We are proud to introduce you to “Bittered Sling Bistro” Season 3 – a bi-weekly food and cocktail pairing competition dedicated to pushing the boundaries of cocktail craft. Presented at the beautiful Legacy Liquor Store Harvest Table and hosted by Kale & Nori’s award-winning mixologist, Lauren Mote and Chef Jonathan Chovancek. This is Vancouver’s longest…
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Vancouver Wine Festival 2013 Trade Competition Award Winners
The Vancouver International Wine Festival, presented by The Vancouver Sun, announced this year’s trade competition winners at Celebrating Excellence: The 10th Annual Awards Lunch, presented by ContainerWorld Forwarding Services Inc., on Friday, March 1, 2013. The awards, which are sponsored by W. H. Puddifoot Ltd., honoured those professionals who contribute to our region’s exceptional wine…
Steamworks Brewery Blitzen
This colourful label was delivered to me by a reindeer over the holidays, but I’ve just cracked open the bottle. This Winter Ale is an ode to Belgian Tripel. It’s golden in colour and has aromas of fruit, noticeable citrus, malt and some honey and yeasty notes. This is a beer with medium body, light…
Stanley Park Brun
This Belgian-style dark ale is made with Crystal, Pilsner and Munich malts. A very clean beer with aromas of caramel, malt and rye bread, cocoa and espresso. On the palate the beer is balanced, a touch sweet, but not cloyingly so, with some caramel, malt, and coffee notes and a nutty finish. Pairs well with…
Barking Squirrel Lager
This beer is from Hop City in Ontario and I’m rather fond of the branding ; cute and fun. Inside this can is an amber lager that is orange in colour and smells of malt and caramel. The flavours are also malty with sweet caramel and some mild hops on the finish. Light body and…
Rare $5,500 45-year old Lochside Whisky released in British Columbia by Von Albrecht and Associates
Over four decades ago a batch of premium single malt whisky was crafted at Lochside, one of Scotland’s oldest distilleries. The whisky was matured in ex-bourbon casks and carefully transferred to a cask numbered 804, sealed and stored. Forty-five years later, the cask was purchased in an estate sale by Vintage Malt Whisky Company of…
Canada’s Jay Jones Named One of the World’s Best Bartenders
For the first time ever, ten of the world’s top bartenders travelled to Cognac, France, the home of GREY GOOSE® Vodka, for the GREY GOOSE 10 tour and global cocktail competition. Among them was Canada’s own master barman Jay Jones from MARKET at the Shangri-La Hotel in Vancouver. “The experience was spectacular on so many…
The Bermuda Triangle – Recipe from Glowbal Grill Steaks & Satay
The Bermuda Triangle 1 oz Bacardi Oakheart 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice 1 oz Simple Syrup Shake over ice. Pour into rocks glass and top with Ginger Beer & Port.
BC Beer Awards
CAMRA’s HARVEST CASK FESTIVAL CELEBRATE WITH CRAFT BEER AND GOOD CHEER! The 2012 Beer Awards and CAMRA’s Harvest Cask Festival, which celebrates only the very best of locally-produced craft beer, was held this weekend (Saturday, October 13th, 2012) at Chapel Arts (304 Dunlevy Avenue, Vancouver) from 1-7pm. A signature event of the official British Columbia…
Township 7 Winery & Pacific Assistance Dogs Society Launch “Savour & Support” Campaign in BC
Making a pawsitive impact for people with disabilities Township 7 Vineyards & Winery is excited to partner with the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society in a fundraising campaign this fall. The winery is donating .25¢ for every bottle of Township 7 Chardonnay, Merlot or Sauvignon Blanc sold the month of October at BC government wine stores….
Fall Okanagan Wine Festival announces BC Wine Awards
The 32ndFall Okanagan Wine Festival is off to an incredible start with announcement of the BC Wine Awards Thursday night at the Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna. More than 200 awards were handed to over to participating wineries, and the big winners are; Spierhead Winery – Best New Winery, Road 13 Vineyards –…
Ganton & Larson Prospect Winery Council’s Punch Bowl Sauvignon Blanc 2011
A zippy little Sauv Blanc with 88% Sauv Blanc and 12% Semillon in the bottle. Straw colour with tropical fruit and grassy aromas and flavours. Some minerality. Fairly short length but a nice sipper with some seafood dishes, and a great one with fresh oysters.
Beer for Breast Cancer
Kelowna–based Tree Brewing Supports Breast Cancer Tree Brewing is known for its cans, and now they’ve turned them pink. In a unique partnership with the BC Cancer Foundation, the award-winning brewer from Kelowna will be launching Beer for Breast Cancer – their Beach Blonde lager in pink cans – for a limited time. “All of us have…
Invivo Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – 2011
From 100 per cent Marlborough Fruit this pale yellow wine has aromas of grass, gooseberries, citrus and tropical fruit. On the palate the wine has concentrated tropical notes, citrus, minerality and noticeable but balanced acidity. It’s a richer style of Sauv Blanc produced with lees stiring. I love pairing with oysters, grilled scallops and ceviche, or sipping…
3rd Annual Wine Film Festival raises awareness for BC Wine while celebrating Grand Opening of new Wine Experience Center at Black Hills Estate Winery
And The Vino Award goes go… winners announced as funds raised for charity Osoyoos/Oliver B.C., – $10,500 was raised for the Children’s Charities of the United Way of the South Okanagan and the BC Hospitality Foundation as wine-lovers, film makers and media gathered in Osoyoos this weekend for the 3rd Annual Vinos Wine Film Festival. The…
Joie Farm Riesling 2012
I love a good Riesling whether it by bone dry or on the sweeter side as long as the wine has a balanced acidity. This number is what’s considered off-dry, or spatlese in Germany, containing 19 grams of residual sugar. The wine is impressive; the vines used have an average age of 31 year, and…
Rocky Creek Winery Donates to the Canadian Cancer Society
Cowichan’s Rocky Creek Winery is the first in the area to release an island-grown Tempranillo wine. On September 9, 2011, Rocky Creek welcomed the José’s Tempranillo to their line up. Their Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and Ortega have always been sustainable and estate grown, and when an opportunity presented itself to purchase a nearby vineyard’s…
WSET Course with Fine Vintage
Explore The World of Wine Come and learn about the fascinating world of wine. Taste some outstanding wines with our expert instructors and enjoy these world renown courses. Register now at www.finevintageltd.com for the upcoming WSET courses being held in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Victoria and the Okanagan. WSET Course Schedule: 1 Day FOUNDATION • VANCOUVER 1…
A New Shaken & Stirred: An Introduction to Craft Cocktails Course
Shaking & Stirring her way onto Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts’ (PICA) already successful educational libation roster is Joanne Sasvari, author of Vancouver Sun’s ‘In Good Spirits’ column, who steps up to the bar with a new to the city eight-week, Shaken & Stirred: An Introduction to Craft Cocktails Course starting Monday, April 16th. Sasvari’s new Craft Cocktail Course joins…
Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival Will Continue
In light of today’s news about the Playhouse Theatre Company winding down operations, the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival would like to assure the public that the Festival itself will carry on. “The Wine Festival has flourished in its relationship with the Playhouse Theatre Company and we are saddened by today’s news,” says Wine Festival…
