The team at Fort Berens Estate Winery has won a variety of prestigious awards for their winemaking in recent years. After the recent Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association’s annual gala, they now have two additional awards to add to their honour wall. Fort Berens received two of the three prestigious awards handed out at the … Read more
It’s always great when you can mix business with pleasure, and that is exactly what I, and a small group of wine writers, got to do a while ago. The event was an opportunity to meet and have dinner with BC wine legend Harry McWatters and to meet his new winemaker Lawrence Buhler (more on … Read more
Vista D’ Oro Owner Patrick Murphy greeted us as our bus pulled in to their quaint farm on 4th Avenue in Langley. The vineyard here is in its seventh year. Patrick takes care of the wine making while his wife Lee, is in charge of the preserves. Three years ago, Patrick made the decision to … Read more
Discover BC’s Wine Regions in 24 Private Liquor Stores this November Harvest time is wrapping up for what many claim is BC’s best vintage ever. Discover BC’s diverse wine producing regions in select private wine stores across the province this November and see how far we’ve come. Each private liquor store has its own … Read more
Quini (www.quiniwine.com), the wine tasting app and market intelligence data company today announced an online virtual wine tasting program beginning on Thursday, November 12, 2015. The program builds on Quini’s popular brick and mortar wine tasting and education events launched in 2014. Delivered online, the initiative will enable Quini to accelerate adoption of its breakthrough educational … Read more
Magnolia Hotel & Spa’s holiday package embraces Canada’s most festive city Jingle all the way to Victoria this winter and get in the holiday spirit with Magnolia Hotel & Spa’s Christmas in Victoria package, available from November 20 to January 2. Stay in Victoria’s leading boutique hotel – one of Conde Nast Traveler’s top … Read more
Whitewater Cooks Author Shelley Adams to Visit Kelowna Best selling Whitewater Cooks author, Shelley Adams will be visiting Kelowna next weekend, Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7th to share her passion for food. On Friday, Adams will be at Mosaic Books on Bernard Avenue from noon – 1 pm, and on Saturday, she’ll be … Read more
HIP HOPS HOORAY: VANCOUVER BREWERY TOURS TAPS INTO A KEG OF HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TOURS, GIFT PACKAGES Give the Gift of Memories this Holiday Season with Unforgettable, Behind-the-Scenes Excursions to More than 13 Local Craft Breweries With the holiday season on the horizon, Vancouver Brewery Tours is helping Santa stuff the stockings of … Read more
Vancouver Foodster Craft Beer Cocktail Challenge Award Winners The Vancouver Foodster Craft Beer Cocktail Challenge was a success featuring 4 creations from restaurants around Vancouver and Richmond. Each restaurant featured their Craft Beer Cocktail creation from October 1-25, 2015. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite the task as each … Read more
On October 15th, Tourism Abbotsford hosted their annual Harvest Dinner. Bringing together local farmers and media friends, the event was meant to showcase the bounty of food, wine and beer that Abbotsford produces. This year’s dinner was held at Mt Lehman Winery. With it’s sweeping views of the vineyard and beautifully decorated table … Read more