre globe-trotting sommelier) Anthony Taylor.   [...]

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