Valerie van der Gracht 
This past fall I had the opportunity to tour and have a whisky tasting at Shelter Point Distillery in Oyster River on Vancouver Island. Located about half way between Courtenay and Campbell River just off the Old Island Highway and situated on the former UBC research farmlands. It is a beautiful setting and is … Read more
A cookbook, how about that? As the co-founders of Earls, we’re delighted to be able to share all of these wonderful recipes with you. And we’re happy to see so many stories from our first thirty-four years, as well as surprised that they’re so interest-ing . . . we thought we ran a pretty tight … Read more
It’s almost Christmas and time for you to get your wine shopping on. ‘Tis the season for friends and family to drop by and you want to be ready. Our #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions features the wines we love from Bench 1775. You’ve probably noticed that we have focused on BC Wines on our … Read more
We are supporters of the British Columbia wine industry and so far have featured a number of our favourite wineries in Our #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions This time we are featuring the family owned Quails’ Gate Winery and we are doing so not just because we like their wines but also because family owned and estate … Read more
This delightful wine was one of the first we tasted at Bubbles and Brunch at Terrafina at Hester Creek by RauDZ for Chef meets BC Grape Okanagan Wine & Food Experience – a BC VQA Okanagan Valley Hester Creek Estate Winery Trebbiano 2016 Easily a favourite any time of the year it is especially enjoyable with family and friends during … Read more
The littlest girl in your life, be it a daughter, sister, grandchild, niece or cousin you will be the #1 Santa with these adorable gift suggestions from Roots. Inspired by Canada 150 and our Canadian roots, our Toddler Heritage Canada Dress is made from our comfortable fleece and features contrast raglan sleeves. $48.00 Cdn … Read more
Skip the milk – pair your holiday cookies with Whitehaven Wine this holiday season. Putting out milk and cookies on Christmas Eve for Santa is a classic Holiday tradition. They say it’s what keeps him fueled for the big night. We definitely agree on the cookie part but maybe there is another way to do … Read more
We absolutely love the wines from The View Winery. Why are we so taken with the extensive line up of wines and Wards ciders from The View? What sets them apart from other Okanagan wines and ciders? Every bottle or can is filled with personality. Just like owner Jennifer Molgat the inspiration, perspiration, incentive, ambition … Read more
The Okanagan Table. Highly in demand and another of our #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions.
Forgotten Hill wines are definitely on our “buy” list for the Holidays. We tasted these yummy wines in May of this year and we were very impressed. The first efforts of winemaker Benoit Gauthier for Forgotten Hill, but by no means is Gauthier a novice, His full time position is at Noble Ridge Vineyards … Read more