Beer & Cider Sep 9, 2010 Gulf Island Brewing Salt Spring Island Ales Golden Ale 100% locally owned and operated, this craft brewery is terroir focused in a way not typically seen in beer. The water for all their brews comes from ... Read More Beer & Cider Sep 6, 2010 Lost Coast Brewery Indica India Pale Ale I’ve seen Lost Coast Brewery in a few places in my travels, and finally had the chance to get my hands on some recently via Cook St. Liquor Store. ... Read More Beer & Cider Sep 2, 2010 Get It While You Can By Jacob Galbraith A few weeks ago I received an invitation to witness the recreation of one of my favourite beers of 2009, Driftwood Brewing’s ... Read More Red Wine Sep 2, 2010 Weingut Claus Preisinger Basic Claus Preisinger is one of Austria's hottest winemakers. Youthful, driven, modern, consciousness and innovative – his aim is to create that typify ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Aug 30, 2010 Toshimori Shuzo Bizen Junmai Ginjo Premium Sake Forget about the burning, heated, high-alcoholic potion you got with your sushi at your neighbourhood joint. Premium sake has flooded the BC market ... Read More Cocktails Aug 26, 2010 Veneto at Hotel Rialto The Serenity Cocktail I think it’s pretty fair to generalize that the majority of hospitality industry people move away from Vancouver Island to find work. Vancouver, ... Read More White Wine Aug 26, 2010 Gunderloch FRITZ’s Riesling QbA 2008 Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting Underlet principals Fritz and Agnes Hasselbach. Together, over the past 25 years they have ... Read More Wine Events Aug 24, 2010 Sea Cider & Finest at Sea Pairing Dinner at The Mark Last night we escaped the summer windstorm and tucked into a bountiful sustainable cider and seafood pairing dinner at The Mark, in the Hotel Grand ... Read More Red Wine Aug 23, 2010 Sandhill Wines Small Lots Program Barbera 2007 VQA There are some grapes that are easily transportable – Chardonnay, for example. The reason it’s found everywhere is because it can grow anywhere. ... Read More Spirits Aug 19, 2010 Getting Ready for the Art of the Cocktail The Slow Food movement has invaded cocktail hour, and spirit-speak can rival wine geeking any day. Serious mixologists worry about the shape, size ... Read More White Wine Aug 18, 2010 Haywire Winery Pinot Gris 2009 The tongue-in-chic-ly named Haywire is a brand new winery owned and operated by wine consulting and marketing maven Christine Coletta, and her ... Read More Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
Beer & Cider Sep 6, 2010 Lost Coast Brewery Indica India Pale Ale I’ve seen Lost Coast Brewery in a few places in my travels, and finally had the chance to get my hands on some recently via Cook St. Liquor Store. ... Read More Beer & Cider Sep 2, 2010 Get It While You Can By Jacob Galbraith A few weeks ago I received an invitation to witness the recreation of one of my favourite beers of 2009, Driftwood Brewing’s ... Read More Red Wine Sep 2, 2010 Weingut Claus Preisinger Basic Claus Preisinger is one of Austria's hottest winemakers. Youthful, driven, modern, consciousness and innovative – his aim is to create that typify ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Aug 30, 2010 Toshimori Shuzo Bizen Junmai Ginjo Premium Sake Forget about the burning, heated, high-alcoholic potion you got with your sushi at your neighbourhood joint. Premium sake has flooded the BC market ... Read More Cocktails Aug 26, 2010 Veneto at Hotel Rialto The Serenity Cocktail I think it’s pretty fair to generalize that the majority of hospitality industry people move away from Vancouver Island to find work. Vancouver, ... Read More White Wine Aug 26, 2010 Gunderloch FRITZ’s Riesling QbA 2008 Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting Underlet principals Fritz and Agnes Hasselbach. Together, over the past 25 years they have ... Read More Wine Events Aug 24, 2010 Sea Cider & Finest at Sea Pairing Dinner at The Mark Last night we escaped the summer windstorm and tucked into a bountiful sustainable cider and seafood pairing dinner at The Mark, in the Hotel Grand ... Read More Red Wine Aug 23, 2010 Sandhill Wines Small Lots Program Barbera 2007 VQA There are some grapes that are easily transportable – Chardonnay, for example. The reason it’s found everywhere is because it can grow anywhere. ... Read More Spirits Aug 19, 2010 Getting Ready for the Art of the Cocktail The Slow Food movement has invaded cocktail hour, and spirit-speak can rival wine geeking any day. Serious mixologists worry about the shape, size ... Read More White Wine Aug 18, 2010 Haywire Winery Pinot Gris 2009 The tongue-in-chic-ly named Haywire is a brand new winery owned and operated by wine consulting and marketing maven Christine Coletta, and her ... Read More Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
Beer & Cider Sep 2, 2010 Get It While You Can By Jacob Galbraith A few weeks ago I received an invitation to witness the recreation of one of my favourite beers of 2009, Driftwood Brewing’s ... Read More Red Wine Sep 2, 2010 Weingut Claus Preisinger Basic Claus Preisinger is one of Austria's hottest winemakers. Youthful, driven, modern, consciousness and innovative – his aim is to create that typify ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Aug 30, 2010 Toshimori Shuzo Bizen Junmai Ginjo Premium Sake Forget about the burning, heated, high-alcoholic potion you got with your sushi at your neighbourhood joint. Premium sake has flooded the BC market ... Read More Cocktails Aug 26, 2010 Veneto at Hotel Rialto The Serenity Cocktail I think it’s pretty fair to generalize that the majority of hospitality industry people move away from Vancouver Island to find work. Vancouver, ... Read More White Wine Aug 26, 2010 Gunderloch FRITZ’s Riesling QbA 2008 Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting Underlet principals Fritz and Agnes Hasselbach. Together, over the past 25 years they have ... Read More Wine Events Aug 24, 2010 Sea Cider & Finest at Sea Pairing Dinner at The Mark Last night we escaped the summer windstorm and tucked into a bountiful sustainable cider and seafood pairing dinner at The Mark, in the Hotel Grand ... Read More Red Wine Aug 23, 2010 Sandhill Wines Small Lots Program Barbera 2007 VQA There are some grapes that are easily transportable – Chardonnay, for example. The reason it’s found everywhere is because it can grow anywhere. ... Read More Spirits Aug 19, 2010 Getting Ready for the Art of the Cocktail The Slow Food movement has invaded cocktail hour, and spirit-speak can rival wine geeking any day. Serious mixologists worry about the shape, size ... Read More White Wine Aug 18, 2010 Haywire Winery Pinot Gris 2009 The tongue-in-chic-ly named Haywire is a brand new winery owned and operated by wine consulting and marketing maven Christine Coletta, and her ... Read More Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
Red Wine Sep 2, 2010 Weingut Claus Preisinger Basic Claus Preisinger is one of Austria's hottest winemakers. Youthful, driven, modern, consciousness and innovative – his aim is to create that typify ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Aug 30, 2010 Toshimori Shuzo Bizen Junmai Ginjo Premium Sake Forget about the burning, heated, high-alcoholic potion you got with your sushi at your neighbourhood joint. Premium sake has flooded the BC market ... Read More Cocktails Aug 26, 2010 Veneto at Hotel Rialto The Serenity Cocktail I think it’s pretty fair to generalize that the majority of hospitality industry people move away from Vancouver Island to find work. Vancouver, ... Read More White Wine Aug 26, 2010 Gunderloch FRITZ’s Riesling QbA 2008 Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting Underlet principals Fritz and Agnes Hasselbach. Together, over the past 25 years they have ... Read More Wine Events Aug 24, 2010 Sea Cider & Finest at Sea Pairing Dinner at The Mark Last night we escaped the summer windstorm and tucked into a bountiful sustainable cider and seafood pairing dinner at The Mark, in the Hotel Grand ... Read More Red Wine Aug 23, 2010 Sandhill Wines Small Lots Program Barbera 2007 VQA There are some grapes that are easily transportable – Chardonnay, for example. The reason it’s found everywhere is because it can grow anywhere. ... Read More Spirits Aug 19, 2010 Getting Ready for the Art of the Cocktail The Slow Food movement has invaded cocktail hour, and spirit-speak can rival wine geeking any day. Serious mixologists worry about the shape, size ... Read More White Wine Aug 18, 2010 Haywire Winery Pinot Gris 2009 The tongue-in-chic-ly named Haywire is a brand new winery owned and operated by wine consulting and marketing maven Christine Coletta, and her ... Read More Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
Sake, Cider, other Aug 30, 2010 Toshimori Shuzo Bizen Junmai Ginjo Premium Sake Forget about the burning, heated, high-alcoholic potion you got with your sushi at your neighbourhood joint. Premium sake has flooded the BC market ... Read More Cocktails Aug 26, 2010 Veneto at Hotel Rialto The Serenity Cocktail I think it’s pretty fair to generalize that the majority of hospitality industry people move away from Vancouver Island to find work. Vancouver, ... Read More White Wine Aug 26, 2010 Gunderloch FRITZ’s Riesling QbA 2008 Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting Underlet principals Fritz and Agnes Hasselbach. Together, over the past 25 years they have ... Read More Wine Events Aug 24, 2010 Sea Cider & Finest at Sea Pairing Dinner at The Mark Last night we escaped the summer windstorm and tucked into a bountiful sustainable cider and seafood pairing dinner at The Mark, in the Hotel Grand ... Read More Red Wine Aug 23, 2010 Sandhill Wines Small Lots Program Barbera 2007 VQA There are some grapes that are easily transportable – Chardonnay, for example. The reason it’s found everywhere is because it can grow anywhere. ... Read More Spirits Aug 19, 2010 Getting Ready for the Art of the Cocktail The Slow Food movement has invaded cocktail hour, and spirit-speak can rival wine geeking any day. Serious mixologists worry about the shape, size ... Read More White Wine Aug 18, 2010 Haywire Winery Pinot Gris 2009 The tongue-in-chic-ly named Haywire is a brand new winery owned and operated by wine consulting and marketing maven Christine Coletta, and her ... Read More Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
Cocktails Aug 26, 2010 Veneto at Hotel Rialto The Serenity Cocktail I think it’s pretty fair to generalize that the majority of hospitality industry people move away from Vancouver Island to find work. Vancouver, ... Read More White Wine Aug 26, 2010 Gunderloch FRITZ’s Riesling QbA 2008 Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting Underlet principals Fritz and Agnes Hasselbach. Together, over the past 25 years they have ... Read More Wine Events Aug 24, 2010 Sea Cider & Finest at Sea Pairing Dinner at The Mark Last night we escaped the summer windstorm and tucked into a bountiful sustainable cider and seafood pairing dinner at The Mark, in the Hotel Grand ... Read More Red Wine Aug 23, 2010 Sandhill Wines Small Lots Program Barbera 2007 VQA There are some grapes that are easily transportable – Chardonnay, for example. The reason it’s found everywhere is because it can grow anywhere. ... Read More Spirits Aug 19, 2010 Getting Ready for the Art of the Cocktail The Slow Food movement has invaded cocktail hour, and spirit-speak can rival wine geeking any day. Serious mixologists worry about the shape, size ... Read More White Wine Aug 18, 2010 Haywire Winery Pinot Gris 2009 The tongue-in-chic-ly named Haywire is a brand new winery owned and operated by wine consulting and marketing maven Christine Coletta, and her ... Read More Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
White Wine Aug 26, 2010 Gunderloch FRITZ’s Riesling QbA 2008 Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting Underlet principals Fritz and Agnes Hasselbach. Together, over the past 25 years they have ... Read More Wine Events Aug 24, 2010 Sea Cider & Finest at Sea Pairing Dinner at The Mark Last night we escaped the summer windstorm and tucked into a bountiful sustainable cider and seafood pairing dinner at The Mark, in the Hotel Grand ... Read More Red Wine Aug 23, 2010 Sandhill Wines Small Lots Program Barbera 2007 VQA There are some grapes that are easily transportable – Chardonnay, for example. The reason it’s found everywhere is because it can grow anywhere. ... Read More Spirits Aug 19, 2010 Getting Ready for the Art of the Cocktail The Slow Food movement has invaded cocktail hour, and spirit-speak can rival wine geeking any day. Serious mixologists worry about the shape, size ... Read More White Wine Aug 18, 2010 Haywire Winery Pinot Gris 2009 The tongue-in-chic-ly named Haywire is a brand new winery owned and operated by wine consulting and marketing maven Christine Coletta, and her ... Read More Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
Wine Events Aug 24, 2010 Sea Cider & Finest at Sea Pairing Dinner at The Mark Last night we escaped the summer windstorm and tucked into a bountiful sustainable cider and seafood pairing dinner at The Mark, in the Hotel Grand ... Read More Red Wine Aug 23, 2010 Sandhill Wines Small Lots Program Barbera 2007 VQA There are some grapes that are easily transportable – Chardonnay, for example. The reason it’s found everywhere is because it can grow anywhere. ... Read More Spirits Aug 19, 2010 Getting Ready for the Art of the Cocktail The Slow Food movement has invaded cocktail hour, and spirit-speak can rival wine geeking any day. Serious mixologists worry about the shape, size ... Read More White Wine Aug 18, 2010 Haywire Winery Pinot Gris 2009 The tongue-in-chic-ly named Haywire is a brand new winery owned and operated by wine consulting and marketing maven Christine Coletta, and her ... Read More Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
Red Wine Aug 23, 2010 Sandhill Wines Small Lots Program Barbera 2007 VQA There are some grapes that are easily transportable – Chardonnay, for example. The reason it’s found everywhere is because it can grow anywhere. ... Read More Spirits Aug 19, 2010 Getting Ready for the Art of the Cocktail The Slow Food movement has invaded cocktail hour, and spirit-speak can rival wine geeking any day. Serious mixologists worry about the shape, size ... Read More White Wine Aug 18, 2010 Haywire Winery Pinot Gris 2009 The tongue-in-chic-ly named Haywire is a brand new winery owned and operated by wine consulting and marketing maven Christine Coletta, and her ... Read More Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
Spirits Aug 19, 2010 Getting Ready for the Art of the Cocktail The Slow Food movement has invaded cocktail hour, and spirit-speak can rival wine geeking any day. Serious mixologists worry about the shape, size ... Read More White Wine Aug 18, 2010 Haywire Winery Pinot Gris 2009 The tongue-in-chic-ly named Haywire is a brand new winery owned and operated by wine consulting and marketing maven Christine Coletta, and her ... Read More Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
White Wine Aug 18, 2010 Haywire Winery Pinot Gris 2009 The tongue-in-chic-ly named Haywire is a brand new winery owned and operated by wine consulting and marketing maven Christine Coletta, and her ... Read More Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
Spirits Aug 16, 2010 Zaya 12 year old Estate Rum I had the good fortune of tasting this rum recently, and was completely blown away. If you think you know rum via Bacardi or Appleton’s, please try ... Read More 1...4950515253545556575859
