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Wine Tasting at Home – Vieux Chateau Certan
Back in September we were on a cruise to Alaska for Tara’s birthday and on one of the first days signed up for an afternoon wine tasting. I think it was wines of the world or something like that as we sampled wine from a variety of countries. At this particular tasting they had…. Read More
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Dining in Whistler #1 – November 2011
After three days in Whistler we have visited Hy’s, the mix at Ric’s and 21 Steps. While we love the food options in Whistler even we cannot eat out two meals a day so we have been heading out for one and staying in… Read More
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Whistler Cornucopia – Pinot Noir Tasting
Sunday afternoon, after a morning tasting on Killer Value Wines we took in the last session of Cornucopia for 2011. It was a mini-tasting series entitled Pinot Noir: Wine’s Holy Grail. Mini-tasting meant 6 wines instead… Read More
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Whistler Cornucopia – Value Wines
A couple of weeks ago we decided to book our time share and to head up to Whistler for a week. We picked this week because it is off season (no golf or skiing yet), and the booking was super cheap. We didn’t realize we would be arriving in the middle of Cornucopia, Whistler’s Celebration of Wine and Food. Once we realized it, as wine lovers, we decided to buy tickets for a couple of events. We arrived on Saturday night but instead of taking in Crush or Masquerave we decided to… Read More
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Wine Tasting in the Okanagan
We left Vancouver for a week-long road trip the last week of September to visit some golf courses and other businesses throughout the Kootenays and the Okanagan. After spending the first night with friends in Kaladen, BC we had a ‘mission’ to stop at Burrowing Owl winery to pick up a few bottles of… Read More
Alaska Cruise – Part One
This blog has taken a while to write because every time we go on vacation we are twice as busy when we come back. But I figured I’d better write it today because we are leaving again tomorrow – this time for a work trip through… Read More
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Stack the Rack Media Day
Last Wednesday we were invited to a media event for ‘Stack the Rack’ an event coming up on October 3rd in support of Qmunity. The media day was presented by Amuse Consulting (good friend Marc Smith) and VanCity. Everyone knows that we love events involving food and wine but… Read More
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Wine Tasting at Home – Burrowing Owl
We purchased the Burrowing Owl Cabernet Franc a number of years ago… around 2006 on a trip thorough the Okanagan. At the time we were told to allow the wine to age 2 – 4 years. Of course we purchased three bottles and… Read More
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Wine Tasting at Home – Summerhill Winery
A month or so ago we had an opportunity to stay with friend in Kelowna who had graciously agreed to lead us on a tour to a couple of wineries near his home. Our first stop was… Read More
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Wine Tasting at Home – Cedar Creek
We are so happy to have found so many new friends over the almost four years we have lived in downtown Vancouver that it is fantastic when someone “drops by” to connect. In most instances we always enjoy a nice glass of… Read More
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