Cheese to please

Mount Pleasant CheeseBC Wine Lover promises anything and everything to do with BC wine. As cheese is to wine as Kate Hepburn is to Spencer Tracy, we must give some love to local cheese shops.
Meet Mount Pleasant Cheese, on Cambie Street at 18th avenue. Like the cheese shop in Monty Python, it's very clean. Unlike that shop it has loads of yummy cheese.
As you walk in immediately to our left is a table set for kids to preoccupy themselves while Moms and Dads browse the cheese selections. Not only do the kids get paper and crayons, but they get their own little cheese bites to try out. I couldn't resist nibbling some of the samples, and ended up buying a small block.
Bonus marks are given for the selection of cheeses from local BC producers such as The Farm House from Agassiz.

Author

  • Mike Klassen is a Vancouver city councillor, communications professional, and long-time advocate for British Columbia’s wine industry. He co‑founded BC Wine Lover in 2007 with his wife Stacey, sharing stories from their travels through the province’s wine regions and spotlighting the people and places that make B.C. wine distinctive.

    In 2015, Mike led the BC Wine Appellation Task Group, guiding a province‑wide consultation that produced recommendations—later endorsed by industry plebiscite—that strengthened B.C.’s appellation standards and helped establish today’s sub‑GIs.

    His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, Huffington Post, and Daily Hive, blending history, policy insight, and personal experience. Alongside his work on Vancouver City Council, Mike continues to explore vineyards across the province, champion local producers, and celebrate the evolving culture of B.C. wine.