Local restaurant chain adopts BC VQA wine menu
White Spot celebrates B.C. with a 100% local wine selection If you're a British Columbian you've been a White Spot customer. The BC-based restaurant chain was once a celebrated drive-in venue with trays that allowed you to dine right in your car. As time has gone by the restaurant has become more sophisticated, offering more […]
Privatization and BC wine pricing in the news
BC wine consumers and voters really only care about two things: selection and pricing The BC Government's liquor privatization project (the Distribution of Liquor Project or "DLP") has been in the news a great deal this past week, getting increasingly negative coverage. Many commentators have correctly identified that the existing government monopoly system is inefficient […]
Traveling Osoyoos & Oliver wine country
Erin shares her experiences in BC's glorious south Okanagan wine region Sunday, after a lazy morning, J and I headed up to the most northerly Osoyoos winery, LaStella; it is part of Enotecca, which also owns Le Vieux Pin in Oliver. LaStella’s main focus is on a more Italian-style of winemaking, and all of their […]