Pair It Up: Fabulous Fall Fare
Here in Manitoba, weâre experiencing an abnormally warm bit of weather for this late in September â with temps in the mid- to high-20s, I fear we here on the...
Pair It Up: 'Desert' Wine and Herbal Fare
Just yesterday I was at the BC Wine Instituteâs âColourâ fall release tasting event, but while I am usually an attendee at these things â I was actually earning my...
Food & Wine Pairing: The Ace Up Your Sleeve
I think that one of the points many wine writers and sommeliers really like to drive home is that people worry way too much about perfecting the art of food...
Burgers ân Wine
The burgerâa summer staple if there ever was one. And with summer dwindling fast, perhaps it was fortuitous that an event called Le Burger Week came across my radar. Running...
Sausage With a Side of Mustard and Chardonnay
Iâm in Germany at the moment on a press trip that, after only a few days of tackling Riesling, has left my teeth feeling like theyâre constantly being electrocuted. When...
Pair It Up: Niçoise Salad meets Pink Pinot Gris
The easiest and most successful food and wine pairing advice I ever give is this: pair regionally. You're cooking pasta with a Bolognese sauce? Try a Sangiovese di Romagna. Planning...
Campfires, Barbecues & Tannat
Hot nights, which have now arrived with consistency, cry for backyard wines: bottles to accompany a campfire or food cooked on a grill. We favour protein-heavy meals, flavours of char...
Pair it Up! Cab Franc, meet Pho
This is the kind of pairing I had never experimented with despite being an admirer of good pho. If I were to reach for a beverage to drink along side...