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Sommelier pairs B.C. wine, beer, cider, and spirits with local meal-delivery program

Tractor At Home is changing the experience of ready-to-eat meals by teaming up with Maude Renaud-Brisson

CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 29, 2021culinary, wine, BC wine, Tractor, Maude Renaud-Brisson

At Upper Bench, wine and cheese are all in the family

B.C. cheese expert Shana Miller finds peace in her craft at Canada’s only maker of both products

CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 14, 2021culinary, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Homepage feature

From Bordeaux to B.C.: Roche Wines is a family affair with French savoir faire

Based on the Naramata Bench, Dylan and Pénélope Roche draw on a family winemaking history that dates back to the French Revolution

CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonApril 20, 2021Culinary, Wine, BC wine, BC wineries

Audain Art Museum collaborates with Lazy Gourmet for an appetizing Illuminate gala

The goal is for the virtual event to be as delicious as if it were in-person

Drink local: April marks BC Wine Month, giving people a chance to learn about the liquid from the ground up

Spring is bud break in the province’s vineyards

CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonApril 5, 2021Wine, BC wine, BC wineries, BC Wine Growers, BC Wine Month

Stir Wine Pairing: Community is at the core of North Shore Art Crawl, PiDGiN, and Township 7

Visiting artists’ studios online, ordering in from indie restaurants, and picking B.C. wine are ways to support local this long weekend

Pretty in pink: 6 B.C. rosé wines for the Easter long weekend

Local winemakers have a way with springtime releases

WINE, CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 28, 2021Wine, Easter, BC wine, BC wineries, Rose

Stir Pairing: Here’s what we’re having while catching COOKSCAMP, the Mise-en-Place Podcast by Chefs’ Table Society of BC

We tune into the just-launched second season with Road 13 wine and take-out from the new Autostrada Osteria Vancouver House

CULINARY, PODCASTS, WINEGail JohnsonMarch 25, 2021CULINARY, BC wine, BC wineries, Road 13, Robert Belcham, podcasts, Stir Pairing

Stir Pairing: Equinox at VanDusen, a ravishing rosé, and spicy Southeast Asian food to welcome spring

We’re enlivening our senses with a virtual celebration of nature, Grow Wild wine, and takeout from Potluck Hawker Eatery

CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonMarch 17, 2021CULINARY, Wine, Potluck Hawker Eatery, Grow Wild, BC wine, VanDusen, Stir Pairing

Stir Q&A: Laughing Stock assistant winemaker Stefanie Dylla on Syrah and the cellar

The Brock University grad was drawn to winemaking’s endless challenges

WINE, CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 9, 2021Wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Laughing Stock, International Women's Day

Stir Q&A: Time winemaker Lynzee Schatz on bubbles, backyard fires, and COVID-19

The Okanagan native earned a Bachelor of Wine Science in Australia

WINE, CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 8, 2021International Women's Day, Wine, BC wineries, BC wine, Time Winery

Stir Wine Pairing: In this time of nostalgia and hope, we’re going for an eclectic art exhibition, Gamay Rosé, and fried chicken

Place des Arts, Haywire rosé, and DL Chicken Shack are on our weekend planner

CULINARY, ART & DESIGN, WINEGail JohnsonFebruary 18, 2021CULINARY, art and design, Wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Place des Arts

Stir Wine Pairing: La Ligue Gourmande brings absurdist supper club to the Fort Gallery

Todd Gronsdahl’s eccentric exhibition happens to open at an epic time for food lovers: We’re going for B.C. ice wine and pan-Asian rice bowls

Jason Priestley, Steven Page headline Black Hills winery’s virtual Valentine’s Soirée

The online food-and-wine event supports the BC Hospitality Foundation

Stir Wine Pairing: poetry by Evelyn Lau; CedarCreek Pinot Gris; and a Parisienne meal at home

We’re tuning into Planet Earth Poetry’s January 8 online reading and ordering in from Jules Bistro

CULINARY, WINE, READGail JohnsonJanuary 6, 2021CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Evelyn Lau, Jules Bistro, CedarCreek, Wine, wine pairing

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 BC sparkling wines for New Year's Eve—that you can find in stores right now

These locally made beauties can be found on Vancouver shelves

CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonDecember 30, 2020wine, BC wine, BC wineries, New Years

Stir Wine Pairing: Here’s why you need Monte Creek Riesling with your cookies and carols

We’re tuning into Vivaldi Chamber Choir’s virtual Home for Christmas concert, glass in hand

Stir Wine Pairing: A Kino Christmas comedy show calls for BC Pinot Noir and Café Medina to-go

Vancouver comedians are holding a jolly virtual fundraiser for Kino Café. Here’s what you need to make a night of it

CULINARY, WINE, COMEDYGail JohnsonDecember 17, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Township 7, Kino Cafe, Erica Sigurdson, Cafe Medina, Stir Pairing

Stir Wine Pairing: a sparkling pinot noir with an Italian Baroque Christmas

Laudate Singers’ Buon Natale calls for salumi, olives, and Covert Farms’ festive pink pour

Stir Wine Pairing: the Okanagan's vinAmité Compass with the 12 Days of Feministmas

This match brings raucousness to your red wine—plus a treat from Temper’s Advent calendar

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