Customers want local, and they want good
Stacey and I sneaked out for some Friday night comfort food on Vancouver's Main Street. It was an eatery I'm sure everyone except us had attended several times. The place was packed, the service was friendly, and the portions were large. However, when we picked up the wine menu there was very little that excited […]
BC Wine tourism takes off
GlobalTV BC has produced some of the best television coverage of BC’s growing wine region. All this week they are presenting a fine series on BC wine reported by the talented Linda Aylesworth. Coincidentally, Linda and her beau dined with your BC Wine Lovers (me and Stacey) 10 years ago next month, when we all […]
The Hired Belly on Okanagan Wine Festival
Mission Hill's Michael Allemeier with Terrace restaurant chef Matt Batey pair some of the best dishes and wines around. Photo-Tim Pawsey We couldn't attend, but here's a great account of some of the best from this year's Okanagan Fall Wine Festival courtesy writer Tim Pawsey, aka The Hired Belly. From Tim's account the wines just […]