The Friday Files: ProWein, Sommeliers & Ontario Wine Country
The Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS) national competition for Canada’s Best Sommelier took place last week in Toronto. Sommeliers from coast to coast were on hand, including (for the...
Wine 101: Wine Awards: More Than Medals
Well, the results of Decanter magazine’s 2015 World Wine Awards have recently been released, and hearty congrats are in order to the many Canadian wineries who received medals, including some...
Top Wine Picks! Are You Feeling Lucky?
This week’s top picks focus on feeling/getting lucky, to paraphrase Daft Punk, Dirty Harry and others. Rather than lift lucky quotes from either the song or the film, let’s just...
Top Wine Picks! Syrah Obsession
Whether you’re a wine consumer or a wine expert, we all go through phases where we’re obsessed with a certain grape or a specific wine region. Seasons, moods, new wine...
Canadian Winery Spotlight: Laughing Stock Vineyards
As I sit on the blazing sun right by La Chapelle on the famous hill of Hermitage, I can’t help but feel the history. There is something spiritual and holistic...
Pair It Up! The World of Ottolenghi
The ideal lazy Sunday for me is the winning combination of a delicious cup of coffee made from my stove-top Birletti espresso maker and a pile of my favourite cook...
Top Wine Picks: Non-Mainstream B.C. Wines with Kurtis Kolt
We do things a little differently here on the West Coast. I mean, really, we’re talking the home of Nardwuar The Human Serviette, a place with a No Pants SkyTrain...
Pair It Up! It’s Burger Time
I’m all-out ready for barbecue season! Flippin’ burgers on the grill under the hot sun with friends around sounds pretty idyllic and, of course, wine fits into the picture nice...