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Wine

Summer Solstice PR Run

by Editor 06.19.2011

Glowbal Group announces ‘Black & Blue’ opening for Fall 2011; Mission Hill Family Estate: an elegant escape; Beachside Forno pairs up with Kurtis Kolt; Hawksworth Restaurant is now open; LFNG Red-Hot Investments for your cellar; Araxi longtable @ North Arm Farm; Marquis Wine Cellars & Cibo Trattoria Present a wine Face-Off: ITALY vs. FRANCE; Teahouse [...]

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B.C.’s 90 Year Hangover

by Editor 06.15.2011

June 15, 2011 is the 90th Anniversary of the repeal of prohibition in BC and the establishment of government control of the sale of liquor within the province. The BC prohibition commenced on October 1, 1917. It was soon judged a failure, resulting in law-abiding citizens becoming criminals for simply wanting to have a drink [...]

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Alcohol

by Todd Caldecott 05.18.2011

At the height of summer when the branches weigh heavy with fruit and the wafting sweetness saturates the air, the wild yeasts have already begun to feed. These ubiquitous fungi found on the skins ferment the fruit sugars to provide them with the energy needed for their growth and reproduction, and in so doing, [...]

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A Visit to Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek

by paulkamon 04.11.2011

With the exception of Burrowing Owl’s Sonora Room, there wasn’t a lot of quality wine-forward dining options in the South Okanagan. With the opening of Miradoro, a joint venture between Tinhorn Creek and restaurateur Manuel Ferreira (of Vancouver’s famed Le Gavroche), BC’s famed wine region continues to mature, as planned, into a prime culinary tourism [...]

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Good Gracious Grenache

by Katherine van der Gracht 04.06.2011

To blend, or not to blend? That is the question Vancouver’s Housewine Girls Michaela Morris and Michelle Bouffard aimed to answer through a delicious Grenache-themed thirteen wine flight as part of this year’s Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival’s final act. Not often bottled all on its own, Grenache usually requires a partner in crime such [...]

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Welcome to Iconic California

by Katherine van der Gracht 04.01.2011

Welcome to Iconic California. Wednesday night’s Cabernet kick off of the 33rd annual Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival took place at Joe Fortes with a packed house on the second floor high above the piano playing and shellfish shucking bar on Thurlow Street. This year, three generations of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon were on display [...]

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March PR Drop

by Editor 03.08.2011

Pastry chef Domenic Fortin joins the Cioppino’s team; Blue Water Cafe hosts “Ultimate California Wine Dinner”; Wines from Louis Latour featured in Yew Restaurant + Bar; The Butcher dines at the Table; A record 238 restaurants kick-off HIV/AIDS fundraiser Dining Out for Life; The Refinery’s “Cocktail Kitchen Series” returns!; Latitude introduces expanded bar forward menu; [...]

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Events Pictorial: Marquis, Southern Comfort, Dining Out for Life, 100 Nights, and a New Latitude

by paulkamon 03.04.2011

Check out some photos from a few of the exciting events Urban Diner has attended over the last few weeks.

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Blind Tasting Review – 2008 Nederburg Sauvignon Blanc

by paulkamon 03.03.2011

I have been playing a wine game with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town and beyond where I show up with a mystery bottle and ask them to review it blind. By not knowing what the wine is or who represents it, hopefully, an honest-no-bs-review is achieved.
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Super Wine Filled PR Blast!

by Editor 02.24.2011

Burlesque Fundraiser at The Keefer Bar; “European Influence, Canadian Flair” – Hawksworth and Mission Hill at the Museum of Vancouver; Oceania Cruises feature Mission Hill Family Estate Wines; Meet n’ Tweet at O Lounge: Friday, February 25; 2011 Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards announced!; Chef Jeff Massey lands spont on prestigious “40 Foodies Under 40″ list; [...]

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Island Wineries of British Columbia Giveaway!

by Editor 02.17.2011

What do you need to know to enjoy British Columbia’s island wines? You need to know the wineries, what wines they produce, and where the wineries can be found. Did you know there are over twenty-five wineries to explore? A new book created by the contributors to EAT Magazine entitled “Island Wineries of British Columbia” [...]

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2011 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival

by Katherine van der Gracht 01.20.2011

Harry Hertscheg, Executive Director of the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, kicked off the countdown to North America’s largest wine festival by welcoming local wine media and aficionados to the Festival Taste at the Shore Club on January 19. Seventeen wines were featured, each offering a glimpse into the upcoming festival’s seminars, tastings and soirees.
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