Author - Nick Jeffrey

While searching the wine cellar for something out of the ordinary, I made a fortuitous discovery of a cache of orange wines tucked away on a dusty shelf, just...

Always eager for a reason to uncork a bottle, my page-a-day calendar reminded me that it was time to oberve International Pinotage Day, the uniquely South...

few months back, with Calgary-based Dandy Brewing and Lacombe-based Blindman Brewing joining forces. This was not quite a merger or an acquisition, more of a...

As the dog days of summer turn slowly to autumn, I poked around in the dusty corners of the wine cellar to find a bottle to observe the changing of the seasons...

While stocking up the wine cellar for a garden party, the friendly proprietor at my local bottle shop reminded me that the 15th annual International Cabernet...

While perusing the aisles of my local bottle shop, I came across one of those brand ambassadors pouring samples of Pinot Noir wines from the Okanagan Valley of...

India Pale Ale, or IPA for short, has been the most popular craft beer style for many years. IPA was originally designed as a cranked up version of the English...

I had out-of-town friends visiting last week, so as one does, I took them to that besotted bacchanalia known as the Calgary Stampede, and after braving the...

July certainly came in with a bang, with the double whammy of water shortages in Calgary and Chestermere, plus our now-annual heat dome scorching much of...

Traditions are important, even very recent traditions that are totally not a flimsy excuse to meet up with my regular tippling posse for some good times on the...