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…
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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…
Drink pairings for your Thanksgiving dinner
What To Serve Before, During and After The Turkey? Want to impress your Thanksgiving guests with a couple cocktails, the right wine and perhaps a glass or two of punch? We’ve taken the liberty of suggesting a couple ways to mix up something special for your turkey dinner. Pre-dinner – Let’s being with the aperitif. This…
A Pride Cocktail for QMUNITY
Restaurants Across Vancouver Mix Up Cocktails For QMUNITY There’s even more ways to celebrate Pride this year, as the The Mackenzie Room has rallied eight fellow restaurants to raise money and awareness in support of the Vancouver Pride Parade. Each venue features a pride-themed cocktail for the week of the festival from July 29-August 4,…
Negroni Week In Vancouver
Where to Get Your Negroni On For Negroni Week We’re thinking that a Negroni tour might just have to happen this week. If nothing else, get to Juniper for their adventures! Scroll down to read about that! GLV Welcome to Negroni Week, presented by Imbibe Magazine and Campari. Imbibe launched Negroni Week in 2013 as a celebration of one…
Botanist Bar of Canada’s Fairmont Pacific Rim Crowned 2019 World’s Best Bar Team
Botanist Bar of Canada’s Fairmont Pacific Rim Crowned 2019 ‘BOLS AROUND THE WORLD’, World’s Best Bar Team Congrats to the Botanist Team! Way to go Grant Sceney! GLV From the press release….. Botanist Bar at Fairmont Pacific Rim has been named Lucas Bols ‘BOLS AROUND THE WORLD’, World’s Best Bar Team. As one of six…
Caesar Day at Edible Canada – May 16
Celebrate Fifty Year’s of the Canadian-Born Caesar at Edible Canada 50 years ago, Canadian Caesar was created by restaurateur, Walter Chell. Since that time, the Caesar has established itself as a true Canadian icon. At Edible Canada, there’s always tradition with a twist. Instead of serving traditional Caesars, which normally contain vodka, a Caesar mix, hot sauce, Worcestershire…
BC Wine & Restaurant Legend Wins 2019 Trailblazer Award – News Release
Honoured by Where Magazine & Les Dames d’Escoffier Congratulations Christine! Very deserving! Christine Coletta, owner of Okanagan Crush Pad, has been honoured with the 2019 Trailblazer Award by the BC Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier during the Where to Dine Awards celebration. Les Dames d’Escoffier is an organization of women leaders in food, beverage and hospitality whose mission is education, scholarship and philanthropy….
Gotham Steakhouse & Bar Celebrates International Women’s Week With Special Cocktail
Drink up for a good cause with the Mother of Dragons Cocktail at Gotham Steakhouse In celebration of International Women’s Week, Gotham Steakhouse & Bar is offering a special cocktail, and donating proceeds to a local charity. Created by bartender Carolyn Yu, Mother of Dragons is a fiery blend of Hennessy VS Cognac, Cynar, Bittered Sling Malagasy…
Vancouver International Wine Festival Trade Competition Winners
Spirited Industry Professional, Sommelier of the Year, Wine Program Excellence Awards The Vancouver International Wine Festival announced the 2019 trade competition winners today at Celebrating Excellence: 16th Annual Awards Lunch Featuring California Wines, presented by ContainerWorld. The Celebrating Excellence program is part of the three-day Trade Days Conference; the program honours those professionals who contribute to this region’s exceptional…
What’s Karen Drinking – Ungava Gin
Mixing Up A Ungava Gin G & T With Grapefruit Juice From our pal Karen: I was totally fascinated with Ungava Gin @ungava_gin when the bold and beautiful yellow colour caught my eye in the Gin aisle. This Canadian Gin is named after the Ungava Peninsula found at the northern tip of Quebec. It has natural herbs…
Wild Sweets® – Mulled Hot Cherry Cocoa Tea
Wild Sweets® Cocktail For The Holidays Why not sweeten up your holiday party with a little something special. Mulled wine is so last year. Ingredients: 8 oz / 250 mL Cherry Cocoa Tea (1 bottle) from Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby 1/2 orange flesh (± 45g) 1 pinch Ancho chili powder 1.5 oz French…
How To Be Popular At Parties – Booze Round Up
What Drinks To Bring to Holiday Parties Sure cookies and candies are great, but if you really want to be a hit at a party bring some stellar booze to share. Parallel 49 and Central City 2018 “Alpine Adventure Pack” Beer Advent Calendar Parallel 49 Brewing and Central City Brewers and Distillers have another great version of their…
