In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time. I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines … Read more
At the recent Vancouver International Wine Festival, I attended a seminar with Gérard Bertrand moderated by Vancouver’s Anthony Gismondi. A leading figure in Languedoc, Bertrand has made his family estate a top organic and biodynamic property, championing the unique terroir of Languedoc-Roussillon. Born in 1965 in Narbonne, Bertrand retired from professional rugby to take over … Read more
SERENA WINES 1881 AT VINITALY 2026: “AUDACE”, THE METODO CLASSICO THAT MARKS A NEW PHASE OF EVOLUTION, DEBUTS The historical company based in Conegliano, a leading producer of Prosecco DOC DOC and DOCG, is expanding its offering with a value-oriented strategy aimed at an ever-expanding audience Serena Wines 1881 will also be a protagonist at … Read more
Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. Hi, I’m Kim, a passionate lover of wine, food, and any experience that brings the two together! In this weekly blog post, I share my thoughts on a wine that I’ve recently purchased from one of our local independent wine merchants. If you’d like to know more … Read more
UK’s Lost Dog brings subversive re-telling of a Shakespeare classic to The Cultch this spring The Cultch is pleased to welcome East Sussex-based dance company Lost Dog to the Historic Theatre stage for their humorous and heartfelt take on Romeo and Juliet, April 29–May 3, 2026. In Lost Dog’s production, Juliet & Romeo, the star-crossed … Read more
Moments Hospitality Collective Partners with Le Vieux Pin on Limited-Edition Rosé BC Winemaker Dinners on April 15 and 16 to mark the launch of “A Moment in Time” Celebrated BC restaurant group, Moments Hospitality Collective is partnering with Le Vieux Pin to release a limited-edition rosé, “A Moment in Time,” available at all Moments locations. … Read more
Monte del Frà at Vinitaly 2026: when Time shapes evolution and identity The winery presents a preview of the Bonomo Sexaginta Custoza Riserva 2022 in Verona and celebrates the twentieth anniversary of Tenuta Lena di Mezzo. Time as an ally, a measure, and a promise: this is the guiding thread with which Monte del Frà … Read more
Ballet Vancouver, the city’s newest professional ballet company, presents its inaugural program After the Rain & Other Works, on stage April 23–25, 2026 at the Vancouver Playhouse. Featuring dancers from American Ballet Theatre alongside some of Canada’s finest artists, the program celebrates Vancouver’s global identity and its rich contributions to the art form—with the Vancouver premiere … Read more
Veda Hille and Maiko Yamamoto to debut new genre-defying work at The Cultch Longtime friends and collaborators Veda Hille and Maiko Yamamoto return to The Cultch with the world premiere of End of Greatness, a theatre-music-lecture that roams from the forest floor to the edges of the known universe. Coming to The Cultch’s Historic Theatre … Read more
CANADIAN AND BC WINE INDUSTRY LEADERS HONOURED AT THE 2026 WINE INDUSTRY AWARDS Wine Growers Canada (WGC) and Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) are proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Canadian Wine Industry Awards and BC Wine Industry Recognition Awards, which were all presented live at the awards ceremony in Penticton Tuesday evening. … Read more