Artisan Sep 21, 2010 Harry Burton of Apple Luscious Orchard In a world where, at most grocery stores, the same four or five varieties of apples greet us, day in, day out, every day of the year, Harry Burton is ... Read More Wine Travel Sep 21, 2010 Harvest at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Clockwise from the top left: photos by Treve Ring Merlot hanging on the vine View from new restaurant site – due to open spring 2011 The grape ... Read More Beer & Cider Sep 10, 2010 Craft Perfection photo: Eva Cherneff photography by Eva Cherneff Spring water, locally grown hops, hand picked heather, a handful of very cool people and some very ... Read More 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 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 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 Sparkling Wine Aug 9, 2010 Mumm Napa Brut Prestige Napa Valley, California, USA “Come quickly, I am tasting stars.” This famous line is attributed to Dom Perignon, after sipping his first taste of Champagne. Good sparkling ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
Wine Travel Sep 21, 2010 Harvest at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Clockwise from the top left: photos by Treve Ring Merlot hanging on the vine View from new restaurant site – due to open spring 2011 The grape ... Read More Beer & Cider Sep 10, 2010 Craft Perfection photo: Eva Cherneff photography by Eva Cherneff Spring water, locally grown hops, hand picked heather, a handful of very cool people and some very ... Read More 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 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 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 Sparkling Wine Aug 9, 2010 Mumm Napa Brut Prestige Napa Valley, California, USA “Come quickly, I am tasting stars.” This famous line is attributed to Dom Perignon, after sipping his first taste of Champagne. Good sparkling ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
Beer & Cider Sep 10, 2010 Craft Perfection photo: Eva Cherneff photography by Eva Cherneff Spring water, locally grown hops, hand picked heather, a handful of very cool people and some very ... Read More 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 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 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 Sparkling Wine Aug 9, 2010 Mumm Napa Brut Prestige Napa Valley, California, USA “Come quickly, I am tasting stars.” This famous line is attributed to Dom Perignon, after sipping his first taste of Champagne. Good sparkling ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
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 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 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 Sparkling Wine Aug 9, 2010 Mumm Napa Brut Prestige Napa Valley, California, USA “Come quickly, I am tasting stars.” This famous line is attributed to Dom Perignon, after sipping his first taste of Champagne. Good sparkling ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
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 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 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 Sparkling Wine Aug 9, 2010 Mumm Napa Brut Prestige Napa Valley, California, USA “Come quickly, I am tasting stars.” This famous line is attributed to Dom Perignon, after sipping his first taste of Champagne. Good sparkling ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
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 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 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 Sparkling Wine Aug 9, 2010 Mumm Napa Brut Prestige Napa Valley, California, USA “Come quickly, I am tasting stars.” This famous line is attributed to Dom Perignon, after sipping his first taste of Champagne. Good sparkling ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
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 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 Sparkling Wine Aug 9, 2010 Mumm Napa Brut Prestige Napa Valley, California, USA “Come quickly, I am tasting stars.” This famous line is attributed to Dom Perignon, after sipping his first taste of Champagne. Good sparkling ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
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 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 Sparkling Wine Aug 9, 2010 Mumm Napa Brut Prestige Napa Valley, California, USA “Come quickly, I am tasting stars.” This famous line is attributed to Dom Perignon, after sipping his first taste of Champagne. Good sparkling ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
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 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 Sparkling Wine Aug 9, 2010 Mumm Napa Brut Prestige Napa Valley, California, USA “Come quickly, I am tasting stars.” This famous line is attributed to Dom Perignon, after sipping his first taste of Champagne. Good sparkling ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
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 Sparkling Wine Aug 9, 2010 Mumm Napa Brut Prestige Napa Valley, California, USA “Come quickly, I am tasting stars.” This famous line is attributed to Dom Perignon, after sipping his first taste of Champagne. Good sparkling ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
Sparkling Wine Aug 9, 2010 Mumm Napa Brut Prestige Napa Valley, California, USA “Come quickly, I am tasting stars.” This famous line is attributed to Dom Perignon, after sipping his first taste of Champagne. Good sparkling ... Read More Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
Fortified Wine Jul 26, 2010 Lustau Solera Reserva Dry Amontillado Los Arcos N/V Jerez, Manzanilla, Spain $15-18 for 375ml Once one of the most popular wines worldwide, Sherry’s had a bad rep over the past few decades. A Spanish ... Read More1...949596979899100101
