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BYO = Brew Your Own: Moonshine Beer in Bag Home Brewing Unveiled in U.K.

November 27, 2013
Moonshine Drinks UK unveils bag in box brewing

Never at a loss to navigate their way around high liquor taxes, the Brits are at it again. This time with the seemingly ingenious and cleverly named Moonshine home brewing bag. Just add water and wait! I wonder if and when (or if ever) this will show up on our shelves … Even at 50 […]

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The Ultimate Customized Wine Tour: Striking Gold in Burgundy

May 24, 2013
Bourgogne Gold Tour

Bourgogne Gold Tour owner Youri Lebault Thinking of going on a wine tour? You’re not alone. Wine tourism is growing by leaps and bounds. I don’t have the numbers at my fingertips but, from Argentina to Azerbaijan, the ever expanding world of wine culture is driving a big audience. Even here in BC—still an infant […]

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Tapping In: Wine on Tap Continues to Pour It On

April 17, 2013
Wine on Tap, Tidings Magazine

There’s plenty going on at Vancouver Urban Winery these days—including wine on tap at Gastown’s soon to be open TUC Craft Kitchen. They’ve even re-purposed a couple of vintage fire extinguishers as part of the deal! Yesterday we were tasting Blasted Church Hatfield’s Fuse on tap from a portable unit at Brix Restaurant. The occasion […]

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Vinexpo Tracks the World of Wine: China Rising; Bullish on Canada (Added: All the Stats Fit to Print…)

January 27, 2013
Robert Beynat, Vinexpo co-founder and CEO, image supplied

  Looking or someone with their finger on the pulse of the world wine market? Chances are Robert Beynat is your man. Beynat is one of the co-founders of Vinexpo. Held every other year in Bordeaux since 1981, it’s now widely regarded as the world’s leading international wine and spirits exhibition. He’s also the brainchild behind […]

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SYL at TWB – OK? Provence Marinaside Unwraps a Smart New Wine Bar

January 17, 2013
Alessandra and Jean Francis Quaglia: smartly tapped into changing tastes with their sleek new TWB, Tim Pawsey photo

We’ve always felt Provence Marinaside is one of Vancouver’s more under-appreciated rooms—but that might just be about to change with the arrival of TWB, which stands for (drum roll) The Wine Bar—at Provence. (We’re a tad over initial names but TWB is AOK for now.) Owners Jean-Francis and Alessandra Quaglia have turned what used to […]

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Looking to Pamper Your Palate? Maybe it’s Time to Join a Wine Club

December 4, 2012

Changes are happening at a rapid pace to the ways in which Canadians have traditionally been able to purchase and consume their wine. In Manitoba it’s only a matter of days before the first  Manitoba Liquor Mart will open in Pembina Safeway. And, as of this year, in scrambling to catch up BC,  caterers are […]

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Feast of Fields: Today More Relevant Than Ever to Local Food Production

August 23, 2012
FarmFolk-CityFolk-sign-Tim-Pawsey-photo

  Food and wine celebrations come and go but one of the longest running—unquestionably because its very telling relevance continues to resonate—is Feast of Fields, the notable outdoor graze that now unfolds in three incarnations: Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Okanagan Valley. All are immensely popular and usually sell out. No surprise. They’re well […]

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Goodbye Goldfish: Hello Minami

January 31, 2012

We get more than our fair share of press releases in this age of hyper-communication but here’s one with a difference. We like it both for its clarity but also for its tone. And, as we’ve come to expect from someone who’s given so much to Vancouver as Bud Kanke, its class. In fact, kudos […]

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Tales of the Cocktail on Tour Returns to Vancouver in time for Valentine’s

January 27, 2012

It’s just a couple of weeks until Tales of the Cocktail on Tour rolls into Vancouver, Feb 12-14, to no doubt repeat its highly successful inaugural show from last March. Not familiar with this pretty awesome salute to the wood? Read all about last year’s here. This year’s program is greatly expanded. From the 2012 release: Held once […]

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When the Good News is All Garbage: Composter is a Game-changer

January 17, 2012

  Calling all restaurateurs! When it comes to how you dispose of your garbage, if you have even the slightest hint of a social conscience (and from my experience most do), this one’s a game-changer. What if you could forget about filling that dumpster with all kinds of garbage every day, reduce your organic waste […]

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