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Ranked among the best Santenay La Comme wines, Rene Lequin-Colin La Comme, Santenay Premier Cru 2009 is an approachable Burgundy, at a surprisingly affordable price. Found on the shelves of our local wine shop one might pause when one sees a premier cru…
Well backed and solid, Le Vin Noir Côtes du Brulhois is award winning for a reason. The 2009 vintage is a great buy for any wine lover, who likes to drink well --- and often. When it's my turn to take…
Bring together pink grapefruit, strawberries, Triple Sec and a bottle of dry rosé and you've got a Rosé Sangria that's perfect for the patio. Reading recipes for Rosé Sangria before making one left me feeling a little like Goldilocks. Some…
Forest Glen Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, a dry, fresh woodsy red with big juicy fruit flavour, sure to please your palate and expand your mind. Confession: I read sauced. Not wasted, one-eye-blind-drunk, but pleasantly buzzed, affably pissed, if you will. Though…
From the southern most tip of Canada's Okanagan Valley comes a naughty little wine with a hint of mischief. Diabolica Red will lead you into temptation, and at $15.95 it's a trip you can take again and again and again!…
Juve Y Camps Reserva Brut Rose - non vintage, completely unpretentious bubbles for under twenty bucks. This is my kind of party. Bright, rich cherry colour thanks to its linage of pinot noir vines, Juve Y Camps Pinot Noir Reserva…
Blended from the best of Monterey, Santa Barbara and Sonoma Belle Glos Meiomi Pinot Noir 2013 is a stunning value among Californians. Since Joseph Wagner arrived at Belle Glos he's been perfecting the Meiomi Pinot Noir; intensifying its ripeness,…
Light and fresh, Chateau De Ripaille 2013 is the perfect summer white. Dry, with a hint of acidity, it backs seafood with ease and cleanses your palate for more. This is a wine that drinks best after being open for…
An evenly tempered red from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, Poggio al Drago Sangiovese Merlot 2013. Grocery store pricing for a better than average bottle of wine. We picked up the 2013 Poggio al Drago Sangiovese Merlot at the rock bottom price…
Cooking with kids is fun. Messy, but fun! Here's five tips to keep everyone safe and sane when your kitchen becomes a classroom for a lifetime of learning. Kitchen literacy is as important as classroom literacy, if not more so.…
Spring. Time to watch the sap run and consume the sticky stuff that's become synonymous with all things Canadian. Knock it off the bucket list, a truly Canadian maple syrup experience - welcome to Sugarbush. 100% sustainable, 100% edible; maple…
A deep umamai flavour, with notes of caramel, a hint of bitterness and an underlying sweetness - Black Garlic is a lingering layer of flavours that will have you head over heals for the dark side. The Food Gypsy kitchen…