Pair It Up! Chicken Soup for the Cold
Let’s face it, plenty of us are likely to get a cold or two this winter and a little chicken soup will be in order. In fact, I was thinking...
Top Wine Picks! Kacaba Vineyards
Some folks reckon Niagara producers aren’t as adept at making big red wines as, say, Okanagan producers. I beg to differ. Kacaba Vineyards (who I profiled last week) is a...
Kacaba Vineyards: Niagara’s Handcrafted Wine Mastery
I last wrote about Kacaba Vineyards back in December 2014, and while they continue to produce great-quality wines from the Niagara Escarpment, plenty has been going on for them over...
The Friday Files: Top Canadian Wine News of the Week by Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson
Hey hey! I’m in Penticton, BC, as you read this, judging at the 2015 B.C. Wine Awards. Apparently there were a record number of entries this year, which is certainly...
Pair it Up! Tomatoes, Fresh Fig, and Blue Cheese Salad
In Ontario, this hot September has kept the bounty of farm fresh tomatoes rolling in. Flavourful, perfectly ripened tomatoes are hard to beat, and are often at their best served...
Wine 101 — Wine, Weather and Song
Like many, my taste preferences when it comes to wine change with the weather. On hotter days I prefer white, pink or sparkling wine, while on cooler days I reach...
The Friday Files: CBC News on Canada’s Liquor Structure
Steven Spurrier made a stop in British Columbia earlier this week, and in addition to visiting the wine regions, he also led The Judgement of BC. Inspired by the famous...
Top Wine Picks! 13th Street Winery
Every year on December 24, I like to celebrate with good friends who also work in the wine industry. One of the things us wine geeks like to do is...