Red Wine Sep 20, 2010 La Compañia De Vinos Telmo Rodriguez Dehesa Gago “g” Cosecha 2008 I am often asked for good ‘value’ wines. Here are a couple of leads. 1 – Pick a very reputable premium producer, and try their lower tiers, as ... Read More Red Wine Sep 14, 2010 Qupe Syrah Stolpman Vineyard 2005 Santa Ynez Valley AVA, Central Coast, California, USA $43-50 Que syrah, syrah…. I think of this as the rallying song of the Central Coast’s ... 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 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 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 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 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 White Wine Aug 14, 2010 Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2008 Whoa hot. When the thermometer hits 30, I hit the chilled unoaked whites. Patios, breeze, crisp and refreshing glass = answer to BC’s heat wave. ... 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 123456789101112
Red Wine Sep 14, 2010 Qupe Syrah Stolpman Vineyard 2005 Santa Ynez Valley AVA, Central Coast, California, USA $43-50 Que syrah, syrah…. I think of this as the rallying song of the Central Coast’s ... 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 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 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 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 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 White Wine Aug 14, 2010 Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2008 Whoa hot. When the thermometer hits 30, I hit the chilled unoaked whites. Patios, breeze, crisp and refreshing glass = answer to BC’s heat wave. ... 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 123456789101112
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 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 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 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 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 White Wine Aug 14, 2010 Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2008 Whoa hot. When the thermometer hits 30, I hit the chilled unoaked whites. Patios, breeze, crisp and refreshing glass = answer to BC’s heat wave. ... 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 123456789101112
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 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 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 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 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 White Wine Aug 14, 2010 Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2008 Whoa hot. When the thermometer hits 30, I hit the chilled unoaked whites. Patios, breeze, crisp and refreshing glass = answer to BC’s heat wave. ... 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 123456789101112
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 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 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 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 White Wine Aug 14, 2010 Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2008 Whoa hot. When the thermometer hits 30, I hit the chilled unoaked whites. Patios, breeze, crisp and refreshing glass = answer to BC’s heat wave. ... 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 123456789101112
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 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 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 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 White Wine Aug 14, 2010 Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2008 Whoa hot. When the thermometer hits 30, I hit the chilled unoaked whites. Patios, breeze, crisp and refreshing glass = answer to BC’s heat wave. ... 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 123456789101112
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 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 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 White Wine Aug 14, 2010 Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2008 Whoa hot. When the thermometer hits 30, I hit the chilled unoaked whites. Patios, breeze, crisp and refreshing glass = answer to BC’s heat wave. ... 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 123456789101112
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 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 White Wine Aug 14, 2010 Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2008 Whoa hot. When the thermometer hits 30, I hit the chilled unoaked whites. Patios, breeze, crisp and refreshing glass = answer to BC’s heat wave. ... 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 123456789101112
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 White Wine Aug 14, 2010 Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2008 Whoa hot. When the thermometer hits 30, I hit the chilled unoaked whites. Patios, breeze, crisp and refreshing glass = answer to BC’s heat wave. ... 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 123456789101112
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 White Wine Aug 14, 2010 Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2008 Whoa hot. When the thermometer hits 30, I hit the chilled unoaked whites. Patios, breeze, crisp and refreshing glass = answer to BC’s heat wave. ... 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 123456789101112
White Wine Aug 14, 2010 Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2008 Whoa hot. When the thermometer hits 30, I hit the chilled unoaked whites. Patios, breeze, crisp and refreshing glass = answer to BC’s heat wave. ... 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 123456789101112
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 123456789101112
