#FridayFavourites a day earlier Long weekend to September 9

  Subsidized Naturopathic Healthcare for Vancouver   Vancouver Latin American Film Festival Announces 2016 Lineup   Opera & Arias: The Magic Flute Mondays – August 29 and September 5 at Bard on the Beach • Under the Tents in Vanier Park   Give It Up at the Vancouver Fringe Festival   Catch the Last Sunset … Read more

#WineWednesday Wine Reviews

  2014 Sauvignon Blanc Fern Walk Kelowna, BC $16.99 A new label Mark Anthony introduced in 2014, exclusive to BC LDB stores. Pale lemon yellow with medium minus intensity. The delicate nose shows hints of tropical and citrus fruit. Good balance and mouthfeel. The aromas follow through on the palate and finish. Paired nicely with … Read more

Fort Berens Part II

Innovative people do innovative things. They are often the first to see potential where others don’t. Rolf de Bruin and Heleen Pannekoek decided they wanted to leave the Dutch corporate world and seek a better lifestyle. They decided on wine making and considered living in France, Eastern Europe, Ontario and the Okanagan. After several trips … Read more

VANCOUVER URBAN WINERY PRESENTS SUNDAY SCHOOL: THE #800 SERIES

    Back to wine school! Sunday School at the Vancouver Urban Winery – Vancouver’s wine school for the people – is back with their eighth session of wine-filled seminars on September 18.   Summer is the best: it’s a fact. Going back to school doesn’t have to be a drag. Sunday School’s hosts and resident … Read more

Kits Chicken Fight Returns for a Fourth Year of Wing Competition

Restaurants compete at Bimini in annual battle for wing supremacy It’s fitting that Bimini Public House, home of the most legendary Wing Night in Kitsilano is also the host of the annual Kits Chicken Fight, which brings restaurants together in competition to see who can make the best, tastiest, most irresistible wings in Kits. The Kits Chicken Fight … Read more

High-Concept Design Meets Haute Cuisine at Fourth Annual Dinner by Design

  Back-to-back evenings showcasing the best of contemporary West Coast interior design   The fourth annual Dinner by Design, presented by The Social Concierge, Cosentino Group and new title sponsor Kabuni, in partnership with IDSwest, is where Vancouver’s twin passions for fine dining and even finer design come together. Two tasteful and tasty nights (September 15 and 16, … Read more

17th Annual “Wine’d Up” Gourmet Dinner & Auction in Support of Whistler Search & Rescue

  Whistler Search and Rescue Society (WSAR) will hold their seventeenth annual gourmet dinner and auction, “Wine’d Up”, on Saturday, October 15th, 2016.  Tickets go on sale on September 1st.   Attendees at this popular event will enjoy an evening of outstanding cuisine prepared by five of Whistler’s renowned chefs. The five-course dinner will be paired … Read more

The Fair at the PNE- The Tradition with a New Life

  There are few things in British Columbia that match the PNE as tradition. I know it is The Fair at the PNE but those of us who are older and were brought up here, always use PNE, referring to both the huge piece of property and the Exhibition (TheFair) taking place at the end … Read more

#FridayFavourites – what to do August 26 – September 2

  Long Awaited Opening of the New R&B Ale & Pizza House   Fall in love with food this autumn at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards   Vancouver’s Best Brunch is at Glowbal at TELUS Garden   THE FAIR AT THE PNE UNVEILS 2016 LINE UP  WITH ALL-NEW PROGRAMMING AND RETURNING FAVOURITES   Vancouver Latin American Film … Read more

Liquidity Wines is proud to be one of the sponsors for the Naramata Bench Charity Home Tour

  Liquidity Wines is proud to be one of the sponsors for the Naramata Bench Charity Home Tour, helping to raise funds to equip the new Patient Care Tower at Penticton Regional Hospital. Penticton-based builders Ritchie Custom Homes are partnering with several top local wineries for a breathtaking Naramata Bench Charity Home Tour with all … Read more