Pair It Up! Eggplant and Country Ham Ragù
I was reading through Bon Appétit Magazine's 2015 edition of America's Best Restaurants and checking out recipes from their list of the ten rising stars in the US culinary landscape....
Pair It Up! Wine And Charcuterie
Charcuterie, cured meat, smoked meat…whatever you like to call it, it's one of my favourite foods. Yes, I have been guilty of eating only charcuterie plates for dinner and when...
Top Wine Picks! For BBQ Season
Regardless of which part of Canada you live in, the thought that summer is just around the corner is exhilarating. Smelling the first neighbour's BBQ of the season always brings...
Pair It Up! St. Patrick's Day Food
While I couldn’t really give a hoot about green beer, Shamrock shakes or any other crummy so-called St. Patrick’s Day traditions, I do have plenty of time for a nice...
Pair It Up! Peach & Pink Wine
A couple of months back, my wife and I moved to Chinatown in Vancouver. While it’s only a few blocks from our former neighbourhood of Mt. Pleasant, the move has...
Top Wine Picks! Ontario Gamay
It's a little difficult to tell by looking out the window, but Ontario is slowly inching into spring. The days are lighter and longer, there are more people on the...
Canadian Winery Spotlight: LaStella Winery
Just yesterday, I had a chance to sit with Rasoul Salehi, managing partner and director of sales and marketing for British Columbian sister wineries Le Vieux Pin and LaStella. I’ve...
Free Shipping From the McWatters Collection
At last week’s Vancouver International Wine Festival, among the Italian, Spanish, American and other global wine offerings, 26 British Columbian wineries poured their latest releases. As I perused the aisles...