Wine Wednesday Wine Reviews by @Sam_WineTeacher

2011 Gamay Noir Mount Boucherie West Kelowna, BC $15.50 Bronze Medal The 2011 gamay is lighter and brighter than the 2010. Cherry red in colour with medium-light intensity. Earth, smoke and tangy red cherries on the nose. Good balance with medium body. Clean and bright on the palate with flavours of cherry and red currant. … Read more

Joue Design debuts ‘Zoe’ and ‘Colette’ collections for Spring/Summer 2015

Emerging design house celebrates Canadian design with original watercolour-printed throw pillows Canadian design house Joue Design is putting its signature spin on home décor with its latest collections of throw pillows, available starting today at select retailers and www.jouedesign.com. The Spring/Summer 2015 collections, named ‘Zoe’ and ‘Colette,’ mash up original watercolour paintings created by Joue Design with the … Read more

Let OPUS Hotel Vancouver pamper your pooch with in-room massages and pet portraits

Let OPUS Hotel Vancouver pamper your pooch with in-room massages and pet portraits  New Bow Wow Butler will paws-itively spoil your pup with a range of special treats Barking mad about your four-legged friend? At Vancouver’s OPUS Hotel, a new Pampered Pooch package offers a range of doggy spa treatments and a Bow Wow Butler service that will … Read more

Top Design Talents to Headline the Luxury Home & Design Show

Top Design Talents to Headline the Luxury Home & Design Show The Luxury Home & Design Show will transform the Vancouver Convention Centre into a fully integrated, opulent and sophisticated 45,000 square-foot estate May 1-3, 2015, sharing its breath-taking roomscapes with anyone who dreams of design with no limits. By pairing a carefully curated roster of internationally renowned, high-end … Read more

#TasteofThursday Arctic Char recipe from Chef Alex Chen of Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar

Arctic Char (4 servings) Parsley Coulis: Yield 1.5 cups Ingredients: 4 cups (packed) flat leave parsley, no stems 1 cup 2% milk ½ cup Heavy cream 2 medium shallots cut into 2 cm 10 garlic cloves stems remove pinch kosher salt   Directions: Remove stems from parsley Bring a large pot of salted water to … Read more

La Dolce Vita – A night at the winery

Honey, I’m home. That was my text message, not to my wife, but to Naramata winery owner Sal D’Angelo recently. For years we have stayed at the bed and breakfast at D’Angelo and I had arrived the evening before, intending to stay one night before heading on to Kelowna the following day. When I got … Read more

Black Hills Winery Ride 2015

With the success of the Black Hills Ride last year, we are pleased to announce we have expanded this year’s ride to 2 days of riding, great food and wine.  We are extremely excited that Olympic Silver Medalist and X Games Gold Medalist Kelsey Serwa will be joining us on the ride and we will again be raising money … Read more

Lighten up for spring with cool cottage-style pieces from MOE’S Home Collection

It’s time for an interior awakening! With spring just beginning, MOE’S Home Collection is taking a cue from the coast and focusing on cool, soft colours with a subtle hint of warmth. Inspired by the growing cottage-style trend taking hold in the spring and summer months, MOE’S is concentrating on beach hues, icy blues and airy accents … Read more