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Lakeboat Winery Blossoms in Kaleden
Lakeboat may well be the Okanagan’s most tucked-away winery hiding in plain sight. The management team of owner Tara Mathison and GM / winemaker Mireille Sauvé has emerged as a dynamic duo that’s transformed this previously struggling property into a serious contender.
6 Wines to Elevate Your Malbec World Day
Malbec World Day (April 17th) is right around the corner. A sure sign of its success, the celebration of Argentina’s flagship variety just seems to get bigger every year.
Alpha Taster’s Guide 2025 Vancouver International Wine Festival
Alpha Tasters Guide is a quick summary of where to go and what to taste at Vancouver International Wine Festival, 2025. The chance for consumers and trade to meet the people who grow the grapes and make the wine face to face adds up to a unique opportunity.
10 Great Tips for #VIWF Wine Tasting Success
Here's how to make the most of the International Tasting Room. The centrepiece of the Vancouver International Wine Festival, it’s where everything—and everybody—comes together. It’s where the who’s who of the wine world gets to connect. And the buzz is palpable.
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Where to Eat & Drink Well at Vancouver International Wine Festival
My longtime colleague and good friend Anthony Gismondi invited me for a chat on his popular BC Food & Wine radio show. The topic: where to go for decent sustenance [...]
Iconic Five Sails: Chef Alex Kim Goes for Gold
Five Sails Chef Alex Kim is primed! Updated, Feb 2, 2025… Congratulations to Alex Kim and team, whose “Taste of Pacific Northwest” has won gold at the Canadian Culinary [...]
Haywire Lunar Red Hails Year of the Snake
Arguably BC’s most unique wine release, today sees the unveiling of Haywire Lunar Red, an ongoing tradition that Haywire started in 2014.
Lake Country: 10 Irresistible Ways to Dive In
Lake Country, a sub-GI (wine region) in Canada's Okanagan Valley, has plenty to offer, including polished wines and breathtaking scenery
Farewell to Forage: Vancouver’s Sustainable Trailblazer
Forage is closing. How sad! The hyper locally-focused destination room in the Listel Hotel will serve its final seating at brunch on November 17th. Its demise comes after just 12 years. During that time Forage [...]
Fairview Cellars v2.: An Impressive Debut at Provence
Winemaker’s dinners come in every iteration. But—no question—last night’s Fairview Cellars collab with Vancouver’s Provence Marinaside was one for the books—a sold-out soirée marked by myriad good tastes both in [...]
Nota Bene 2022: An Impressive Milestone
Nota Bene 2022: An iconic BC wine marks a milestone; Black Hills winery background and review
Haywire Wine Groundbreaking Lunar Red Turns 10
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 [...]
How to Plan a Race Around the World by Land and Sea
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 [...]
Raising the Bar at Silver Star
No time like the present to plan a trip up Silver Star Mountain (near Vernon) for a four day day food and wine extravaganza. The Silver Star Wine Festival runs [...]
8+ Stellar BC Sparkling Wines to Toast BC Day
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. [...]
Garnet Valley Ranch: Dynamic Wine at 600m. Above and Beyond
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, [...]
TWB at Provence is Back + 48 Terrific Taps
TWB (The Wine Bar) at Vancouver's waterside Provence restaurant has reopened with impressive wine by the glass and on tap offerings.
La Maison Osoyoos Larose: Unique Wine Club celebrates 25 years
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 [...]
O’Rourke Family Estate Shines at Chardonnay du Monde
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 [...]
Fattoria Colmone della Marca : A Passion for White from Red
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 [...]
8 Great Ways to Enjoy Dine Out Vancouver
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 [...]
Quails’ Gate Founders Series Builds on BC Legacy
While Quails' Gate was established in 1989, the family’s history in the Okanagan Valley dates from much earlier in the 20th century.