Okanagan Fest of Ale This Friday April 11 & Saturday, April 12th 2025 The Okanagan Fest of Ale returns this weekend April 11 & 12, 2025 at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. Featuring beer, cider, tasty food, non-alcoholic options and live entertainment, and new this year – seltzer! The festival has something for everyone 19+. … Read more
Online scholarship applications are now open until February 12th (11:59 pm PT).
BE SPARKLING! THE PINK ONE THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: The Pink One in an Organza bag, Sparking Stopper and 6 Custom Chocolates by Chef Chris Van Hooydonk from Backyard Farm. “94 Points: Stunning minerality, lively fine persistent bubbles, profoundly satisfying.” Katherine McEachnie – Champagne Master A TASTE OF CHARDONNAY THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: Reserve Chardonnay … Read more
Order take-out or dine in at any 5 participating restaurants on our BINGO-style cards, and submit receipts to receive a $25 voucher for use at Meyer or Mayhem.
The Tasting Games North Okanagan division event in Kelowna was our biggest, baddest event so far! On stage, the hilarious Howard Soon – decked out in a Kelowna Rockets jersey and repping the valley – took on the esteemed wine educator DJ Kearney and the laid back Vancouver sommelier Matthew Landry.
The first B.C. Tasting Games tournament took place on April 23rd at Terrafina Restaurant in Oliver, BC. On stage, Severine Pinte, winemaker at Le Vieux Pin and La Stella took on David Paterson, general manager and winemaker at Tantalus, and Wes Hunter, the beverage manager from Raudz Creative Concepts.
It took two years of work but it is now ready to go to Haida Gwaii. Ocean House is an eco-cultural floating lodge that was created to meet the growing interest in Haida culture. Their cultural guides will take guests on excursions to ancient Haida village sites as well as their resident artist will share … Read more
Recently I was invited to join a group of bloggers from Western Canada for the chance to drive the vehicles in the fleet of Ford Canada SUVs.The idea was to showcase not only the Ford vehicles but to show the Sunshine Coast in the best light. As they say best laid plans… So what happens … Read more
The 9th Annual Winemakers Cup is taking place this weekend, Feb. 19 to 21 in Big White, BC. There has been a great response and the snow conditions are amazing. Check out all of the fermenting excitement on our Facebook Page. We have a lot of great events lined up as part of the weekend, and a lot of … Read more
Cornucopia, Whistler’s Celebration of Food + Drink, finished almost one month ago, but why does it matter? Well there were many very good BC, and foreign, wines that attendees were given a chance to taste at various dinners, walk-about events, and seminars. I spent many hours in seminars over the 2 weekends at Cornucopia and … Read more