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Brix in Yaletown
A great spot to visit in Vancouver, is Brix Restaurant & Wine Bar in Yaletown. It’s a bit of Europe right in the heart of the city. The heritage building it occupies with its brick walls is the perfect place for live music sessions on Monday nights outside in the courtyard (covered). Plus, they offer…
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AnnaLena
Well, if there is one new place you need to dine at, it’s definitely AnnaLena. And I am not just saying this because a wine friend and fellow wine geek did the wine list (her first one!), it’s because this place has a story, and a soul. The wine list has some good ones by the…
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Chateau de Fauzan Minervois
A lazy Friday on the couch, doesn’t mean you have to have a lazy kind of wine! So do what I did, and get yourself a bottle of this delicious little number. Chateau de Fauzan 2013 Minvervois is a blend of Syrah (mostly) and Grenache from the Languedoc region of France. Known for its…
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A List of Wines to Drink in 2015
Well these wines might not be NEW, but they are the picks of 5 top wine experts in the city. I attended ‘Excitement in a Glass’ during the Vancouver International Wine Festival in February to learn what a team of Masters of Wine and Sommeliers were drinking. Here are a few of my favourites from…
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Learning about Australian Shiraz
The Vancouver International Wine Festival is always a great annual event in Vancouver, BC. And this year was especially good with Australia being the theme country. I’ll admit, I don’t often buy Aussie wine out of having other worldwide favourites, so I wanted to use this as an opportunity to discover something NEW about the…
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Rich bolognese with Fortissimo from LaStella Winery
On a cool evening I was craving comfort food. I was craving a Bolognese sauce and pasta (my favourite). So I found one that was easy and extremely flavourful – from Jamie Oliver. I paired this rich and flavourful dish with an equally intense wine. Fortissimo 2008 (a take on a super-tuscan) Notes of Cassis,…
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