Quick Conversations in Wine – Caroline Schaller of Osoyoos Larose The Vancouver International Wine Festival is just around the corner, and we’d like to know more about who’s attending and what they’re interested in in the world of wine and thought you would too. Good Wine Gal’s Barb Wild and I choose some of the…
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Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild Cerejeiras Tinto
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Is Cerejeiras Tinto Barb Wild has another bargain of a suggestion! Cerejeiras Tinto 2017! Read more on wine on The Good Wine Gal site, and her previous picks are here. A few years ago I was acting manager of a little fine wine shop in West Vancouver. I loved the shop because it was sleepy. That meant…
Moet Hennessy For Valentine’s Day
Sparkling Wine, Champagne, Sauv Blanc or Tequila? Moet Hennessy Selections For Valentine’s Day What are you drinking this week? We’ll have a pick from Good Wine Gal for the week, or course but we’re also going to give you a few other suggestions for Valentine’s Day from Moet and Hennessy. How about a vibrant sparkling…
Odd Society Spirits In East Van
Odd Society Awards And Some Cocktails For Home Odd Society Spirits receives multiple awards at the Canadian Whisky Festival and Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition and we’ve got some cocktails so you can try their libations at home and an interview with Master Distiller Gordon Glanz. Click to hear more about Odd Society Spirits on the…
Green & Black’s Chocolate Valentine’s Day Pairing With Wine
Angela Aiello Pairs Our Favourite Green & Black’s Chocolate With Wine We’ve partnered up with Green & Black’s to bring you some chocolate and Ontario wine pairings from our friend, wine expert Angela Aiello (@superwinegirl)! Angela has been busy sampling Green & Black’s chocolate and a variety of wines to satisfy all palates! She’s got…
Artisan Distillers Canada is proud to announce the 2020 results for the Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition
Congrats To The Winners Of The Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition The Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition (CASC), the only national spirit competition reserved exclusively for artisan distilleries, announces the results of its 2020 edition today. Congrats to all! GLV Now in its third year, CASC, presented by Artisan Distillers Canada (ADC), has once again attracted a…
Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild – San Fabiano Calcinaia Casa Boschino
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Is San Fabiano Calcinaia Casa Boschino Barb Wild has been sipping again and this week’s pick is San Fabiano Calcinaia Casa Boschino 2015. Read more on wine on The Good Wine Gal site, and her previous picks are here. From Barb: Happy wine Wednesday from deep in the vine lands south of Lake…
Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild Desert Hills Cactus Red
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick is Desert Hills Cactus Red Barb Wild has been sipping again and this week’s pick is Desert Hills Cactus Red. Read more on wine on The Good Wine Gal site at https://goodwinegal.blogspot.com/ Happy Wine Wednesday, y’all! Let it pour – and I mean wine. For tonight’s easy drinking midweek value I talked to Jeff…
2020 BC Sommelier Finals Recognized Toptable Group’s Leagh Barkley
Leagh Barkley Places Third In Sommelier Challenge Congratulations to all the competitors in the Best Sommelier competition! Here’s more on Leagh Barkley from Toptable’s Press Release – GLV The Sixth Annual Best Sommelier of BC competition came to an exciting and intense finish as the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS) announced its 2020 winner…
Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild Chevalier de Dyonis
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Chevalier de Dyonis Barb Wild has been sipping again and this week’s pick is Chevalier de Dyonis, Read more on wine on The Good Wine Gal site at https://goodwinegal.blogspot.com/ If you watched “Sideways”, you will recall Miles shrieking in exasperation ‘no more f’ing merlot’. It was a moment that changed consumer…
Wine Wednesday Winemaker’s Cut Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Barb Wild’s #WineWednesday Wine Pick For January 14, 2020 We’re adding more wine into the Good Life Vancouver mix this year and introducing you to Barb Wild, The Good Wine Gal, whose nose, palate and wit will be sure to impress you! I’ve been leaning on Barb for her wine recommendations for a while now…
Vancouver Wine Festival Preview
The Wine World Is Coming To The Vancouver Wine Festival Yesterday Wine Festival Director Harry Hertscheg announced the Vancouver International Wine Festival will welcome wine writer Andrew Jefford as the keynote speaker for the 2020 festival as we tasted some of the wines that will be showcased. Jefford will moderate and speak at a number…
Nutrl Vodka Ugly Holiday Wear Raised $20,000 For Covenant House
Nutrl Vodka Matched and Topped Up Donations Of Their Holiday Sweaters, Mittens and Onesies We’ve shared our love for Nutrl Vodka before here, and were able to more publicly announce our allegiance with this year’s holiday sweaters. Michael was happy to wear the sweater this season, but less happy to pose with it on, as…
Melitta Cold Brew Coffee Cocktails
Cold Brew Coffee Adds Depth To Cocktails Melitta Cold Brew Coffee is easy to whip up and can make a great drink on it’s own, but we’ve partnered with Melitta to bring you some cocktails that make getting caffeinated even better. There’s lots of great deals on Melitta Coffee at Amazon. Melitta Cold Brew Coffee…
Festive Cocktails With Grey Goose
Whip Up Some Festive Cocktails With This Best Selling Vodka We’ve partnered with Grey Goose to bring you these festive cocktails to help you get through the holiday season. Check out their twist and reveal packaging holiday tin for a housewarming gift or just something special to look at on your shelf. GREY GOOSE® LA…
Winter Harvest Ratatouille With Siduri Pinot Noir
Recipe For A Winter Harvest Ratatouille We’ve partnered with Jackson Family Wines to bring you a recipe for Winter Harvest Ratatouille that pairs perfectly with the Siduri Russian River Pinot Noir. You’ll love this Pinot Noir as it’s full of earthy, spicy notes, bright cherries, cranberry and pomegranate. Flavours are similar, and it’s medium body…
“Holiday” Drink With Sam Bawden From Hydra
The Holiday Cocktail We stopped in at Hydra in The Exchange Hotel for a chat with bartender Sam Bawden. You can listen in below to the segment which aired on TSN1040. The Holiday 1.5 oz Cazadores Reposado .5 oz Martini Bitter 1 oz watermelon juice .5 oz Ginger Syrip .75 oz Lime juice Maldon salt/coconut…
Les Dames d’Escoffier Dames Wine
Dames Wine Releases Dames Brut And Donates $20,000 to Les Dames d’Escoffier Winemaker Mireille Sauve launched the Dames Wine with a 2013 vintage, donating profits to benefit of Les Dames d’Escoffier British Columbia Chapter’s Scholarship Fund. On November 25th Sauve, the Dames 2019 president, presented a $20,000 cheque to the organization at the Annual General…
Wine Village The First In Canada
District Wine Village Opens To Open In South Okanagan The first village of its kind in Canada, District Wine Village will bring small-batch wine, beer, cider and spirit producers together alongside unique events and creative culinary offerings, all in one exceptional South Okanagan location. More wine news here. Breaking ground in spring 2020, District Wine…
Espresso Cocktails With Grey Goose
National Espresso Day Espresso Cocktails. We partnered with Grey Goose to bring you some Espresso cocktails! Join us in our cocktail lounge series where we bring you bar cocktails and afterwork drinks. And, please don’t call it EXPRESSO, that’s an s drink lovers, not an x. More cocktails here. Instead of just enjoying a regular…
