Wine Wednesday Wine Reviews

2013 Garnacha (5G) Torres Campo de Borja, Spain $17.99 Bronze Medal Garnet red tinged with purple and a medium-deep intensity. The nose shows aromas of cherry, plum, forest floor, earth and cocoa. Good balance. Pleasing fruit on the palate with a medium-long finish.     2011 Riesling Zeller Peter & Peter (Feinherb) Mosel, Germany $12.59 … Read more

Miradoro Restaurant Reopens for 2015 at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards 

Welcoming spring, the team bring with them a fresh, new spring menu & the return of The Communal Table Miradoro Restaurant, British Columbia’s premier winery restaurant, is pleased to announce it is now open for 2015, after a brief winter closure for the months of January / February. The award-winning destination restaurant, at Tinhorn Creek … Read more

Pacific Breeze AssaZin Release

Look out! Pacific Breeze, New Westminster’s urban winery, has just released their latest AssasZin vintage. The grapes for this Zinfandel wine come from Lake County in northern California and it is delicious. People who dropped by for this latest tasting were treated to four tastings, their ‘I Can’t Remember’ white blend, the Reserve Chardonnay, an … Read more

The Revival Group Celebrates a Winning Three-Peat in Downtown Kelowna

Pilgrim & Pearl opens today, Tuesday, March 3rd for ‘Revival Hour’ (Happy Hour) with our first dinner service at 5:00 pm.   Opening within a week of each other, The Revival Group has brought three ‘firsts’ to the food and beverage scene in the Okanagan with the opening of 27 and Pilgrim & Pearl, both located in the newly renovated Prestige … Read more

Eat. Play. Love. in Whistler with Nita Lake Lodge’s Ultimate Girls’ Getaway Package

Ditch the guys and grab the girls to sip, spa and spoil yourselves this spring Grab your girlfriends and get ready for a weekend of fun in Whistler. Sip sunset cocktails by the lake, savour a four-hour spa session and experience adrenaline-pumping adventures, whilst catching up with friends and having fun. Nita Lake Lodge is introducing … Read more

PLAYDOME RETURNS TO BC PLACE FOR SPRING BREAK! – Ticket Giveaway

CONTEST Saturday, March 14 to Sunday, March 22 Western Canada’s largest indoor carnival is the perfect place to be this Spring Break and is fun for the whole family!   To Enter: Leave a comment on this page and sign-up for our newsletter. Follow BC Place on Facebook. You could win four tickets!   With … Read more

Taste of Thursday recipe from Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia – Provence Vancouver

Daube de Boeuf This is a classic Provençal recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation in our family. Here we give you Mamie Suzanne’s recipe that in 1987 won 1st Prize at the Comite Nationale Gastronomie de France. Ingredients – bouquet garni: 1 bay leaf 3 sprigs thyme 4 large sprigs parsley … Read more

Italian Excellence Quality Experience – Expo 2015 Milano

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West and Federico’s Supper Club are set to host media to kick off the Expo Milano 2015. The event will take place on March 4, 2015. The announcement of the premier of the online platform www.Italianqualityexperience.it will be presented. The online platform will coincide with the launch … Read more

TripAdvisor® honours Victoria’s boutique Magnolia Hotel & Spa

Inner Harbour hotel adds “top six in Best Hotels in Canada” to list of awards Victoria’s leading boutique hotel, Magnolia Hotel & Spa, is honoured to receive four awards in the TripAdvisor’s® Travellers’ Choice Awards. Placing in the Top 25 categories for Best Hotel, Best Luxury Hotel, Best Hotel for Romance and Best Hotel Service … Read more

Go VIP to Taste Washington and enjoy exclusive benefits!

Tickets On Sale! Grand Tasting VIP Tickets Are Limited! Go VIP to Taste Washington and enjoy these exclusive benefits: An extra hour to savor the event Access to the Barrel Room, our exclusive VIP lounge VIP swag bag Hours: 1pm – 5pm (Saturday and Sunday) Ticket prices: One-day: $160 | Two-day: $205 General Admission Hours: 2pm – … Read more