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

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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 […]

Read on … February 20, 2014 Beaujolais

Sipping in Style at Le Crocodile with Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle (Video)

Lobster - scallop terrine. And, yes, it looks as delicious as it tasted.

Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle with the latest from Grand MarnierOccasionally, people have accused me of being biased towards French cuisine. I don’t think I am—I love just about all cuisines.  But I do admit, having being raised in pre-culinary aware England, that my awakening to serious food came through early trips to France. This is a […]

Read on … October 19, 2013 Hired Belly's Best Wines