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The evening was absolutely perfect in every way. The post Dining at Five Sails with Award Winning Chef Alex Kim first appeared on My VanCity. Read Dining at Five Sails with Award Winning Chef Alex Kim at MyVanCity

By Allison Slute For those that haven’t been following the news in recent weeks, there is a “dumb” trade war on going between the United States and Canada (and sadly, many other countries around the world). In response to the proposed tariffs, Ontario, along with many other Canadian provinces, has made the decision to remove…

In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time.  I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature aged…

FREE Malbec World Day Consumer Tastings in April Malbec World Day is coming up on April 17, 2025, and there are some awesome free wine tasting events happening in British Columbia throughout April. Malbec World Day is all about celebrating Argentina’s flagship wine, and it’s the perfect time to stock up on Malbecs for BBQ…

Solvero Wines is a boutique producer that began planting a vineyard in Summerland’s Garnet Valley in 2016. In the last several years, the winery has been making a name for itself with superb Pinot Noirs, Chardonnays and rosé wines. Unfortunately, the hard freeze events in both the 2023 and 2024 winters inflicted significant bud damage…

A different kind of dessert (see March 30th) Monday, March 24th: At our bi-monthly Zoom with friends who participate in my annual wine tour to European vineyards, I choose a wine that everyone opens and we do a show-and-tell. This evening the wine choice was Cabernet Franc. I opened a bottle of Domaine Queylus Cabernet…

Tonight’s red wine review is a terrific, vegan-friendly red wine blend from Portugal that returned to the LCBO a couple of weeks ago in the March 15 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Magnum Wines, a winery that was founded in 2011 by winemaker Carlos Lucas. Originally from Dão, Carlos had a…

By Rick VanSickle Black Bank Hill winemaker Jonathan McLean approaches his wines “like a chef makes a tasting menu — each one has been uniquely created to tell a different story and give tasters an experience when moving from wine to wine.” We are just now beginning to see the full portfolio from this relatively…

A closer look at some memorable meals from the city’s flagship festival—and the people who made them unforgettable While it might sound like a cliché to say Montreal knows how to winter, it remains one of the truer ways to describe what the city does best. And nowhere is that more deliciously evident than at…

A little bit of chaos, a little bit of kitchen cooperation, some effort on everyone’s behalf. The post #ThisWineThatDish | Clos du Soleil Pinot Gris | Coquilles Saint-Jacques à la Parisienne first appeared on My VanCity. Read #ThisWineThatDish | Clos du Soleil Pinot Gris | Coquilles Saint-Jacques à la Parisienne at MyVanCity