Beer & Cider / SH Jul 30, 2014 Find the Message in the Bottle to Win – Merridale Winners! Press Release After 25 years as craft cider makers on Vancouver Island, Merridale is celebrating with a new look and new products. And they are doing ... Read More SH / Victoria / Wineries & Breweries Jun 24, 2014 Merridale Estate Cidery Tucked amongst the rolling hills of the Cowichan Valley countryside is Merridale, the oldest craft cidery in BC. Producing ciders, spirits, and ... Read More Drink This Jun 4, 2014 BC Fresh – In Season Wine Pairings It’s June! I’ve been feasting on local asparagus, fiddleheads, rhubarb, peas, wild spot prawns and local wines. It’s instinctual, with ... Read More Events / Spirits / Vancouver May 27, 2014 Report: BC Distilled. Craft distilling in BC has variously been described as a fad, a trend and a phase. Judging by the turnout at the recent BC Distilled event in ... Read More Events / Recipes May 9, 2014 5 Mother’s Day Ideas To Make Your Mom Happy Every year, Mother’s Day sneaks up on me. “Oh, May is so far away,” I think to myself at the beginning of April, when stores begin ... Read More Beer & Cider / Elsewhere / SH May 5, 2014 Welcome: Merridale Estate Cidery | Storehouse Merridale Estate Cider is one of those places in BC that you have to visit at least once, like Strathcona Park, Crowsnest Pass, or Long Beach. It has ... Read More Events / Victoria Apr 14, 2014 Where to Get Easter Brunch Spring is here and Easter is right around the corner. For many of us, this means sweet chocolates and Sunday Brunch. Easter always falls on the first ... Read More Events / Victoria Mar 21, 2014 WHAT A NIGHT: Culinaire 2014 Last night Crystal Garden rocked with a capacity crowd sipping and sampling their way through the food and drink offerings of fifty of Victoria and ... Read More Food Events / Victoria Oct 1, 2013 Brewery & The Beast 2013 It was a hot one. The morning of the Brewery & The Beast Victoria started out in the worst way; it was raining buckets—the big, ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Apr 1, 2013 Cowichan Green Community’s FruitSave Project/Merridale Collaboration “Project Q–a collaborative project between Merridale Estate Cidery & the Cowichan Green Community” To mark the start of the spring equinox, ... Read More Reporter Dec 3, 2012 Winter Dining at Merridale Cidery COWICHAN Having only visited Merridale Cidery once during the sunlit summer, the dimly lit and very damp drive up the Malahat seemed more ... Read More Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
SH / Victoria / Wineries & Breweries Jun 24, 2014 Merridale Estate Cidery Tucked amongst the rolling hills of the Cowichan Valley countryside is Merridale, the oldest craft cidery in BC. Producing ciders, spirits, and ... Read More Drink This Jun 4, 2014 BC Fresh – In Season Wine Pairings It’s June! I’ve been feasting on local asparagus, fiddleheads, rhubarb, peas, wild spot prawns and local wines. It’s instinctual, with ... Read More Events / Spirits / Vancouver May 27, 2014 Report: BC Distilled. Craft distilling in BC has variously been described as a fad, a trend and a phase. Judging by the turnout at the recent BC Distilled event in ... Read More Events / Recipes May 9, 2014 5 Mother’s Day Ideas To Make Your Mom Happy Every year, Mother’s Day sneaks up on me. “Oh, May is so far away,” I think to myself at the beginning of April, when stores begin ... Read More Beer & Cider / Elsewhere / SH May 5, 2014 Welcome: Merridale Estate Cidery | Storehouse Merridale Estate Cider is one of those places in BC that you have to visit at least once, like Strathcona Park, Crowsnest Pass, or Long Beach. It has ... Read More Events / Victoria Apr 14, 2014 Where to Get Easter Brunch Spring is here and Easter is right around the corner. For many of us, this means sweet chocolates and Sunday Brunch. Easter always falls on the first ... Read More Events / Victoria Mar 21, 2014 WHAT A NIGHT: Culinaire 2014 Last night Crystal Garden rocked with a capacity crowd sipping and sampling their way through the food and drink offerings of fifty of Victoria and ... Read More Food Events / Victoria Oct 1, 2013 Brewery & The Beast 2013 It was a hot one. The morning of the Brewery & The Beast Victoria started out in the worst way; it was raining buckets—the big, ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Apr 1, 2013 Cowichan Green Community’s FruitSave Project/Merridale Collaboration “Project Q–a collaborative project between Merridale Estate Cidery & the Cowichan Green Community” To mark the start of the spring equinox, ... Read More Reporter Dec 3, 2012 Winter Dining at Merridale Cidery COWICHAN Having only visited Merridale Cidery once during the sunlit summer, the dimly lit and very damp drive up the Malahat seemed more ... Read More Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
Drink This Jun 4, 2014 BC Fresh – In Season Wine Pairings It’s June! I’ve been feasting on local asparagus, fiddleheads, rhubarb, peas, wild spot prawns and local wines. It’s instinctual, with ... Read More Events / Spirits / Vancouver May 27, 2014 Report: BC Distilled. Craft distilling in BC has variously been described as a fad, a trend and a phase. Judging by the turnout at the recent BC Distilled event in ... Read More Events / Recipes May 9, 2014 5 Mother’s Day Ideas To Make Your Mom Happy Every year, Mother’s Day sneaks up on me. “Oh, May is so far away,” I think to myself at the beginning of April, when stores begin ... Read More Beer & Cider / Elsewhere / SH May 5, 2014 Welcome: Merridale Estate Cidery | Storehouse Merridale Estate Cider is one of those places in BC that you have to visit at least once, like Strathcona Park, Crowsnest Pass, or Long Beach. It has ... Read More Events / Victoria Apr 14, 2014 Where to Get Easter Brunch Spring is here and Easter is right around the corner. For many of us, this means sweet chocolates and Sunday Brunch. Easter always falls on the first ... Read More Events / Victoria Mar 21, 2014 WHAT A NIGHT: Culinaire 2014 Last night Crystal Garden rocked with a capacity crowd sipping and sampling their way through the food and drink offerings of fifty of Victoria and ... Read More Food Events / Victoria Oct 1, 2013 Brewery & The Beast 2013 It was a hot one. The morning of the Brewery & The Beast Victoria started out in the worst way; it was raining buckets—the big, ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Apr 1, 2013 Cowichan Green Community’s FruitSave Project/Merridale Collaboration “Project Q–a collaborative project between Merridale Estate Cidery & the Cowichan Green Community” To mark the start of the spring equinox, ... Read More Reporter Dec 3, 2012 Winter Dining at Merridale Cidery COWICHAN Having only visited Merridale Cidery once during the sunlit summer, the dimly lit and very damp drive up the Malahat seemed more ... Read More Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
Events / Spirits / Vancouver May 27, 2014 Report: BC Distilled. Craft distilling in BC has variously been described as a fad, a trend and a phase. Judging by the turnout at the recent BC Distilled event in ... Read More Events / Recipes May 9, 2014 5 Mother’s Day Ideas To Make Your Mom Happy Every year, Mother’s Day sneaks up on me. “Oh, May is so far away,” I think to myself at the beginning of April, when stores begin ... Read More Beer & Cider / Elsewhere / SH May 5, 2014 Welcome: Merridale Estate Cidery | Storehouse Merridale Estate Cider is one of those places in BC that you have to visit at least once, like Strathcona Park, Crowsnest Pass, or Long Beach. It has ... Read More Events / Victoria Apr 14, 2014 Where to Get Easter Brunch Spring is here and Easter is right around the corner. For many of us, this means sweet chocolates and Sunday Brunch. Easter always falls on the first ... Read More Events / Victoria Mar 21, 2014 WHAT A NIGHT: Culinaire 2014 Last night Crystal Garden rocked with a capacity crowd sipping and sampling their way through the food and drink offerings of fifty of Victoria and ... Read More Food Events / Victoria Oct 1, 2013 Brewery & The Beast 2013 It was a hot one. The morning of the Brewery & The Beast Victoria started out in the worst way; it was raining buckets—the big, ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Apr 1, 2013 Cowichan Green Community’s FruitSave Project/Merridale Collaboration “Project Q–a collaborative project between Merridale Estate Cidery & the Cowichan Green Community” To mark the start of the spring equinox, ... Read More Reporter Dec 3, 2012 Winter Dining at Merridale Cidery COWICHAN Having only visited Merridale Cidery once during the sunlit summer, the dimly lit and very damp drive up the Malahat seemed more ... Read More Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
Events / Recipes May 9, 2014 5 Mother’s Day Ideas To Make Your Mom Happy Every year, Mother’s Day sneaks up on me. “Oh, May is so far away,” I think to myself at the beginning of April, when stores begin ... Read More Beer & Cider / Elsewhere / SH May 5, 2014 Welcome: Merridale Estate Cidery | Storehouse Merridale Estate Cider is one of those places in BC that you have to visit at least once, like Strathcona Park, Crowsnest Pass, or Long Beach. It has ... Read More Events / Victoria Apr 14, 2014 Where to Get Easter Brunch Spring is here and Easter is right around the corner. For many of us, this means sweet chocolates and Sunday Brunch. Easter always falls on the first ... Read More Events / Victoria Mar 21, 2014 WHAT A NIGHT: Culinaire 2014 Last night Crystal Garden rocked with a capacity crowd sipping and sampling their way through the food and drink offerings of fifty of Victoria and ... Read More Food Events / Victoria Oct 1, 2013 Brewery & The Beast 2013 It was a hot one. The morning of the Brewery & The Beast Victoria started out in the worst way; it was raining buckets—the big, ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Apr 1, 2013 Cowichan Green Community’s FruitSave Project/Merridale Collaboration “Project Q–a collaborative project between Merridale Estate Cidery & the Cowichan Green Community” To mark the start of the spring equinox, ... Read More Reporter Dec 3, 2012 Winter Dining at Merridale Cidery COWICHAN Having only visited Merridale Cidery once during the sunlit summer, the dimly lit and very damp drive up the Malahat seemed more ... Read More Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
Beer & Cider / Elsewhere / SH May 5, 2014 Welcome: Merridale Estate Cidery | Storehouse Merridale Estate Cider is one of those places in BC that you have to visit at least once, like Strathcona Park, Crowsnest Pass, or Long Beach. It has ... Read More Events / Victoria Apr 14, 2014 Where to Get Easter Brunch Spring is here and Easter is right around the corner. For many of us, this means sweet chocolates and Sunday Brunch. Easter always falls on the first ... Read More Events / Victoria Mar 21, 2014 WHAT A NIGHT: Culinaire 2014 Last night Crystal Garden rocked with a capacity crowd sipping and sampling their way through the food and drink offerings of fifty of Victoria and ... Read More Food Events / Victoria Oct 1, 2013 Brewery & The Beast 2013 It was a hot one. The morning of the Brewery & The Beast Victoria started out in the worst way; it was raining buckets—the big, ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Apr 1, 2013 Cowichan Green Community’s FruitSave Project/Merridale Collaboration “Project Q–a collaborative project between Merridale Estate Cidery & the Cowichan Green Community” To mark the start of the spring equinox, ... Read More Reporter Dec 3, 2012 Winter Dining at Merridale Cidery COWICHAN Having only visited Merridale Cidery once during the sunlit summer, the dimly lit and very damp drive up the Malahat seemed more ... Read More Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
Events / Victoria Apr 14, 2014 Where to Get Easter Brunch Spring is here and Easter is right around the corner. For many of us, this means sweet chocolates and Sunday Brunch. Easter always falls on the first ... Read More Events / Victoria Mar 21, 2014 WHAT A NIGHT: Culinaire 2014 Last night Crystal Garden rocked with a capacity crowd sipping and sampling their way through the food and drink offerings of fifty of Victoria and ... Read More Food Events / Victoria Oct 1, 2013 Brewery & The Beast 2013 It was a hot one. The morning of the Brewery & The Beast Victoria started out in the worst way; it was raining buckets—the big, ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Apr 1, 2013 Cowichan Green Community’s FruitSave Project/Merridale Collaboration “Project Q–a collaborative project between Merridale Estate Cidery & the Cowichan Green Community” To mark the start of the spring equinox, ... Read More Reporter Dec 3, 2012 Winter Dining at Merridale Cidery COWICHAN Having only visited Merridale Cidery once during the sunlit summer, the dimly lit and very damp drive up the Malahat seemed more ... Read More Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
Events / Victoria Mar 21, 2014 WHAT A NIGHT: Culinaire 2014 Last night Crystal Garden rocked with a capacity crowd sipping and sampling their way through the food and drink offerings of fifty of Victoria and ... Read More Food Events / Victoria Oct 1, 2013 Brewery & The Beast 2013 It was a hot one. The morning of the Brewery & The Beast Victoria started out in the worst way; it was raining buckets—the big, ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Apr 1, 2013 Cowichan Green Community’s FruitSave Project/Merridale Collaboration “Project Q–a collaborative project between Merridale Estate Cidery & the Cowichan Green Community” To mark the start of the spring equinox, ... Read More Reporter Dec 3, 2012 Winter Dining at Merridale Cidery COWICHAN Having only visited Merridale Cidery once during the sunlit summer, the dimly lit and very damp drive up the Malahat seemed more ... Read More Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
Food Events / Victoria Oct 1, 2013 Brewery & The Beast 2013 It was a hot one. The morning of the Brewery & The Beast Victoria started out in the worst way; it was raining buckets—the big, ... Read More Sake, Cider, other Apr 1, 2013 Cowichan Green Community’s FruitSave Project/Merridale Collaboration “Project Q–a collaborative project between Merridale Estate Cidery & the Cowichan Green Community” To mark the start of the spring equinox, ... Read More Reporter Dec 3, 2012 Winter Dining at Merridale Cidery COWICHAN Having only visited Merridale Cidery once during the sunlit summer, the dimly lit and very damp drive up the Malahat seemed more ... Read More Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
Sake, Cider, other Apr 1, 2013 Cowichan Green Community’s FruitSave Project/Merridale Collaboration “Project Q–a collaborative project between Merridale Estate Cidery & the Cowichan Green Community” To mark the start of the spring equinox, ... Read More Reporter Dec 3, 2012 Winter Dining at Merridale Cidery COWICHAN Having only visited Merridale Cidery once during the sunlit summer, the dimly lit and very damp drive up the Malahat seemed more ... Read More Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
Reporter Dec 3, 2012 Winter Dining at Merridale Cidery COWICHAN Having only visited Merridale Cidery once during the sunlit summer, the dimly lit and very damp drive up the Malahat seemed more ... Read More Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
Spirits Jan 23, 2012 Meet Merridale’s Frizz: The Island’s Newest Local Spirit Frizz is not your typical vodka. It’s fizzy, it’s distilled (not infused) with a blend of BC fruit, and it’s delicious. With virtually all ... Read More
