Earlier this month the office of the Lieutenant-governor Stephen L. Point announced the list of 2012 winners of the Lieutenant-governor's Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines. This year's competition attracted nearly 350 wines from a record
The B.C. Government Employers Union walked off the job at all three liquor distribution centres this week hoping to get some attention for their salary and benefit demands. Union president Darryl Walker certainly got my attention with his remark
I was struggling with how I might mention a recent tasting foray in New York City from the standpoint that I was there and you were not, and how that might be germane to this weekly column. I found the answer this week at a celebration of life ceremony
Wine is back in the mainstream news this month all across Canada thanks to Bill C-311, a reform bill Vancouver lawyer and wine law specialist Mark Hicken describes as "a wine shipping law that will create a limited 'national personal use exemption' for
Don't get me wrong I love delicious rosé but not in the middle of fall or winter or whatever you call this weather. But in true West Coast fashion (and because I do have deadlines), I've decided not to let the rain prevent me from getting on with the
From: Chambers, Jay LDB:EX Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:18 AMTo: LDB D All EmployeesSubject: Resignation Good morning, I am writing to advise you of my decision to resign from the Liquor Distribution Branch effective July 6, 2012. It
A popular question pitched my way at this time of the year is, "can you recommend a sparkling wine to serve at our wedding?" Excellent question I say, but which wine you serve depends to some extent on when you will serve it, and as always, how
As wine continues its long journey to surpass beer as the No. 1 beverage consumed by British Columbians (something I suspect may happen by year's end), governments both provincial and federal continue to exhibit little or no understanding of what makes
The weather outside was frightful. Inside, however, delightful. Paul Hobbs was content, when reminded of Mark Twain's comment that the worst winter he ever had was a summer in San Francisco; he smiled and said, "There is doubt now as to whether
A week in the life of a wine taster is hardly ever boring, especially if you like meeting people, learning some-thing new. To prove my point, during the last seven, okay eight, working days I met more than 100 wine producers. Some get more face time than
The first long weekend of the year may be the most eagerly awaited break from work for rain-weary West Coasters, especially if the weather turns out to be warm and sunny. As I write this, the sun gods are suggesting we may get some decent weather
Prepared by Laura Catena, Alejandro Vigil and Luis Reginato The 2012 harvest is all about low yields and the extraordinary richness and concentration that resulted from them. Because there was very little spring-time snow in the Andes, the season started
The wine bloggers are all a-twitter this month after Annette Álvarez-Peters responded to a CNBC inter-viewer's query about whether wine was more special than toilet paper. "I don't think so," said Álvarez-Peters. "People can look at it that way. But
Wild B.C. Spot Prawn season officially got underway Thurs-day, but there will be plenty to celebrate over the next month as chefs around the province embrace a major player from the sustainable fishery as recognized by the David Suzuki Foundation/ Seachoice
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