#ThisWineThatDish | Charisma Unoaked Chardonnay | Zucchini Lasagne

Nothing better than an easy drinking patio wine that also pairs nicely with everything from spicy Thai to down home bbq fare. These are wines to share with friends that you know appreciate your good taste and quirky sense of humour. Wines for picnics and beach fires. Enjoy these wines at the beach, on the…

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WINE & DINE

Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher

NV Brut Reserva Segura Viudas Torrelavit, Spain $16.99 Segura Viudas is well-known for delivering good-quality sparkling Spanish wines (cava), and this modestly priced Reserva proves the point.  Straw coloured with medium-light intensity.  Baked apple, citrus, brioche, wet stones, and dried tree fruit with undertones of yeasty lees on the nose.  Good balance with mouth-filling mousse. …

#ThisWineThatDish | Charisma Unoaked Chardonnay | Zucchini Lasagne

Nothing better than an easy drinking patio wine that also pairs nicely with everything from spicy Thai to down home bbq fare. These are wines to share with friends that you know appreciate your good taste and quirky sense of humour. Wines for picnics and beach fires. Enjoy these wines at the beach, on the…


TRAVEL/LEISURE

Spring Adventures in Campbell River with Naturally Pacific Resort

 Spring Adventures in Campbell River with Naturally Pacific Resort New direct flight routes and wildlife experiences make it the perfect season to visit As spring approaches on Vancouver Island’s sheltered east coast, Campbell River is ready to impress with new flight routes, wildlife and adventure experiences, best experienced from an elegant base at Naturally Pacific…

EVENTS

VanDusen’s Spring Strings returns

VanDusen’s Spring Strings returns featuring string musicians of the VSO VanDusen Botanical Garden invites guests to celebrate Mother’s Day weekend surrounded by spring blooms and live music as Spring Strings returns to the Garden on Saturday, May 9, 2026. This year’s event will feature eight string musicians from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performing contemporary favourites…

DRINKS

Ellipsis Hosts Tom Liu of LA’s Thunderbolt

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