Awards / Drink People / Events / Wine Events / Wine News Oct 15, 2020 SOMM SMACKDOWN—Rumble at Aura Waterfront Restaurant Strange, interesting, and wonderful things can happen in odd times, and there is no stranger time than now, but something needed to be done to pay ... Read More Awards / Drink People / Press Release / San Francisco / Spirits / Victoria Apr 5, 2019 deVine Gin Tops Category, Earns Double Gold at San Francisco Competition Vancouver Island’s deVine Wines & Spirits was delighted to learn its Genever Gin won the Genever category, and a Double Gold medal, at the ... Read More Drink People / Food People / Victoria Aug 16, 2017 EAT TALKS Round-up…plus new EAT Talks event Announced for Sept 11 Let’s Not Open a Restaurant (June 2017) The first in the magazine’s Eat Talks Series turns into a lively evening of storytelling and truth ... Read More Drink People May 7, 2015 Our First International Houseguest: Portland’s Jordan Felix Death Cab for Cutie’s new album Kintsugi once again echoes their Pacific Northwest roots, including the verse from the song Black Sun, “There is ... Read More Drink People / Wine News Apr 23, 2015 JoieFarm — More Joy Ahead Pictured above: Team Joie getting our new outdoor garden beds ready for our on-farm wood burning pizza oven and picnic area “Joie Picnique” From ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Nov 24, 2014 Scott Lansdowne Shows Off His “Bitters Lab” at the Back of Cenote There’s a modest little place, and it’s easy to miss, downstairs on Yates below a record store and the Odeon, and most people don’t know how to ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Nov 4, 2014 Coffee Klatch with Sam Jones of 2% Jazz Having acted as owner of 2% Jazz Coffee for 17 years, it’s safe to say that Sam Jones has this coffee thing down pat. Striding through the doors ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Oct 28, 2014 New Frontiers in Craft Beers with Jay Nowak This past October weekend brought another success for Victoria Beer Week — the inaugural Stein and Dine event brought 300 thirsty patrons to the ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Oct 1, 2014 The Art of the Cocktail Comes to Victoria This Weekend Tickets are on sale for Canada’s Premier Cocktail Event! From October 4‐6, Art of the Cocktail returns for its sixth spirited season to celebrate ... Read More Drink People May 9, 2014 Matt Schmitz’s Beer Museum “It’s the sort of ceremony that goes along with it,” says Matt Schmitz of his love for the brew, “You get your order, watch your beer being ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
Awards / Drink People / Press Release / San Francisco / Spirits / Victoria Apr 5, 2019 deVine Gin Tops Category, Earns Double Gold at San Francisco Competition Vancouver Island’s deVine Wines & Spirits was delighted to learn its Genever Gin won the Genever category, and a Double Gold medal, at the ... Read More Drink People / Food People / Victoria Aug 16, 2017 EAT TALKS Round-up…plus new EAT Talks event Announced for Sept 11 Let’s Not Open a Restaurant (June 2017) The first in the magazine’s Eat Talks Series turns into a lively evening of storytelling and truth ... Read More Drink People May 7, 2015 Our First International Houseguest: Portland’s Jordan Felix Death Cab for Cutie’s new album Kintsugi once again echoes their Pacific Northwest roots, including the verse from the song Black Sun, “There is ... Read More Drink People / Wine News Apr 23, 2015 JoieFarm — More Joy Ahead Pictured above: Team Joie getting our new outdoor garden beds ready for our on-farm wood burning pizza oven and picnic area “Joie Picnique” From ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Nov 24, 2014 Scott Lansdowne Shows Off His “Bitters Lab” at the Back of Cenote There’s a modest little place, and it’s easy to miss, downstairs on Yates below a record store and the Odeon, and most people don’t know how to ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Nov 4, 2014 Coffee Klatch with Sam Jones of 2% Jazz Having acted as owner of 2% Jazz Coffee for 17 years, it’s safe to say that Sam Jones has this coffee thing down pat. Striding through the doors ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Oct 28, 2014 New Frontiers in Craft Beers with Jay Nowak This past October weekend brought another success for Victoria Beer Week — the inaugural Stein and Dine event brought 300 thirsty patrons to the ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Oct 1, 2014 The Art of the Cocktail Comes to Victoria This Weekend Tickets are on sale for Canada’s Premier Cocktail Event! From October 4‐6, Art of the Cocktail returns for its sixth spirited season to celebrate ... Read More Drink People May 9, 2014 Matt Schmitz’s Beer Museum “It’s the sort of ceremony that goes along with it,” says Matt Schmitz of his love for the brew, “You get your order, watch your beer being ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
Drink People / Food People / Victoria Aug 16, 2017 EAT TALKS Round-up…plus new EAT Talks event Announced for Sept 11 Let’s Not Open a Restaurant (June 2017) The first in the magazine’s Eat Talks Series turns into a lively evening of storytelling and truth ... Read More Drink People May 7, 2015 Our First International Houseguest: Portland’s Jordan Felix Death Cab for Cutie’s new album Kintsugi once again echoes their Pacific Northwest roots, including the verse from the song Black Sun, “There is ... Read More Drink People / Wine News Apr 23, 2015 JoieFarm — More Joy Ahead Pictured above: Team Joie getting our new outdoor garden beds ready for our on-farm wood burning pizza oven and picnic area “Joie Picnique” From ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Nov 24, 2014 Scott Lansdowne Shows Off His “Bitters Lab” at the Back of Cenote There’s a modest little place, and it’s easy to miss, downstairs on Yates below a record store and the Odeon, and most people don’t know how to ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Nov 4, 2014 Coffee Klatch with Sam Jones of 2% Jazz Having acted as owner of 2% Jazz Coffee for 17 years, it’s safe to say that Sam Jones has this coffee thing down pat. Striding through the doors ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Oct 28, 2014 New Frontiers in Craft Beers with Jay Nowak This past October weekend brought another success for Victoria Beer Week — the inaugural Stein and Dine event brought 300 thirsty patrons to the ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Oct 1, 2014 The Art of the Cocktail Comes to Victoria This Weekend Tickets are on sale for Canada’s Premier Cocktail Event! From October 4‐6, Art of the Cocktail returns for its sixth spirited season to celebrate ... Read More Drink People May 9, 2014 Matt Schmitz’s Beer Museum “It’s the sort of ceremony that goes along with it,” says Matt Schmitz of his love for the brew, “You get your order, watch your beer being ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
Drink People May 7, 2015 Our First International Houseguest: Portland’s Jordan Felix Death Cab for Cutie’s new album Kintsugi once again echoes their Pacific Northwest roots, including the verse from the song Black Sun, “There is ... Read More Drink People / Wine News Apr 23, 2015 JoieFarm — More Joy Ahead Pictured above: Team Joie getting our new outdoor garden beds ready for our on-farm wood burning pizza oven and picnic area “Joie Picnique” From ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Nov 24, 2014 Scott Lansdowne Shows Off His “Bitters Lab” at the Back of Cenote There’s a modest little place, and it’s easy to miss, downstairs on Yates below a record store and the Odeon, and most people don’t know how to ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Nov 4, 2014 Coffee Klatch with Sam Jones of 2% Jazz Having acted as owner of 2% Jazz Coffee for 17 years, it’s safe to say that Sam Jones has this coffee thing down pat. Striding through the doors ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Oct 28, 2014 New Frontiers in Craft Beers with Jay Nowak This past October weekend brought another success for Victoria Beer Week — the inaugural Stein and Dine event brought 300 thirsty patrons to the ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Oct 1, 2014 The Art of the Cocktail Comes to Victoria This Weekend Tickets are on sale for Canada’s Premier Cocktail Event! From October 4‐6, Art of the Cocktail returns for its sixth spirited season to celebrate ... Read More Drink People May 9, 2014 Matt Schmitz’s Beer Museum “It’s the sort of ceremony that goes along with it,” says Matt Schmitz of his love for the brew, “You get your order, watch your beer being ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
Drink People / Wine News Apr 23, 2015 JoieFarm — More Joy Ahead Pictured above: Team Joie getting our new outdoor garden beds ready for our on-farm wood burning pizza oven and picnic area “Joie Picnique” From ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Nov 24, 2014 Scott Lansdowne Shows Off His “Bitters Lab” at the Back of Cenote There’s a modest little place, and it’s easy to miss, downstairs on Yates below a record store and the Odeon, and most people don’t know how to ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Nov 4, 2014 Coffee Klatch with Sam Jones of 2% Jazz Having acted as owner of 2% Jazz Coffee for 17 years, it’s safe to say that Sam Jones has this coffee thing down pat. Striding through the doors ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Oct 28, 2014 New Frontiers in Craft Beers with Jay Nowak This past October weekend brought another success for Victoria Beer Week — the inaugural Stein and Dine event brought 300 thirsty patrons to the ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Oct 1, 2014 The Art of the Cocktail Comes to Victoria This Weekend Tickets are on sale for Canada’s Premier Cocktail Event! From October 4‐6, Art of the Cocktail returns for its sixth spirited season to celebrate ... Read More Drink People May 9, 2014 Matt Schmitz’s Beer Museum “It’s the sort of ceremony that goes along with it,” says Matt Schmitz of his love for the brew, “You get your order, watch your beer being ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Nov 24, 2014 Scott Lansdowne Shows Off His “Bitters Lab” at the Back of Cenote There’s a modest little place, and it’s easy to miss, downstairs on Yates below a record store and the Odeon, and most people don’t know how to ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Nov 4, 2014 Coffee Klatch with Sam Jones of 2% Jazz Having acted as owner of 2% Jazz Coffee for 17 years, it’s safe to say that Sam Jones has this coffee thing down pat. Striding through the doors ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Oct 28, 2014 New Frontiers in Craft Beers with Jay Nowak This past October weekend brought another success for Victoria Beer Week — the inaugural Stein and Dine event brought 300 thirsty patrons to the ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Oct 1, 2014 The Art of the Cocktail Comes to Victoria This Weekend Tickets are on sale for Canada’s Premier Cocktail Event! From October 4‐6, Art of the Cocktail returns for its sixth spirited season to celebrate ... Read More Drink People May 9, 2014 Matt Schmitz’s Beer Museum “It’s the sort of ceremony that goes along with it,” says Matt Schmitz of his love for the brew, “You get your order, watch your beer being ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
Drink People / Victoria Nov 4, 2014 Coffee Klatch with Sam Jones of 2% Jazz Having acted as owner of 2% Jazz Coffee for 17 years, it’s safe to say that Sam Jones has this coffee thing down pat. Striding through the doors ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Oct 28, 2014 New Frontiers in Craft Beers with Jay Nowak This past October weekend brought another success for Victoria Beer Week — the inaugural Stein and Dine event brought 300 thirsty patrons to the ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Oct 1, 2014 The Art of the Cocktail Comes to Victoria This Weekend Tickets are on sale for Canada’s Premier Cocktail Event! From October 4‐6, Art of the Cocktail returns for its sixth spirited season to celebrate ... Read More Drink People May 9, 2014 Matt Schmitz’s Beer Museum “It’s the sort of ceremony that goes along with it,” says Matt Schmitz of his love for the brew, “You get your order, watch your beer being ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
Drink People / Victoria Oct 28, 2014 New Frontiers in Craft Beers with Jay Nowak This past October weekend brought another success for Victoria Beer Week — the inaugural Stein and Dine event brought 300 thirsty patrons to the ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Oct 1, 2014 The Art of the Cocktail Comes to Victoria This Weekend Tickets are on sale for Canada’s Premier Cocktail Event! From October 4‐6, Art of the Cocktail returns for its sixth spirited season to celebrate ... Read More Drink People May 9, 2014 Matt Schmitz’s Beer Museum “It’s the sort of ceremony that goes along with it,” says Matt Schmitz of his love for the brew, “You get your order, watch your beer being ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Oct 1, 2014 The Art of the Cocktail Comes to Victoria This Weekend Tickets are on sale for Canada’s Premier Cocktail Event! From October 4‐6, Art of the Cocktail returns for its sixth spirited season to celebrate ... Read More Drink People May 9, 2014 Matt Schmitz’s Beer Museum “It’s the sort of ceremony that goes along with it,” says Matt Schmitz of his love for the brew, “You get your order, watch your beer being ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
Drink People May 9, 2014 Matt Schmitz’s Beer Museum “It’s the sort of ceremony that goes along with it,” says Matt Schmitz of his love for the brew, “You get your order, watch your beer being ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
Drink People Apr 18, 2014 Meet the Team | John Crawford This is the first in a series of articles. We will be introducing each of the new writers that have come on board with our new website. John has come ... Read More
