Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Sultry Sangiovese

Your intrepid liquor reporter was out wooing a young lady on one of those newfangled Internet dates, and was faced with that dreaded date-night challenge of...

Columnists - Patricia Matthews

Mayor’s Message – January 2015

When I think of New Year’s Day I think of possibilities, of a clean slate and new beginnings. For our community, this January 1st brought with it the new...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Sweet Sipping Cider

Your globetrotting liquor reporter was recently on his annual tour of the Okanagan Valley, that heavenly little spot of Canadian wine country that is close...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Hungry for Hungary

Hungary might not be the first country that comes to mind when you are thinking of wine, but it is well-regarded by the wine snobs of the world. The famous...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

New Beer For A New Year

Welcome, gentle reader, to the much-awaited first liquor column of the New Year. Let’s take a moment to reflect on the past year, and how the face of...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Creamy And Dreamy

This is the time of year that your intrepid liquor reporter ends up with a lot of booze and cream in his system. Perhaps it is the cold weather that makes me...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Thai Me Up! Thai Me Down!

While doing his annual rounds of all the Xmas parties he can wrangle invitations to, your intrepid liquor reporter ended up at a fancy Thai restaurant with 50...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Seasonal Cheers and Beers

Your intrepid liquor reporter loves this time of year.  No, gentle reader, it’s not that I’m partial to the snow, treacherous roads, and cold...

Columnists - Kevin Sorenson

The Federal Gas Tax Fund

Our Conservative Government has just completed the renewal of the agreements with the Provinces and Territories regarding the federal Gas Tax Fund and the...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Bewitching Beaujolais

Your humble narrator was chatting up a cute wine rep at a snooty wine tasting event last week, and she poured me a glass of Beaujolais. For those not in the...


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