The 42nd annual Vancouver International Wine Festival is getting ready to start pouring February 22-March 1, 2020. The eight-day wine and food extravaganza will showcase 163 wineries from 15 countries, including 42 wineries from France, this festival’s featured country. Joining the French wineries, 121 more wineries from around the world, will be pouring 1,500+ wines…
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Tasting the Rose Wines of Provence
Recently, I had the privilege of experiencing a terrific tasting of Vins du Provence at Bistro 101 at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. The afternoon started off with a presentation by Wine Coach, Viktorija Todorovska and François Millo, Directeur General of Vins de Provence(pictured). The co-authors of the book, Provence Food and Wine: The Art of…
Mark Oldman Bravely Drinks in the tastes of Mexico
To highlight the upcoming 2012 Food and Wine Festival in Ixtapa-Zihuatenejo, Mark Oldman stopped by Yew Restaurant in the Four Seasons Vancouver recently. Sampling a selection of 4 Mexican wines plus tequila and mezcal, Mark introduced the guests at the media tasting to his world of ‘drinking bravely’. Extolling the virtues of the great value…
Morningstar Farm
Morningstar Farm in Parksville, BC is a great place for city-slickers to get in touch with the country (albeit a slightly touristy version of the country). Home to Little Qualicum Cheese Works and Mooberry Winery this is a great spot to see how food gets from field to table. With cheese produced from the Farm’s…