Category - Columnists

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Que Syrah Syrah

While at a recent meeting with my regular tippling posse, someone pulled out a few bottles of really old Syrah, and challenged us to a blind tasting against a...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

BALD ON THE BOW

One City of Calgary Park that provides excellent opportunities for nature lovers is Carburn Park, located in the Riverbend community, nestled between the...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Fun With Furmint

One of my regular drinking companions grew up in the former Eastern Bloc, coming of age in the final days of the Cold War, when booze from decadent capitalist...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

A Feathered Romance

When I hear the word “harlequin”, two memories come immediately to mind. The first is looking at the massive Harlequin Romance novel collection, lovingly owned...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

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...

Columnists - Elaine and Don Cassidy

It’s All in the Name

Although owls are a main attraction for bird watchers, raptors and accipiters are also admired. Falcons, hawks and eagles are feared by many other species...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

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...