Author - Nick Jeffrey

Few countries have as long and tangled history with wine as Italy, where the wine industry has been flourishing for close to four millennia. While small-scale...

I took a quick trip to the Okanagan Valley of BC over the Canada Day weekend earlier this month, and in addition to plenty of fireworks displays around the...

While browsing the French aisle at my local wine shop, the ever-helpful proprietor steered me towards a unique tipple to observe Bastille Day, the event in the...

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...

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...

Now that summer has finally arrived, I have been spending lots of time on sunny patios, sipping on chilled libations with my regular imbibing posse. In...

I vacationed in Italy last year, where I enjoyed the food and wine with great gusto. In between visits to museums filled with ancient art and architecture, the...