Tag - Food & Drink

Most folks will not pay too much attention to their brand of Vodka. Since most Vodkas are intentionally distilled to be as neutral-tasting as possible, there...

I recently made my annual pilgrimage to the Okanagan Valley for the fall harvest wine festival, in order to bring you news from our very own Canadian wine...

You may recall that I am a big fan of Spanish wines, so imagine my delight when a few of my regular drinking companions wanted to check out the half-price wine...

I was entertaining out-of-town visitors last week, and discharged my hosting duties with great aplomb by taking them to a nice Italian restaurant with an...

We were out imbibing with a cute Kiwi couple, when the topic of New Zealand wines came up. For those not in the know, there are many similarities between...

While entertaining dinner guests recently, when a discussion broke out about the benefits of a small glass of Port after dinner. Never one to shy away from a...

Your intrepid liquor reporter was browsing the aisles of my friendly neighbourhood booze merchant last week, when I bumped into one of those in-store tastings...

It’s that time of year again, gentle reader. The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. I even saw frost on my hop vines last week...

Your humble narrator decided to sit down on the couch over the weekend to binge-watch the latest season of Game of Thrones, as it was becoming increasingly...

Your intrepid liquor reporter was recently browsing the aisles of my favourite booze merchant, when a bottle from Cahors caught my eye. For those readers not...