Summerhill Releases ‘Tiferet’ – An’Uncooked’ Organic Kosher Wine A note from winery CEO, Ezra Cipes: “The desire to share a great wine with my dear friend Rabbi Shmuly Hecht was the original inspiration to create Tiferet. Rabbi Shmuly would invite me over to taste these kosher wines which had all been cooked. In … Read more
Record attendance, new Sponsors, Snow-bunny activities, great after-parties and super snow conditions announced for Seventh annual Winemakers Cup News Flash on the 7th Annual Winemaker’s Cup The organizers of the Cellar-Tek Winemakers Cup announced today additional details for the seventh annual festival. The Festival was created and organized as a non profit partnership between Cellar-Tek, Black … Read more
The Vancouver International Wine Festivals host country this year was France and what a fantastic showing of exciting wines. I attended an excellent lecture from the leading French producers on the subject of terroir, which most people would agree has been best defined by the French, for their history, culture, and wines, all seamlessly … Read more
Thursday night in Parksville will never be the same. The 2nd annual “Untapped” event of Parksville Uncorked was a smashing success. Locals and visitors alike grazed on some incredible bites that complimented the fantastic selection of craft beers, ales and ciders. Held at The Beach Club Resort in … Read more
City of Richmond presents Minoru Chapel Opera Wednesday, April 2, 2014 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. performances Vancouver Opera returns to showcase two operas seldom seen or heard: Iphigénie en Tauride by Gluck, and Savitri, by Holst, two mythical stories connected by compelling themes of life and death. Based on Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy, Iphigénie en … Read more
Dramatic play exploring family, love and mortality premieres at the Richmond Cultural Centre Ga Ting (Family)—a theatrical play featuring a complex cultural and inter-generational exploration on themes of family, love, and mortality—will premiere at the Richmond Cultural Centre’s Performance Hall with a preview on March 20 and 21 and an opening night on March 22 until the March … Read more
To Our Fellow dreamers! MEET THE AUTHOR I’m a Berlin bred and Vancouver based children’s book author who published her first book Our Canadian Love Story in 2013. This year I have a new book: Pom Pom – A Flightless Bully Tale. I believe every day should be anti-bullying day. Many bullying causes have found … Read more
Last Thursday morning, I went on a journey to France which I didn’t want to come to an end. To be more specific, I attended the Wine Tour de France, a trade only event part of the 36th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival. Over a period of two hours, panel representatives from 12 … Read more
This was an opportunity to taste and savour an excellent selection of French wines paired with small bites in a festive atmosphere. The Curtain Raiser is held in an attractive second floor banquet space featuring an expansive wall of windows that overlook the massive lobby below. A prelude to the first public tasting … Read more
I hopped on my bike and went to my local store for my favourite 100 grams of Swiss chocolate. Yikes it’s cold outside. I zipped home so fast, the garage door was sill closing. I snuggled on the couch with a cup of tea, blankets to watch a movie I have been wanting to for … Read more