Maple Cream Ale among select Granville Island Brewing products now available locally. I’m not the only one who did a double take when the MLCC announced they would carry a select few offerings from West Coast darling Granville Island Brewing. For now it’s limited to their English Bay Pale Ale and Kitsilano Maple Cream Ale, […]
This amazing white is the perfect pairing for this year’s Christmas turkey. Signorello Vineyards ‘Seta’ (2009 vintage – USA): Let me start by saying that I rarely pay above $30 for a white wine unless it’s a good Riesling, an aged Semillon or a nice white Burgundy. Outside of those narrow confines, it’s got to be […]
This uniquely-named product is essentially a home version of the bag found inside most box wines. It’s supposed to keep your wine fresh for a lot longer. So does it? I love wine, but not when it sits open for too long and goes off. Sometimes it takes a day, other times flavours can hang […]
Fresh from celebrating their 75th anniversary, Bothwell Cheese has won first place in two categories of the 84th Annual British Empire Cheese Show. Perennial favourite and social table staple, their marble cheddar took top honors for the sixth consecutive year. They also took first place in the Monterey Jack category following a second place finish […]