Life Begets Life... or Thoughts of Spring

Published on April 2, 2012

Three years ago we traded our city life for a vineyard in the Okanagan. At that time we had the respectable number of urban animals: one small dog, one cat. We struggled to adapt to the wonders of ...

Published on April 2, 2012

Put your smartphone in the air if you've heard about Pinterest...not yet? You will. Since December, this social media start-up has received a lot of buzz in the online world, and slowly in main...

Editor's Note Spring 2012

Published on April 2, 2012

What a beautiful time to come and visit wine country. With the promise of spring in the air, so to returns the buzz at the wineries, dreaming and planning for new vintages and preparing to welcome ...

Guns and Roses

Published on April 2, 2012

Gerry Jobe, Mixologist - RauDZ Regional Table Ingredients 1.5 oz Bulleit Bourbon 2 oz Cherry/ Balsamic Gastrique Syrup. 1 oz Lemon Juice 1 oz Egg White Method Shake all ingredients without ice, the...

Edge of the Earth Winery... Poised for Perfection

Published on April 2, 2012

In BC’s world of fine wines, you don’t have to be the biggest to produce outstanding vintages. Such is the case at Edge of the Earth Vineyard, located 30 km. North of Vernon near Armstr...

B.C. Wine Museum and VQA Wine Shop turns 15!

Published on April 2, 2012

In the mid 1990s, the Kelowna Museum was working toward the opening of the B.C. Wine Museum as another venue to help interpret the unique agricultural landscapes and history of the Okanagan Valley....

More Mouth-Watering Reasons to Visit Waterfront Wines

Published on April 2, 2012

It’s back to delicious life as usual for loyal customers of Waterfront Wines in Kelowna. The award-winning restaurant was closed for several weeks for extensive renovations that effectively doubled...

Canadian Culinary Championships - Another Successful Event in Kelowna

Published on March 14, 2012

Iwas honoured to attend Tantalus Vineyards’ private welcome dinner for the competing Gold Medal Plates chefs last week. What a thrill to sit amongst these talented gents, observe the quiet wi...

Baillie-Grohman, A Winemaking Pioneer in the beautiful Creston Valley

Published on April 2, 2012

With a nod to history and an eye to the future, Bob Johnson and Petra Flaa have dived headlong into the challenging waters of BC’s wine industry. The location in the Erickson district of the ...

Ancient Hill...A History of Great Grapes!

Published on April 2, 2012

Although Ancient Hill Vineyard and Winery just opened the doors to the public in 2011, this is not the first time a vineyard has called this 16-acre site, near the Kelowna airport, home. After rese...

Canadian Culinary Championships - Another Successful Event in Kelowna

Published on April 2, 2012

I was honoured to attend Tantalus Vineyards’ private welcome dinner for the competing Gold Medal Plates chefs last week. What a thrill to sit amongst these talented gents, observe the quiet w...

Spring Okanagan Wine Festival

Published on April 2, 2012

Signature 2012 Spring Wine Festival Events: May 3rd - Best of the Best Wine Awards and Reception Join us for our kick off event of the 2012 Spring Wine Festival. This event will include the ann...

Published on March 14, 2012

Serendipity continues to play a large role in Judy Kingston’s Naramata winery. Just before the 2011 harvest an accident put Winemaker Jason Parkes’s leg in a cast. Even though Jason sho...