Red Wine Mar 30, 2010 Da Vinci Chianti DOCG 2007 Value, value, value. No matter if it’s a $10 that tastes like a $20, or a $20 that tastes like a $30 – I love finding a wine that I would have ... Read More Beer & Cider Mar 28, 2010 Vancouver Island Brewery Sea Dog Amber Ale Smart marketing. Spring, suds, sea – the orca-logoed brewery is working this theme to their advantage. A burnished copper hue, Sea Dog welcomes ... Read More Red Wine Mar 27, 2010 Michael-David Winery 7 Deadly Zins Zinfandel 2007 If this is sinning, let us be zinners – I mean, sinners, all. There are some grapes that easily skip across the globe, and then there is Zinfandel ... Read More Red Wine Mar 7, 2010 Viu Manent Reserva Carmenere 2008 The February 27th, 8.8 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami had a real affect on Chile’s wine industry. Not just to the wineries and cellars, ... Read More Red Wine Feb 19, 2010 Ogier & Fils Les Brunnelles 2006 Crozes-Hermitage Wines like this remind me just how much I love Rhone wines. These non-pretentious, solid and ruggedly tamed wines can be intoxicating. To me, these ... Read More Dessert Wines Feb 10, 2010 Inniskillin Okanagan Riesling Icewine 2007 Okanagan Valley $35-40 for 200ml, $60-65 for 375ml This was such an easy choice for this week. Why? Because Inniskillin Icewine dominance is ... Read More White Wine Jan 26, 2010 Tahbilk Marsanne 2008 This week was Australia’s official national celebration - Australia Day. January 26 commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in ... Read More Red Wine Jan 23, 2010 Castillo de Monséran Garnacha 2008 As much as people love to gripe about the BCLS, we have them to thank for making this value red a consistent bargain in BC. This is a stellar ... Read More Sparkling Wine Jan 6, 2010 Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Tribute NV O CANADA! I can’t say no to sparkling – especially when it comes from the hand of Sumac Ridge’s senior winemaker Mark Wendenberg, arguably the ... Read More White Wine Jan 6, 2010 Boutari Kretikos Is your resolution to spend less? Be more adventurous? Expand your vocabulary? Well – do I have the wine for you! While we’re facing the wet ... Read More Red Wine Jan 1, 2010 Starling Lane Winery Maréchal Foch 2007 This is a storming wine. Big gutsy flavour for big blustery days – like January in BC. Foch is a wine that people either love or love to hate – ... Read More Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
Beer & Cider Mar 28, 2010 Vancouver Island Brewery Sea Dog Amber Ale Smart marketing. Spring, suds, sea – the orca-logoed brewery is working this theme to their advantage. A burnished copper hue, Sea Dog welcomes ... Read More Red Wine Mar 27, 2010 Michael-David Winery 7 Deadly Zins Zinfandel 2007 If this is sinning, let us be zinners – I mean, sinners, all. There are some grapes that easily skip across the globe, and then there is Zinfandel ... Read More Red Wine Mar 7, 2010 Viu Manent Reserva Carmenere 2008 The February 27th, 8.8 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami had a real affect on Chile’s wine industry. Not just to the wineries and cellars, ... Read More Red Wine Feb 19, 2010 Ogier & Fils Les Brunnelles 2006 Crozes-Hermitage Wines like this remind me just how much I love Rhone wines. These non-pretentious, solid and ruggedly tamed wines can be intoxicating. To me, these ... Read More Dessert Wines Feb 10, 2010 Inniskillin Okanagan Riesling Icewine 2007 Okanagan Valley $35-40 for 200ml, $60-65 for 375ml This was such an easy choice for this week. Why? Because Inniskillin Icewine dominance is ... Read More White Wine Jan 26, 2010 Tahbilk Marsanne 2008 This week was Australia’s official national celebration - Australia Day. January 26 commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in ... Read More Red Wine Jan 23, 2010 Castillo de Monséran Garnacha 2008 As much as people love to gripe about the BCLS, we have them to thank for making this value red a consistent bargain in BC. This is a stellar ... Read More Sparkling Wine Jan 6, 2010 Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Tribute NV O CANADA! I can’t say no to sparkling – especially when it comes from the hand of Sumac Ridge’s senior winemaker Mark Wendenberg, arguably the ... Read More White Wine Jan 6, 2010 Boutari Kretikos Is your resolution to spend less? Be more adventurous? Expand your vocabulary? Well – do I have the wine for you! While we’re facing the wet ... Read More Red Wine Jan 1, 2010 Starling Lane Winery Maréchal Foch 2007 This is a storming wine. Big gutsy flavour for big blustery days – like January in BC. Foch is a wine that people either love or love to hate – ... Read More Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
Red Wine Mar 27, 2010 Michael-David Winery 7 Deadly Zins Zinfandel 2007 If this is sinning, let us be zinners – I mean, sinners, all. There are some grapes that easily skip across the globe, and then there is Zinfandel ... Read More Red Wine Mar 7, 2010 Viu Manent Reserva Carmenere 2008 The February 27th, 8.8 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami had a real affect on Chile’s wine industry. Not just to the wineries and cellars, ... Read More Red Wine Feb 19, 2010 Ogier & Fils Les Brunnelles 2006 Crozes-Hermitage Wines like this remind me just how much I love Rhone wines. These non-pretentious, solid and ruggedly tamed wines can be intoxicating. To me, these ... Read More Dessert Wines Feb 10, 2010 Inniskillin Okanagan Riesling Icewine 2007 Okanagan Valley $35-40 for 200ml, $60-65 for 375ml This was such an easy choice for this week. Why? Because Inniskillin Icewine dominance is ... Read More White Wine Jan 26, 2010 Tahbilk Marsanne 2008 This week was Australia’s official national celebration - Australia Day. January 26 commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in ... Read More Red Wine Jan 23, 2010 Castillo de Monséran Garnacha 2008 As much as people love to gripe about the BCLS, we have them to thank for making this value red a consistent bargain in BC. This is a stellar ... Read More Sparkling Wine Jan 6, 2010 Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Tribute NV O CANADA! I can’t say no to sparkling – especially when it comes from the hand of Sumac Ridge’s senior winemaker Mark Wendenberg, arguably the ... Read More White Wine Jan 6, 2010 Boutari Kretikos Is your resolution to spend less? Be more adventurous? Expand your vocabulary? Well – do I have the wine for you! While we’re facing the wet ... Read More Red Wine Jan 1, 2010 Starling Lane Winery Maréchal Foch 2007 This is a storming wine. Big gutsy flavour for big blustery days – like January in BC. Foch is a wine that people either love or love to hate – ... Read More Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
Red Wine Mar 7, 2010 Viu Manent Reserva Carmenere 2008 The February 27th, 8.8 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami had a real affect on Chile’s wine industry. Not just to the wineries and cellars, ... Read More Red Wine Feb 19, 2010 Ogier & Fils Les Brunnelles 2006 Crozes-Hermitage Wines like this remind me just how much I love Rhone wines. These non-pretentious, solid and ruggedly tamed wines can be intoxicating. To me, these ... Read More Dessert Wines Feb 10, 2010 Inniskillin Okanagan Riesling Icewine 2007 Okanagan Valley $35-40 for 200ml, $60-65 for 375ml This was such an easy choice for this week. Why? Because Inniskillin Icewine dominance is ... Read More White Wine Jan 26, 2010 Tahbilk Marsanne 2008 This week was Australia’s official national celebration - Australia Day. January 26 commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in ... Read More Red Wine Jan 23, 2010 Castillo de Monséran Garnacha 2008 As much as people love to gripe about the BCLS, we have them to thank for making this value red a consistent bargain in BC. This is a stellar ... Read More Sparkling Wine Jan 6, 2010 Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Tribute NV O CANADA! I can’t say no to sparkling – especially when it comes from the hand of Sumac Ridge’s senior winemaker Mark Wendenberg, arguably the ... Read More White Wine Jan 6, 2010 Boutari Kretikos Is your resolution to spend less? Be more adventurous? Expand your vocabulary? Well – do I have the wine for you! While we’re facing the wet ... Read More Red Wine Jan 1, 2010 Starling Lane Winery Maréchal Foch 2007 This is a storming wine. Big gutsy flavour for big blustery days – like January in BC. Foch is a wine that people either love or love to hate – ... Read More Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
Red Wine Feb 19, 2010 Ogier & Fils Les Brunnelles 2006 Crozes-Hermitage Wines like this remind me just how much I love Rhone wines. These non-pretentious, solid and ruggedly tamed wines can be intoxicating. To me, these ... Read More Dessert Wines Feb 10, 2010 Inniskillin Okanagan Riesling Icewine 2007 Okanagan Valley $35-40 for 200ml, $60-65 for 375ml This was such an easy choice for this week. Why? Because Inniskillin Icewine dominance is ... Read More White Wine Jan 26, 2010 Tahbilk Marsanne 2008 This week was Australia’s official national celebration - Australia Day. January 26 commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in ... Read More Red Wine Jan 23, 2010 Castillo de Monséran Garnacha 2008 As much as people love to gripe about the BCLS, we have them to thank for making this value red a consistent bargain in BC. This is a stellar ... Read More Sparkling Wine Jan 6, 2010 Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Tribute NV O CANADA! I can’t say no to sparkling – especially when it comes from the hand of Sumac Ridge’s senior winemaker Mark Wendenberg, arguably the ... Read More White Wine Jan 6, 2010 Boutari Kretikos Is your resolution to spend less? Be more adventurous? Expand your vocabulary? Well – do I have the wine for you! While we’re facing the wet ... Read More Red Wine Jan 1, 2010 Starling Lane Winery Maréchal Foch 2007 This is a storming wine. Big gutsy flavour for big blustery days – like January in BC. Foch is a wine that people either love or love to hate – ... Read More Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
Dessert Wines Feb 10, 2010 Inniskillin Okanagan Riesling Icewine 2007 Okanagan Valley $35-40 for 200ml, $60-65 for 375ml This was such an easy choice for this week. Why? Because Inniskillin Icewine dominance is ... Read More White Wine Jan 26, 2010 Tahbilk Marsanne 2008 This week was Australia’s official national celebration - Australia Day. January 26 commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in ... Read More Red Wine Jan 23, 2010 Castillo de Monséran Garnacha 2008 As much as people love to gripe about the BCLS, we have them to thank for making this value red a consistent bargain in BC. This is a stellar ... Read More Sparkling Wine Jan 6, 2010 Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Tribute NV O CANADA! I can’t say no to sparkling – especially when it comes from the hand of Sumac Ridge’s senior winemaker Mark Wendenberg, arguably the ... Read More White Wine Jan 6, 2010 Boutari Kretikos Is your resolution to spend less? Be more adventurous? Expand your vocabulary? Well – do I have the wine for you! While we’re facing the wet ... Read More Red Wine Jan 1, 2010 Starling Lane Winery Maréchal Foch 2007 This is a storming wine. Big gutsy flavour for big blustery days – like January in BC. Foch is a wine that people either love or love to hate – ... Read More Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
White Wine Jan 26, 2010 Tahbilk Marsanne 2008 This week was Australia’s official national celebration - Australia Day. January 26 commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in ... Read More Red Wine Jan 23, 2010 Castillo de Monséran Garnacha 2008 As much as people love to gripe about the BCLS, we have them to thank for making this value red a consistent bargain in BC. This is a stellar ... Read More Sparkling Wine Jan 6, 2010 Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Tribute NV O CANADA! I can’t say no to sparkling – especially when it comes from the hand of Sumac Ridge’s senior winemaker Mark Wendenberg, arguably the ... Read More White Wine Jan 6, 2010 Boutari Kretikos Is your resolution to spend less? Be more adventurous? Expand your vocabulary? Well – do I have the wine for you! While we’re facing the wet ... Read More Red Wine Jan 1, 2010 Starling Lane Winery Maréchal Foch 2007 This is a storming wine. Big gutsy flavour for big blustery days – like January in BC. Foch is a wine that people either love or love to hate – ... Read More Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
Red Wine Jan 23, 2010 Castillo de Monséran Garnacha 2008 As much as people love to gripe about the BCLS, we have them to thank for making this value red a consistent bargain in BC. This is a stellar ... Read More Sparkling Wine Jan 6, 2010 Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Tribute NV O CANADA! I can’t say no to sparkling – especially when it comes from the hand of Sumac Ridge’s senior winemaker Mark Wendenberg, arguably the ... Read More White Wine Jan 6, 2010 Boutari Kretikos Is your resolution to spend less? Be more adventurous? Expand your vocabulary? Well – do I have the wine for you! While we’re facing the wet ... Read More Red Wine Jan 1, 2010 Starling Lane Winery Maréchal Foch 2007 This is a storming wine. Big gutsy flavour for big blustery days – like January in BC. Foch is a wine that people either love or love to hate – ... Read More Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
Sparkling Wine Jan 6, 2010 Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Tribute NV O CANADA! I can’t say no to sparkling – especially when it comes from the hand of Sumac Ridge’s senior winemaker Mark Wendenberg, arguably the ... Read More White Wine Jan 6, 2010 Boutari Kretikos Is your resolution to spend less? Be more adventurous? Expand your vocabulary? Well – do I have the wine for you! While we’re facing the wet ... Read More Red Wine Jan 1, 2010 Starling Lane Winery Maréchal Foch 2007 This is a storming wine. Big gutsy flavour for big blustery days – like January in BC. Foch is a wine that people either love or love to hate – ... Read More Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
White Wine Jan 6, 2010 Boutari Kretikos Is your resolution to spend less? Be more adventurous? Expand your vocabulary? Well – do I have the wine for you! While we’re facing the wet ... Read More Red Wine Jan 1, 2010 Starling Lane Winery Maréchal Foch 2007 This is a storming wine. Big gutsy flavour for big blustery days – like January in BC. Foch is a wine that people either love or love to hate – ... Read More Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
Red Wine Jan 1, 2010 Starling Lane Winery Maréchal Foch 2007 This is a storming wine. Big gutsy flavour for big blustery days – like January in BC. Foch is a wine that people either love or love to hate – ... Read More Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
Sparkling Wine Dec 26, 2009 Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2008 With the holidays, it’s bubble, bubble, bubble all the time. I’ve had Sekt, Cava, Champagne, Sparkling Icewine and BC bubble – all in the past ... Read More 1...56789101112
