Left Field Ciderhouse rules
This blog doesn’t normally stray beyond beer these days, but I’ve got to give the two ladies behind Left Field Cider Co. a mention purely for their gumption. I can’t claim to know a great deal about...
View ArticleWine Guy – Bountiful B.C. bottles
The interest in (and demand for) local wine is amazing. I understand the appeal, and appreciate the myriad motivating factors for local patronage, be they emotional, environmental, economical, or...
View ArticleWine Guy – It’s cider time!
The crisp days and cooler nights have me thinking about apples. Whether bagged at farmers markets or piled high in the supermarkets, apples have arrived in abundance. They’re even increasingly found in...
View ArticleOkanagan Fest-of-Ale 2015: A judge’s verdict
The beer festival calendar is getting ever more crowded as more breweries open and more people get turned on to craft beer. It leads to a one of those nice dilemmas: Which to attend over the course of...
View ArticleWine Guy – Summer sidra
Recent forays to a few of the private liquor stores around town have turned up some pleasant surprises. I’m specifically referring to the recent availability of “sidra,” which is simply Spanish for...
View ArticleWine Guy – Back to wine school
It is that time of year again. Actually, it feels like the back-to-school jingles started more than a month ago (way to cramp summer style marketers)! However, with September showing on the calendar...
View ArticleWine Guy – Island libations
Perhaps it’s that fabled carefree yet conscientious island time working its magic, but a recent trip to Victoria highlighted how it really is the islands’ time to shine with a delicious (and diverse)...
View ArticleWine Guy – Mom-approved wines
I’m looking forward to sharing a glass with the moms in my world this weekend. Unfortunately, one toast will have to be virtual, but with the others I’ll be sharing a meal paired with a good bottle of...
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