It is getting harder every year to keep up with all the celebrations for the official day of celebration for every conceivable type of hooch. Even if we ignore...
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Lovable Lillet
I woke up this morning to my social media feeds showing me memories from this day five years ago, when I just happened to be in Paris on Bastille Day. For...
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Good Durif
I popped into my friendly neighbourhood wine shop today, only to be immediately flagged down by the proprietor, eager to show off a new arrival that she knew I...
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Dreamy Martini
National Martini Day has just recently passed us by, taking place on June 19 every year. In past years, I would get all gussied up in my fanciest duds and hit...
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Alberta Bourbon
Today is National Bourbon Day, and while the spirits in my liquor cabinet are typically stocked with fine Scotch or whiskies from our local Alberta craft...
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Heavenly Beer
History buffs may recall that monasteries were some of the first organizations to brew beer on a regular basis. Way back in the Middle Ages, a French order of...
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Bubble Trouble
After a long winter of lockdowns, summer is a time of garden parties, wedding dinners, graduations, and other special occasions that call for sparkling wines...
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Alley-Oop
Just a few weeks before the pandemic hit Alberta in March of 2020, the fourth-oldest brewer in our fair province changed hands. This was shortly after...
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Day For Chardonnay
After a long winter spent in hermitlike isolation, I have been making up for lost time by accepting all invitations for in-person patio tipples with the crowd...
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Bottle Shock
This month marks the 46th anniversary of the famed Judgement of Paris, when a group of bell-bottom wearing winemakers from Bordeaux held a blind tasting of...
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