Category - Columnists

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...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Aging Wine

Some things just don’t improve as the years go by. Star Wars prequels and my waistline are two examples that immediately come to mind, but many others...

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...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Dry Town No More?

Your humble narrator has been known to poke fun at our neighbours to the south for that failed social experiment called Prohibition back in the 1920’s. A...

Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez

Common Fitness Myths

After two weeks of discussing fitness goals, I know everyone of you has identified your goals, and are building a plan to achieve them. You will hear a lot of...