Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Wine Festivals Feb 28, 2012 Playhouse Wine Festival: Day 1 I started off Playhouse week at the Wine and Liquor Law seminar, an annual event in conjunction with the Festival. Aimed at attorneys, the day-long ... Read More Fortified Wine Feb 21, 2012 Bodegas Hidalgo Manzanilla La Gitana I love sherry. Ancient, lengthy, site-specific, traditional, rare, haunting, lingering, unique. What’s not to like? People complain that it’s too ... Read More Beer & Cider Feb 17, 2012 New On Tap: Vancouver’s Coal Harbour Brewing Company Triumph Street, East Vancouver. It’s an unassuming block, an industrial neighbourhood filled with warehouses, jam spaces, big trucks, broken ... Read More Beer & Cider Feb 15, 2012 Magical Mystery Beer Tour During Canoe Brewpub’s Cask Month It goes without saying that venues offering beer will draw some sort of crowd. But when a venue offers some very special beer, then it follows they ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Food Events Feb 15, 2012 The Victoria Tea Festival arrives this weekend. Victoria tea lovers, heads up: North America’s largest tea show is just around the corner, and it’s right here in our city. The Victoria ... Read More Red Wine Feb 13, 2012 Yalumba Organic Shiraz 2010 One of the reasons the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is such an outstanding event are the winery principals in attendance. Every ... Read More Red Wine Feb 6, 2012 Geo Wines Chono Reserva Syrah 2009 The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival kicks off in three weeks (21 sleeps!) and the Chileans are coming. Not just any random Chilean, ... Read More White Wine Feb 2, 2012 Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil 2009 Writing about value bottles for the month of January led me to think about the term ‘value’. I am often asked for good ‘value’ wines. What ... Read More Cocktails Feb 2, 2012 Clive’s ‘Fernet Flip’ Cocktail Now that the excitement of the holiday season is behind us, we’ve had our Big Two Days of Snow and everyone has misplaced at least one ... Read More Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
Wine Festivals Feb 28, 2012 Playhouse Wine Festival: Day 1 I started off Playhouse week at the Wine and Liquor Law seminar, an annual event in conjunction with the Festival. Aimed at attorneys, the day-long ... Read More Fortified Wine Feb 21, 2012 Bodegas Hidalgo Manzanilla La Gitana I love sherry. Ancient, lengthy, site-specific, traditional, rare, haunting, lingering, unique. What’s not to like? People complain that it’s too ... Read More Beer & Cider Feb 17, 2012 New On Tap: Vancouver’s Coal Harbour Brewing Company Triumph Street, East Vancouver. It’s an unassuming block, an industrial neighbourhood filled with warehouses, jam spaces, big trucks, broken ... Read More Beer & Cider Feb 15, 2012 Magical Mystery Beer Tour During Canoe Brewpub’s Cask Month It goes without saying that venues offering beer will draw some sort of crowd. But when a venue offers some very special beer, then it follows they ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Food Events Feb 15, 2012 The Victoria Tea Festival arrives this weekend. Victoria tea lovers, heads up: North America’s largest tea show is just around the corner, and it’s right here in our city. The Victoria ... Read More Red Wine Feb 13, 2012 Yalumba Organic Shiraz 2010 One of the reasons the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is such an outstanding event are the winery principals in attendance. Every ... Read More Red Wine Feb 6, 2012 Geo Wines Chono Reserva Syrah 2009 The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival kicks off in three weeks (21 sleeps!) and the Chileans are coming. Not just any random Chilean, ... Read More White Wine Feb 2, 2012 Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil 2009 Writing about value bottles for the month of January led me to think about the term ‘value’. I am often asked for good ‘value’ wines. What ... Read More Cocktails Feb 2, 2012 Clive’s ‘Fernet Flip’ Cocktail Now that the excitement of the holiday season is behind us, we’ve had our Big Two Days of Snow and everyone has misplaced at least one ... Read More Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
Fortified Wine Feb 21, 2012 Bodegas Hidalgo Manzanilla La Gitana I love sherry. Ancient, lengthy, site-specific, traditional, rare, haunting, lingering, unique. What’s not to like? People complain that it’s too ... Read More Beer & Cider Feb 17, 2012 New On Tap: Vancouver’s Coal Harbour Brewing Company Triumph Street, East Vancouver. It’s an unassuming block, an industrial neighbourhood filled with warehouses, jam spaces, big trucks, broken ... Read More Beer & Cider Feb 15, 2012 Magical Mystery Beer Tour During Canoe Brewpub’s Cask Month It goes without saying that venues offering beer will draw some sort of crowd. But when a venue offers some very special beer, then it follows they ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Food Events Feb 15, 2012 The Victoria Tea Festival arrives this weekend. Victoria tea lovers, heads up: North America’s largest tea show is just around the corner, and it’s right here in our city. The Victoria ... Read More Red Wine Feb 13, 2012 Yalumba Organic Shiraz 2010 One of the reasons the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is such an outstanding event are the winery principals in attendance. Every ... Read More Red Wine Feb 6, 2012 Geo Wines Chono Reserva Syrah 2009 The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival kicks off in three weeks (21 sleeps!) and the Chileans are coming. Not just any random Chilean, ... Read More White Wine Feb 2, 2012 Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil 2009 Writing about value bottles for the month of January led me to think about the term ‘value’. I am often asked for good ‘value’ wines. What ... Read More Cocktails Feb 2, 2012 Clive’s ‘Fernet Flip’ Cocktail Now that the excitement of the holiday season is behind us, we’ve had our Big Two Days of Snow and everyone has misplaced at least one ... Read More Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
Beer & Cider Feb 17, 2012 New On Tap: Vancouver’s Coal Harbour Brewing Company Triumph Street, East Vancouver. It’s an unassuming block, an industrial neighbourhood filled with warehouses, jam spaces, big trucks, broken ... Read More Beer & Cider Feb 15, 2012 Magical Mystery Beer Tour During Canoe Brewpub’s Cask Month It goes without saying that venues offering beer will draw some sort of crowd. But when a venue offers some very special beer, then it follows they ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Food Events Feb 15, 2012 The Victoria Tea Festival arrives this weekend. Victoria tea lovers, heads up: North America’s largest tea show is just around the corner, and it’s right here in our city. The Victoria ... Read More Red Wine Feb 13, 2012 Yalumba Organic Shiraz 2010 One of the reasons the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is such an outstanding event are the winery principals in attendance. Every ... Read More Red Wine Feb 6, 2012 Geo Wines Chono Reserva Syrah 2009 The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival kicks off in three weeks (21 sleeps!) and the Chileans are coming. Not just any random Chilean, ... Read More White Wine Feb 2, 2012 Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil 2009 Writing about value bottles for the month of January led me to think about the term ‘value’. I am often asked for good ‘value’ wines. What ... Read More Cocktails Feb 2, 2012 Clive’s ‘Fernet Flip’ Cocktail Now that the excitement of the holiday season is behind us, we’ve had our Big Two Days of Snow and everyone has misplaced at least one ... Read More Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
Beer & Cider Feb 15, 2012 Magical Mystery Beer Tour During Canoe Brewpub’s Cask Month It goes without saying that venues offering beer will draw some sort of crowd. But when a venue offers some very special beer, then it follows they ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Food Events Feb 15, 2012 The Victoria Tea Festival arrives this weekend. Victoria tea lovers, heads up: North America’s largest tea show is just around the corner, and it’s right here in our city. The Victoria ... Read More Red Wine Feb 13, 2012 Yalumba Organic Shiraz 2010 One of the reasons the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is such an outstanding event are the winery principals in attendance. Every ... Read More Red Wine Feb 6, 2012 Geo Wines Chono Reserva Syrah 2009 The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival kicks off in three weeks (21 sleeps!) and the Chileans are coming. Not just any random Chilean, ... Read More White Wine Feb 2, 2012 Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil 2009 Writing about value bottles for the month of January led me to think about the term ‘value’. I am often asked for good ‘value’ wines. What ... Read More Cocktails Feb 2, 2012 Clive’s ‘Fernet Flip’ Cocktail Now that the excitement of the holiday season is behind us, we’ve had our Big Two Days of Snow and everyone has misplaced at least one ... Read More Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
Coffee & Tea / Food Events Feb 15, 2012 The Victoria Tea Festival arrives this weekend. Victoria tea lovers, heads up: North America’s largest tea show is just around the corner, and it’s right here in our city. The Victoria ... Read More Red Wine Feb 13, 2012 Yalumba Organic Shiraz 2010 One of the reasons the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is such an outstanding event are the winery principals in attendance. Every ... Read More Red Wine Feb 6, 2012 Geo Wines Chono Reserva Syrah 2009 The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival kicks off in three weeks (21 sleeps!) and the Chileans are coming. Not just any random Chilean, ... Read More White Wine Feb 2, 2012 Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil 2009 Writing about value bottles for the month of January led me to think about the term ‘value’. I am often asked for good ‘value’ wines. What ... Read More Cocktails Feb 2, 2012 Clive’s ‘Fernet Flip’ Cocktail Now that the excitement of the holiday season is behind us, we’ve had our Big Two Days of Snow and everyone has misplaced at least one ... Read More Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
Red Wine Feb 13, 2012 Yalumba Organic Shiraz 2010 One of the reasons the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is such an outstanding event are the winery principals in attendance. Every ... Read More Red Wine Feb 6, 2012 Geo Wines Chono Reserva Syrah 2009 The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival kicks off in three weeks (21 sleeps!) and the Chileans are coming. Not just any random Chilean, ... Read More White Wine Feb 2, 2012 Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil 2009 Writing about value bottles for the month of January led me to think about the term ‘value’. I am often asked for good ‘value’ wines. What ... Read More Cocktails Feb 2, 2012 Clive’s ‘Fernet Flip’ Cocktail Now that the excitement of the holiday season is behind us, we’ve had our Big Two Days of Snow and everyone has misplaced at least one ... Read More Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
Red Wine Feb 6, 2012 Geo Wines Chono Reserva Syrah 2009 The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival kicks off in three weeks (21 sleeps!) and the Chileans are coming. Not just any random Chilean, ... Read More White Wine Feb 2, 2012 Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil 2009 Writing about value bottles for the month of January led me to think about the term ‘value’. I am often asked for good ‘value’ wines. What ... Read More Cocktails Feb 2, 2012 Clive’s ‘Fernet Flip’ Cocktail Now that the excitement of the holiday season is behind us, we’ve had our Big Two Days of Snow and everyone has misplaced at least one ... Read More Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
White Wine Feb 2, 2012 Telmo Rodriguez Gaba do Xil 2009 Writing about value bottles for the month of January led me to think about the term ‘value’. I am often asked for good ‘value’ wines. What ... Read More Cocktails Feb 2, 2012 Clive’s ‘Fernet Flip’ Cocktail Now that the excitement of the holiday season is behind us, we’ve had our Big Two Days of Snow and everyone has misplaced at least one ... Read More Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
Cocktails Feb 2, 2012 Clive’s ‘Fernet Flip’ Cocktail Now that the excitement of the holiday season is behind us, we’ve had our Big Two Days of Snow and everyone has misplaced at least one ... Read More Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
Wine Chain Jan 31, 2012 Meet Jeff Martin of La Frenz Winery EAT’S WINE CHAIN Road 13 Winemaker Jean-Martin (J.M.) Bouchard passes the glass to Jeff Martin at La Frenz Winery. Top Photo: Winemaker ... Read More Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
Red Wine Jan 30, 2012 Real Companhia Velha Porca de Murça Tinto 2009 Portugal, famous for their wines for centuries, is synonymous with fortified wines – the Vintage, Tawny, Ruby ports and the like. But Portuguese ... Read More 1...32333435363738...59
