Author - Nick Jeffrey

Art, architecture, food, and wine.  What’s not to love about Italy?  From time immemorial, Italy has been spreading its culture across the world, dating...

I was browsing the aisles of my friendly neighbourhood booze merchant last week, when I bumped into one of those in-store tastings hosted by a roving wine rep...

The craft beer revolution continues to gain new adherents every day, with adventurous brewmasters reviving lost styles and looking for inspiration throughout...

It has begun.  The incessant cacophony of holiday music has been grating on my tender ears for the past few weeks.  It seems to begin earlier each year, and I...

Portugal is often considered a one-trick pony in the world of wine, being famous for their eponymous Port, but not much else. Prepare to be amazed for the...

I was perusing the Californian wine aisle at my friendly neighbourhood booze merchant last week, when I spied a smaller section of wines from Washington and...

Our province of Alberta is blessed with waving fields of grain, making us both Canada’s breadbasket and Canada’s supplier of malting barley for the...

Even if you have been living under a rock, there is no escaping the headlines.  The Devil’s Lettuce has been legalized.  Yes, the Jazz Cabbage is now...

It’s that time of year again. The first snowfall of the season has come and gone. The leaves are falling off the trees. Pumpkin Spice Everything is...

We are living in the golden age of whisky.  Gone are the days of pounding cheap rye & ginger ale highballs while rockin’ out to Lynyrd Skynyrd on the...