1st Annual Dinner to Celebrate Autumn’s Arrival in the Fraser Valley Join Singletree Winery on Sunday, October 1 to celebrate the beginning of Autumn at their first annual Long Table Harvest Dinner. You will enjoy a gourmet four-course meal created by the local culinary wizard, Chef Pieter. Each course will be … Read more
Chef and Sustainable Seafood Advocate Aims to Inspire and Educate the Home Chef Popular Canadian chef and personality Ned Bell of Chefs for Oceans and Ocean Wise, is thrilled to release his long-awaited first cookbook, Lure. The creation of this thoughtful book has been a dream of Bell’s since completing his 8,700km bike journey … Read more
Last night I was one of a large group of media hosted by Burpee at a dinner held at local restaurant Burdock & Co with garden therapy‘s Stephanie Rose as the guest speaker. Stephanie spoke about her passion for gardening and how it developed into her blog garden therapy where you can find all sorts … Read more
2016 Chardonnay See Ya Later Ranch Okanagan Falls, BC $16.99 This very reasonably priced Chardonnay is Golden yellow in colour with medium light intensity. Butter and apple on the nose with hints of melon and pineapple. Good balance, big and round in the mouth with an almost oily texture. Butter, tropical fruit and pineapple … Read more
Winemaker Phil McGahan and the CheckMate Team are well into the 2017 Harvest and Vintage. We have begun with Chardonnay from our eastern vineyards on Osoyoos Lake Bench and Black Sage Bench which will become Capture, Knight’s Challenge and Little Pawn. Our grapes are hand-picked at night, chilled, hand sorted and gently pressed to preserve the quality of the pristine fruit.
Naramata Bench chardonnay wins prestigious accolade Upper Bench Winery and Creamery is thrilled to welcome the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, to its winery on the picturesque Naramata Bench this Thursday, September 14, to receive its first Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in British Columbia wines. One of … Read more
Latest Addition to Gooseneck Hospitality’s Expanding Restaurant Roster Features 150 Seats, Wrap-Around Patio, Casual Fare and Local Craft Beer, Wine and Cocktails Exclusively On Tap Vancouver’s Gooseneck Hospitality — the team behind such award-winning restaurants as Wildebeest, Bufala and Lucky Taco — is set to unveil a brand-new casual dining and beer hall … Read more
Andrew Peller Limited announced today that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100% of Black Hills Estate Winery and Gray Monk Estate Winery and has entered into a letter of intent to acquire 100% of Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, for a combined purchase price of $95 million. The three estate VQA wineries in British … Read more
TIME Winery announced as Official Wine Partner to the Calgary Flames TIME Winery is pleased to announce its partnership with the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation and South by Southwest Wine Imports of Calgary. This partnership is exciting for all organizations as it combines an offering of exclusive Okanagan wine to Flames fans … Read more
It’s a fact – Vancouver loves Happy Hours. Since the laws changed a couple of years ago, Happy Hour specials have proliferated amongst the city’s restaurants and lounges. Most happen in the late afternoon, like Provence Marinaside’s very popular Tappy Hour (from 3 – 5 p.m daily). A few places have ‘after hours’ … Read more