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A few more "non wine" suggestions on the list as we continue on through December. Now including bubbly and sparkling #FavouriteThings that are just right for Christmas and New Years.
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Hosted by Wine Press Northwest magazine, the Platinum Judging is only by invitation, and includes wines from BC, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho that have been first been recognized with a gold or better award at other defined competitions.
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The dawn of a new year is a good time to pause and look back at the year that was. I think that, like Thanksgiving, it is a good time to express some gratitude for our burgeoning BC wine industry. So, with this in mind, I raise a glass and say, “Cheers!”
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On December 31st, welcome 2019 with friends and family at Aura Restaurant in Whistler’s Nita Lake Lodge. Guests are invited to enjoy an innovative 11-course tasting menu highlighted by local BC ingredients, prepared by talented Chef James Olberg.
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Award-winning Vancouver distillery, Odd Society Spirits, officially launched its newly branded, highly-anticipated single malt and rye whiskies made from 100 per cent local grains on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018.
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The Vancouver Christmas Market, in collaboration with the Children’s Wish Foundation, has raised $10,000 this holiday season during Children’s Wish Weeks.
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Motivated by many wakeful nights and a baby who struggled to find sleep, The Vaka Studio Society presents an album of original lullabies and gentle melodies created by singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and new father Thomas Kuecks, entitled Lullaby Belle Amie.
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Eight of Vancouver’s most innovative chefs are banding together in support of the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House. Fare: For the Human Right to Healthy Food, is an extraordinary six-course collaboration dinner to be shared at Torafuku Asian Eatery on January 14, 2019, with proceeds from each ticket to benefit DTES Neighbourhood House’s healthy food programs.
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The dinner was nothing short of fabulous. Service impeccable. The TWG Tea salon is a formal yet very comfortable room. This is where you take your mother, grandmother or favourite aunt. It also would be a fun spot to take your best girlfriend before you hit the holiday party circuit. You should try it. Please note TWG Tea on Georgia Street closes at 7:00 pm.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Burdock & Co is dishing up seasonally inspired farm-to-table fare, creating a comforting escape from the holiday madness where diners can fuel up throughout the winter season.
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The Paisley Notebook creator and national culinary experience award winner, Aman Dosanj is launching a new series of collaborative pop up dinners to re-imagine the dining experience and what it means to support local.
Sunday, February 3
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The Canadian Culinary Championships is the grand finale of Canada’s Great Kitchen Party events that are held annually in the fall. Organizers announced today that Chilliwack, a Canadian rock band led by Order of Canada recipient and rock legend, Bill Henderson will headline the finale event of the 2019 Canadian Culinary Championships taking place in Kelowna, BC, February 1 - 2, 2019.
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Creative burger concept, Hundy is set to launch near Christmas at 2042 West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano. Keep an eye on Hundy's Instagram for official opening date.
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Time to talk Bubbles! Both Christmas and New Year's Eve wouldn't be the same without the pop and the bubbles so we are giving you our suggested sparkling wines that will make your holiday festivities bright and fun.
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The blind tasting and seminar did not disappoint and I came away with a better understanding into the wines of Veneto and the Vinum & Cibus Italici Consortium.
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Here is the second part of some of my favourite wine books. Any wine lover on your list will be sure to enjoy them.
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First of all, there is more to Beaujolais than Beaujolais Nouveau, that once-wide-spread young, simple fruity red wine (more of a juice/wine) that is traditionally released on the third Thursday of November in the year that it was made. So very much more.
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Tips for serving the perfect glass of sparkling wine. As the minutes tick down to midnight, the anticipation rises.
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BC's annual Icewine harvest has arrived, with the cold temperatures prompting wineries in the Okanagan Valley and Similkameen Valley to start picking grapes on December 5 and continuing into the early morning hours on December 6.
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Give the gift of TIME this holiday season! The friends, family, and the host/hostess on your gift giving list is going to love this Time Viognier. What a wonderful gift for the wine lovers on your list.
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