Wine Club

With all this hot weather, Nanaimoites are cooking outdoors whenever they can. With a little imagination and tin foil, pretty good meals can be turned out on the barbeque. 

Vancouver Island has always been a mushroom forager’s heaven, but this autumn’s harvest is even better than most. The random rains have kept the fungi popping and the wild crafters hopping.

Pizza and beer are a dynamic duo, kind of like burgers and fries or peanut butter and jam.

The first wine tasting for 2017 on Vancouver Island happens Friday, February 24th at the Beach Club Resort in Parksville.

It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.

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.

One great thing about Vancouver Island is the yearly availability of seasonal food.

Although it may not feel like it, spring has arrived on Vancouver Island. The only way I know this is having spied the first tender spears of asparagus poking up in my patch.

Learn about B.C.’s Craft Beer Revolution while enjoying a range of beer samples at Lucky’s Liquor Store. 

Everyone seems to have their own idea about what “sustainability” means. In the agriculture world, do not assume that sustainable is always organic, or that organic is always sustainable.

DID YOU KNOW THAT LUCKY’S LIQUOR STORE IS THE ONLY LIQUOR STORE THAT OFFERS FREE WINE SAMPLING EVERY DAY?

Nestled amongst the hills of Cowichan Valley, the oldest cidery in British Columbia produces cider, spirits and fortified ciders using fresh picked BC fruit, most of it from their own estate orchards.

Vancouver Island Expeditions offers a lineup of single or multiple day expeditions. The tours include culture, history, nature and the outdoors, as well as food and drink experiences on Vancouver Island

Food is a great comforter at this time of year, something to warm us up, to make us feel content despite the short days and lack of sunshine.

Tofino’s Clayoquot Oyster Festival begins its 20th anniversary on Thursday, November 17th. Hopefully you have already purchased your tickets as the event is already sold out.

With the hot weather,barbecues are working overtime and so much more is being grilled these days in addition to burgers and steaks.

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.

For the second year running we can created a monster craft beer advent calendar! The holiday season is coming up and it’s time to celebrate.