Faithful readers may have recall that the three largest brewers in Canada are all owned by foreign conglomerates, as the drinks industry continues...
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23 Years of Wild Rose Beers
Calgary’s Wild Rose Brewery has made frequent appearances in this column over the years, all the way back to the dawn of the new millennium. In earth...
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Mayday! Mayday!
May is a wild and crazy month for the tipplers of the world, and I have been making the most of it. In local news, we are celebrating the 50th birthday of the...
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Sipping Santorini
The Greek empire of antiquity helped to spread viticulture across the known world, to the neighbouring Romans, and as far away as Persia. Winemaking in Greece...
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Tinned Wine
I was picking up some liquid libations for a garden party on the weekend, and the friendly neighbourhood booze merchant had a large display of canned wine...
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Men Are From Mars(anne)
I was hosting a dinner party for our usual bunch last week, and was searching the cellar for a nice white wine to pair with the garlic shrimp appetizers. ...
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International Whisk(e)y Day
This past March 27 was a day filled with both solemnity and mirth, as well as no small amount of whisky. For those not in the know, March 27 was the 11th...
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Three Card Monte
Art, architecture, food, and wine. What’s not to love about Italy? From time immemorial, Italy has been spreading its culture across the world, dating...
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99 Troubles But A Monk Ain’t One
Spring has arrived in our fair province, and I have already enjoyed patio libations on a sunny weekend. The end of winter can mean many things, but the longer...
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Bow River Flow
Chestermere and the Bow River have a long history. Way back in the 1880s, the Canadian Pacific Railway wanted to irrigate the land between Calgary and...
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