Volcanic Hills Explodes Mt Boucherie

One thing you almost never see at a wine tasting is a live band, much less a six-piece combo with a horn section. But at the Volcanic Hills tasting at the Beyond Restaurant in the Century Plaza Hotel here in Vancouver, Moja was playing everything from Bob Marley to Talking Heads, and it was an epiphany. [...]

8th Generation Wines Coming of Age

The last time I tasted an 8th Generation wine was when I met owners Bernd and Stephanie Schales at this year’s Playhouse Wine Fest. I loved their riesling and pinot meunier rosé. The pinot noir and syrah not so much. But then, they are first generation Canadians from three hundred years of German winemaking stock. [...]