At the height of last week’s heatwave, I gathered with a handful of my double-vaxxed drinking companions to cool down by observing the 8th annual National...
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Stuck On Sicily
I have not yet worked up the courage for indoor restaurant dining, but I am regularly meeting my double-vaccinated friends on outdoor patios, such as the...
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Shiraz-amatazz
My regular boozing crew has been waiting with bated breath to see if the recent Calgary Stampede will be the harbinger of the dreaded fourth wave of the...
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All About Albariño
July has been a crazy month, with the so-called heat dome scorching much of western Canada with temperatures approaching 50˚C in parts of BC, and in the high...
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Rum Dinger
With the blistering temperatures of the heatwave now safely behind us, I reached out to the fully vaccinated members of my boozing posse last week to celebrate...
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Rosé All Day
With my immediate peer group now fully vaccinated, we all met up under a shaded patio during last week’s heatwave to celebrate the 4th annual International...
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Lovable Lambrusco
As more of my peer group receives their second vaccinations, I am growing increasingly optimistic that even the drunken bacchanalia of the Calgary Stampede...
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Drawing a Blanc
As more of my peer group receives their second vaccinations, I am growing increasingly optimistic that Alberta will avoid the dreaded fourth wave of COVID, so...
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Viva Verdejo
As I pen this column, I am celebrating the two-week anniversary of my 2nd COVID jab, meaning I am now at maximum immunity. As my peer group hits the same...
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No Gin Would Be a Sin
As increased vaccination levels have dragged Alberta out of the third wave of the pandemic, I have finally emerged from isolation in my windowless wine cellar...