Category - Columnists

Columnists - Bruce McAllister

A time for reflection

I always find November, and Remembrance Day, to be a great time for reflection. It’s a time to reflect on where we come from, how we have grown as a...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Radical Riesling

Your intrepid liquor reporter has been waiting for several years for the Riesling Revolution to begin, when that bold Germanic grape sweeps over all those...

Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez

Get Off The Hamster Wheel

Does your fitness plan include hours of steady state cardio each week? Is the treadmill, elliptical or bike your go to piece of equipment when you work out...

Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez

Get Flexible

I am not at all flexible and I spent a great number of years of my adolescence and adult life unable to touch my toes. Growing up I was always considered one...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Quintessential Quails’ Gate

Your intrepid liquor reporter has a long-standing tradition of visiting the Okanagan Valley over the Thanksgiving long weekend, and this year was no exception...

Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez

Fitness with Restrictions

Last week I wrote about training while sick and as discussed, sometimes we need to listen to our bodies and take a rest. There are times when our bodies need a...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Corks or Screw Caps?

Old-school wine snobs will tell you that the only proper way to bottle wine is with a cork closure, and look down their noses at these newfangled screw cap...

Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez

Training During Illness

I know you are all working hard at building fitness into your daily routine.  Once you start seeing the results of your hard work it will be that much easier...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Gin and Juice

The world is experiencing a Gin renaissance, and the charge is being led by the small artisanal distilleries. Gin has a long and sordid history, starting with...