ARC After Dark at the Fairmont Waterfront
If you’re looking for a bit of late night diversion this is definitely the place.
Burrowing Owl
2023 BC Best Sommelier of the Year Competition
The excitement starts to build as all 16 candidates enter the Captain’s room to great applause.
From the Cellar featuring wines that have been aged
In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time. I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’.
Friday, April 17th is World Malbec Day’s 10th Anniversary
Friday, April 17th is World Malbec Day. Most people tend to associate Malbec with Argentina and for good reason. Argentina produces 75% of the world’s Malbec wine. Most come from Mendoza and the best ones from the higher elevation areas of Uco Valley and Lujan de Cuyo.
A Grand time at the Dine Out Vancouver Festival kickoff – The Grand Tasting
Dine Out Vancouver Festival – The Grand Tasting was an opportunity to taste bites from fourteen local restaurants that are participating in Dine Out Vancouver Festival which begins today and runs through February 4th. Alongside the culinary stations was a representation of BC wineries. This included 27 wineries, four breweries, cideries and distillers. So basically two stations of libations for every culinary station.
Araxi Restaurant’s Longtable Dinner Tastes of Summer
Spectacular Farm-To-Table Dinner Set to Showcase Flavours of BC The annual pilgrimage of food and wine aficionados to Pemberton’s North Arm Farm for Araxi Restaurant + Oyster Bar’s annual Longtable Dinner is about to once again herald a celebration in the field. Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 19th and join Il Caminetto’s Chef de … Read more
ARAXI RESTAURANT WELCOMES MANZANILLA TO WHISTLER’S CORNUCOPIA
– Tickets Now Available for Araxi Restaurant’s Exclusive Wine Dinners – Araxi Restaurant and Oyster Bar’s award-winning leaders – Executive Chef James Walt, Restaurant Director Neil Henderson, and Wine Director Samantha Rahn – present a lineup of spectacular wine dinners in honour of the 20th anniversary of Cornucopia, Whistler’s celebration of food and drink. This … Read more
Half Corked Marathon shortlisted in Canadian Tourism Awards
Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country’s flagship event recognized in national awards Oliver Osoyoos Wine Association’s Half Corked Marathon has been shortlisted for a Canadian Tourism Awards as a finalist for the Metro Toronto Convention Center Event of the Year. “We take great pride in the Half Corked Marathon, our flagship event of the year and … Read more
Food and Wine (and more) Experiences you should try
You know I enjoy wine tastings even though I consider myself to be an entry level taster or a novice wine taster but it wasn’t until I started to discover other events beyond wine tasting that I came to love food and wine (or beverage) events. First it was experiencing Parksville Uncorked. I … Read more