A visit to Alderlea Vineyards with @Sam_WineTeacher
Vancouver Island winemakers are very grateful to have escaped the devastating conditions that have hit the interior regions.
Duncan
Hattie’s Farm To Table is Open for Service!
Our doors are open for guests to enjoy indoor or outdoor service once again, words can not express how we have missed serving our community.
Spring is in the Air at Hatties Farm to Table
We are so excited to get back to regular service here at Hattie’s Farm To Table and we are working on rolling out a new seasonal menu.
Where is BC’s newest Sub GI?
The Cowichan Valley is being recognized as a new sub-geographical indication (sub-GI), an official and protected term under B.C. law used to help consumers identify B.C. wines’ origins.
Taking the Duncan Totem Pole Tour
Following my High Tea at the Empress Hotel in Victoria; checking off a bucket list item, I decided to take my courtesy Ford Escape up Island to Duncan, BC, to do their Totem Tour Walk. There are 40 totem poles in the downtown core of Duncan, with each pole having a descriptive plate about … Read more
Wine Touring in the Cowichan Valley
My most recent excursion took me to Unsworth Vineyards just minutes away from Mill Bay in the Cobble Hill area. The surrounding countryside is serene and beautiful as is the setting for their Tasting Room, open daily year round. Since my last visit they have changed management and chef at the Restaurant which is open … Read more
Hudson’s on First ups the ante on Island dining
Who knew? There is a wonderfully classic dining room smack dap in the middle of “old town” Duncan on Vancouver Island. Opened just this past November I was delighted to have discovered this adorable establishment while I was in Victoria attending Culinaire. What first made me even consider the foray up Island from … Read more