Jennifer Molgat The View Winery

Quick Conversations in Wine – Jennifer Molgat of The View Winery The Vancouver International Wine Festival starts this week and we’ve interviewed a few of the attendees. Good Wine Gal’s Barb Wild and I choose some of the women in attendance for this year’s festival and have presented them with a few quick-fire questions to get…

Bodega Sarmentero Maria Lopez Vancouver Wine Festival

Quick Conversations In Wine – Maria Lopez of Bodega Sarmentero 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 women…

Vanessa Aubert Aubert Vignobles Vancouver Wine Festival

Quick Conversations In Wine – Vanessa Aubert From Aubert Vignobles As a prelude to who you’ll meet and what you’ll learn at the Vancouver International Wine Festival, we’ve got some interviews with the principals and winemakers! Here’s a few fun facts from France’s Vanessa Aubert from Aubert Vignobles in our speed round of Q + A…

Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild Borsao Garnacha

Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Is Borsao Garnacha Barb Wild has been sipping again and this week’s pick is Borsao Garnacha. Read more on wine on The Good Wine Gal site, and her previous picks are here. Happy Wine Wednesday wine lovers! I’m happy to report that I’m in Spain at the moment. It’s not particularly warm but the sun is shining,…

Nathalie Bonhomme Les Vins Bonhomme Vancouver Wine Festival

Quick Conversations In Wine – Nathalie Bonhomme Les Vins Bonhomme Unfortunately this winemaker is stuck at home for the Vancouver International Wine Festival, due to an injury, but the winery will be there! Here’s more about Spain’s Nathalie Bonhomme from Les Vins Bonhomme in our speed round of Q + A with her. There’s also…

Caroline Schaller of Osoyoos Larose

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…

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…