I always like offering a great deal on Wine Wednesday. Partly because everyone likes a bargain but also because newcomers don’t have to shell out big bucks to find out if this wine is for them. Woodbridge Chardonnay is from the sure hands of Robert Mondavi. The name Mondavi is one of California’s most recognized … Read more
2008 I Greppi (Bordeaux Blend) Bolgheri Greppicante Italy $29.99 Silver Medal Tasted 2014 09 Garnet red in colour with hints of brick and medium plus intensity. Dark fruit and secondary aromas of leather, tar, earth and toast. Well balanced. Layered flavours echo the nose with a medium long finish. 2009 Bordeaux Chateau de la … Read more
It is with some sadness that I read of the passing of Philippine de Rothschild a while back. Not a name you recognize? Baroness Rothschild was one of the grande dames of Bordeaux wines. Since 1988, she was chairwoman of Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Want to sample one of her wines? Better be prepared to … Read more
As we head into the Fall season our friends at Earls are hard at work testing dishes that are sure to delight. Just the other night I attended a media preview of what is to come and believe me you won’t be disappointed. We met for a meet and greet in the Earls Yaletown … Read more
LITTLE FARM WINERY WINES NOW REPRESENTED IN BC & QUEBEC BY TANDEM WINE SELECTION AND UNIVINS, BOTH MEMBERS OF THE VINI-QUATRO GROUP Cawston, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Tandem Wine Selection and Univins will now be working with Little Farm Winery to represent their wines in British Columbia and Quebec. “We are … Read more
I really hope we soon move past the idea that the only time we can enjoy rose wine is in the spring and summer. Let me make my case with this compelling bottle of evidence. Beaumont Family Estate Winery is new to me but one taste of this rosé and I can promise you I’ll … Read more
West 4th Avenue, a street full of fantastically unique eateries and shops. As autumn rolls in and the sun sets earlier than we’re accustomed to, our W.4th Tasting Plates mini adventure begins at the August Jack. Presented with a house smoked and cured salmon duo, it was a great start to our evening. Their candied … Read more
This celebration of mentorship, in both the visual and culinary arts, coincides with the close of Work is Art, an exhibition curated by Artists for Kids founding artist-patron Gordon Smith, O.C.Work is Art speaks to Mr. Smith’s expansive definition of the term art itself – curation is art, education is art, writing is art, work is art, everything … Read more
Dinner and a Cruise Sunday night I ventured out to the District to try their new Sunday Night Suppers feature. Hopping on the Seabus to get there took hardly any time at all and makes the trip to the North Shore a bit more fun. The District is a great little bistro style restaurant featuring the … Read more
ALL HALLOWS’ EVE FEAST AT CIBO TRATTORIA On Thursday, October 30 and Friday, October 31 — the two days known across the world as “Devil’s Night” and Halloween, respectively — Chef Kassam will prepare a devilishly delectable five-course tasting menu that serves up clever nods to the feast of All Hallows’ Day, traditionally celebrated the day after Halloween. Chef Kassam’s menu is alternately sinister and sumptuous. … Read more