CATHAY PACIFIC ADDS FLIGHTS AND CELEBRATES WITH SPECIAL FARES

  Increased demand sees three additional non-stop flights between Vancouver and Hong Kong, and introduction of new Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft on route, first time operating into YVR To mark the recent announcement of three additional A350 non-stop flights between Vancouver and Hong Kong, increasing the frequency from 14 to 17 flights per week, Cathay … Read more

#TasteofThursday Prawn and Quinoa Salad recipe from Glowbal

Prawn and Quinoa Salad   Yields two large salads Ingredients: 2 tbsp grainy mustard ¼ cup apple cider vinegar 1 ¼ cup grape seed oil ½ cup of spinach leaves ½ cup fluid ounce of buttermilk ¼ avocado 1 tsp honey Palm sized amount of Italian parsley Palm sized amount of chive leaves Palm sized … Read more

The Plant-Based Baby: A Book Signing Event

Plant-Based Baby Book

  Plant-Based Baby Nosh Book Signing If you have a new baby or know someone who does, this event is for you! Co-authors Jennifer Browne and Tanya R. Loewen will be signing copies of their recent book Baby Nosh: Plant-Based, Gluten-Free Goodness for Baby’s Food Sensitivities this month at Indigo in Vancouver. With over 100 … Read more

Young chefs battle for top culinary prize, $10,000

  Tickets for live competition and celebrity chef dinner in Vancouver now open to the public   Eight finalists. One winner. Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship’s nationwide search for Canada’s top young chef will reach boiling point on Saturday, September 17 at Vancouver Community College, when finalists compete in a black box challenge to be crowned … Read more

Back at Mosquito Creek Marina from 8 – 11th September 2016 

  The Squamish Nation Marine Group proudly presents the 10th annual Boat Show at Mosquito Creek Marina from September 8-11, 2016. As Vancouver’s premiere floating boat show, you’ll be able to find the top 10 yacht brokers in BC with the latest models and previously owned vessels. The floating show displays the trendiest boat brands and manufacturers, … Read more

Garagiste North Artisan Wine Festival September 18, 2016

  GARAGISTE – (gar-ah-jeest) noun, Fr. : The garagiste originally refers to a group of winemakers in the Bordeaux region of France, producing “vins de garage” or “garage wine”. They were renegade small lot winemakers, sometimes working in their garage, who refused to follow industry laws and protocol. synonyms: rebels, pioneers, renegades, individualists, mavericks, driven … Read more

Hurray for Rosé!

Finally the good weather has arrived in Vancouver, so it seems a good time to run this article, which I wrote after attending an event earlier this year.

International Vintners and Spirits Association takes the opportunity several times a year to showcase new products to those in the hospitality industry. I enjoy going to these events to see what is new in the marketplace and to discover.

When I walked in today, a colleague saw me and said, “You have to try this Rosé.” It was indeed a good one and I decided with the approaching great weather to make that my theme for the day.

Rosés are, despite growing popularity among those in the know, still misunderstood and under appreciated. For this I blame Bob Trincher at Sutter Home Winery in Napa Valley, who in the early 1970’s Introduced White Zinfandel or Zin Blush to the world. To be fair, it was wildly popular during the seventies and it was, for many people, an introduction to wine as was Baby Duck and Mateus. Fortunately, most of us have moved on and appreciate better quality wines. However, while Baby Duck drinkers realized that not all sparkling wines were sweet fizzy pop, too many people still believe pink wines are all like Zin Blush – cloying, sweet pop wines.

Proper rosé wines trace their roots to Provence in southern France. Here, the wines are dry and crisp and are widely regarded as versatile food wines. Some, it is true, may have a slight bit of residual sugar and make great patio wines or social wines that are just fine on their own and do not require food to accompany them, but they are not Zin Blush.

Almost every wine region makes rosé wines and they can be made from many different varietals. There are even rosé sparkling wines. You owe it to yourself to buy a rosé and give it a try. If it is not to your liking, try a different one. I am sure, before long, you too will say, “Hurray for Rosé.”

Here is a photo gallery of some of the ones I tried at the most recent event.

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At the end, I took advantage of the opportunity to try a few other interesting wines.

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Privato Winery – A Jewel Along the North Thompson

The inspiration for the name Privato comes from the Italian word meaning ‘private’, which aptly describes the winery’s idyllic park-like setting. Owned by John and Debbie Woodward, the property began in 1987, as a Christmas tree farm planted with Scotch pine and Blue Spruce. They sell their trees primarily to the local market. The Woodwards … Read more

  West Coast based Fiveleft Leathergoods celebrates  10 years of leather bag and accessory designs with free, public runway show

All are invited to attend the Fiveleft Leathergoods runway show and after party celebrating 10 years of designs, on Saturday, October 1st from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at The Waterfall Building, 1540 West 2nd Avenue in Vancouver, BC.  Two runway shows, featuring a decade of designs, will be followed by an after party.  Tickets are free and on … Read more

 Shakespeare Unchained Presents: aux.la.more By Kara Nolte  Sept 9th-13th 

  Slow dance with someone, at the Vancouver Fringe Shakespeare Unchained presents: aux.la.more- a solo performance by dance artist Kara Nolte which investigates the idea of intimacy and how we show ourselves to others. Using elements of poetry, original text, movement, repetition and transformation as tools, the work leans into nostalgia while sharing joyful moments … Read more

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