Featuring stories about the Vancouver Island (and beyond) craft and artisanal food and drink scene. Monthly blogs feature local producers, recipe ideas and seasonal inspiration.
Pairing food and wine is not a life-or-death situation. Who says you can’t have red wine with fish? There’s no need to be a sommelier or a red seal chef to have that expert opinion. With a little trial and error, you yourself can become the expert.
If you are looking for a scotch that has beautiful balance between sweet and smoky, look toward a good Highland scotch. Not all scotch drinkers will agree with that statement, however.
Be it Christmas, New Years, birthdays or birthing, nothing says “special occasion” quite like the resounding pop of a bottle of bubbly being opened, that first-pour froth and those magical, glistening bubbles.
