If you haven’t heard of Culmina, you’re forgiven. Culmina Family Estate Winery is fairly new to the BC wine scene. However, the Triggs family behind the family estate winery part is a legend in our industry. If you know anything of Canadian wine, wherever you may...
When you find something pretty fantastic it’s tempting to keep it to yourself. I mean if the whole world knew about how fantastic, stylish and hip Vancouver’s The Loden, then I’d never be able to book in. This boutique downtown Vancouver hotel is tucked into Coal...
There are some beers that are memorable for the label, some for the name, some for the quirkiness and some for the quality. Parallel 49 Brewing Company’s Seedspitter is memorable on all counts. This East Vancouver brewery was founded by three childhood friends who...
I love creativity in craft beer, and even more when it works so well that you wonder what took people this long. Vancouver's Deep Cove Brewers’ Sun Kissed Tea Saison is one such beer. Apple, mango and papaya-infused Rooibos tea is then infused into a Belgian-styled...
This wine was awarded a Lieutenant Governor Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines last month, recognized as one of the top 12 wines in the competition. Howling Bluff Estate Winery is the culmination of a 20 year dream to make exceptional wines. A...
From the eastern outbacks of Lillooet (well, outback for wine regions) comes this bold and bright, bone dry, Pinot Noir rosé. Fort Berens Winery was established by Dutch immigrants Rolf de Bruin and Heleen Pannekoek in 2005. On the Fraser River, rugged and...
Admit it—you’ve always wanted to spend the night in a treehouse Maybe you had a treehouse in your yard as a child. Or, even more yearn-worthy, you didn’t. But you always wanted one, preferably up amidst the branches, colorful and brightly painted, perhaps with...
Five generations in, so you know they know what they’re doing. The Ward-Turton family has been growing apples on their Kelowna property since the 1920′s when they arrived from England. Along with all their belongings, George Washington Ward brought cider apples....
Crafting a gin from 100-percent organic British Columbian wheat has never been a small endeavor. Up until the last year, it might have been near impossible. Now, thanks to the slow drawing of the curtain of old BC liquor laws, a quickly-growing handful of craft...
Vancouver Craft Beer Week 2014 is set to kick off its fifth year in style this Friday, May 30th with a party dedicated to what should be everyone’s favorite pastime – succumbing to the temptresses of ales and lagers. This nine day event of bottled, canned and...
