One of my regular drinking companions grew up in the former Eastern Bloc, coming of age in the...
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Happy Beer-thday
Faithful readers may recall me waxing poetic about Chestermere’s own Township 24 Brewing, located at 100 Rainbow Road, who recently celebrated their seventh...
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Top of the Chart-reuse
Looking to impress my holiday guests, I was digging through the dusty corners of the wine cellar for forgotten gems, and came across an old bottle of...
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Yay for Meunier
This is the month that December babies dread, with their birthdays overshadowed by the Xmas holiday, resulting in halfhearted combination birthday-Christmas...
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Hungary and Thirsty
I was looking for a dessert wine for those post-repast feasts that are so common during the holiday season, and my favourite wine expert at my local bottle...
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Make Merry With Sherry
As the holiday season approaches, I have been bulking up the contents of the wine cellar in anticipation of visits with family and friends, and in recognition...
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Submitted by Baljinder Sull of Sull Psychology
The typical mobs of crazed bargain hunters did not swarm the shopping malls like a plague of locusts this year for Black Friday, due to the Amazons and Wal...
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Alberta Distillers
In the squandered days of my callow youth, our world-class rye and barley crops were used mainly as cattle feed, with nary a thought given to craft beer or...
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How Merlot Can You Go?
When wandering the aisles of a well-stocked wine merchant, the vast diversity of choices can leave even the most seasoned of wine drinkers in a state of...
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Tipples and Turkey
October is a big month for indulging, with not one, but two separate holidays that revolve around eating and drinking with family and friends. Halloween is...