Wine

The 5th annual BEST of the WEST is a unique evening that pairs 12 of the Lower Mainland’s best restaurants with 12 BC wineries for a culinary arts event and competition. Sponsored by Grosvenor ...

Wines from the Oltrepo’ Pavese (in the Lombardy Region) were poured in Vancouver at a tasting at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel on February 18 as part of a trade mission to Western Canada sponsored...

Join the British Columbia Wine Appreciation Society and Good Life Vancouver for a week-end escape to wine country ending with Paraiso Events Spectacular! NYE 2013 Masquerade Gala at the Nk’Mip ...

The Harmony Arts Festival, presented by Odlum Brown Limited, is offering exciting culinary and wine offerings throughout the Festival in West Vancouver beginning August 3. Back by popular deman...

[caption id="attachment_2258" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Ali Hui pouring for Marquee Wines"][/caption] On April 5th I attended the first hopefully annual event benefiting Make-a-Wi...

The 2012 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival took place February 27 to March 4 and presented its regional theme of Chile and a global focus on Cabernet grapes. I attended some of th...

The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival will welcome some of the most progressive winemakers and winery leaders in the world from February 27th to March 4th. Whether pouring tablesi...

The winners of the first edition of the BC Italian Wine Awards are being promoted throughout special in-store promotional displays in Liberty Wines stores from December 5th to December 19th. The...

When people hear Napa Valley, they think big Cabernets.  Which is true, you can get some huge Cabernet Sauvignons there, but they also produce other wines, such as Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot N...

A couple of weeks ago I attended the Bloom tasting in Vancouver. Organized by the BC Wine Institute, this annual travelling tasting brings VQA winemakers to trade and media.  The spring release...