APVSA Summer Tropical Wine Tour

APVSA Tropical Summer Wine Tour The Association for the Promotion of Wines and Spirits launched its Tropical Summer Wine Tour here in Vancouver this past week at the Sutton Place Hotel. The tour will make stops in 18 cities across North America, from Mexico City to Montreal, with an additional stop in Honolulu. APVSA boasts … Read more

Petrichor French Farmhouse Restaurant unveils updated menus

Petrichor French Farmhouse Restaurant unveils menu updates for spring While the essentials of classic French cuisine are timeless, seasonal menu changes give chefs the opportunity to showcase favourite ingredients and tempt tastebuds with fresh flavours suited to the time of year. This spring, Luc Duval and Thibault Nicaise of Petrichor French Farmhouse Restaurant have brought … Read more

From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher

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’. It will be similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines … Read more

Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation.

Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. Hi, I’m Kim, a passionate lover of wine, food, and any experience that brings the two together! In this weekly blog post, I share my thoughts on a wine that I’ve recently purchased from one of our local independent wine merchants. If you’d like to know more … Read more

Provence’s Valentine’s Menu Speaks the Language of Love

FOOD IS THE ULTIMATE LOVE LANGUAGE AT PROVENCE MARINASIDE In the words of famed French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac “L’amour est la poésie des sens.” Food has always been the ultimate love language. The French understand this instinctively, and Provence Marinaside’s Owner/Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia lives by it. For him, cooking and sharing a … Read more

Eat, Drink and Be Merry at Provence Marinaside

It’s the most wine-derful time of the year!

The Bourgogne Wine Board receives €700,000 to preserve winegrowing heritage

This project is jointly supported by other French wine regions.