Tag Archives: Canada

Canada’s Only Sake: Artisan SakeMaker on Granville Island, Vancouver BC

Posted on January 11, 2015 by waywardwine

We will get to the only Saké made in Canada in a sec. But first a little context to our day. We start the day headed to Vancouver’s Museum of Anthropology. An hour bus drops us on BC’s campus and we … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Visit 3: Pacific Culinary Institute and Cassini Cellars, Pinot Noir

Posted on January 8, 2015 by waywardwine

Out of desperation, we reserved lunch for Half Off Wine Wednesday. Online research found, finally, that wines equaled BC winery prices (albeit still twice US retail). More importantly, the Pacific Culinary Institute sourced food locally. The food should meld well … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Visit: Mt. Boucherie, Family Estate Winery, Ehrenfelser, Okanagan Valley BC VQA 2012 17.99 ca

Posted on January 5, 2015 by waywardwine

Wayward Wine is presently on location in Vancouver, BC in Canada exploring its wines (EU Austerity Drinking Tour posts will resume shortly). The challenge was adjusting to BC sticker shock. The province tightly controls pricing and taxes alcohol to the … Continue reading →

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HALIFAX.BEER.BEGINNINGS.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #6

Posted on September 15, 2012 by waywardwine

In my last post, Nova Scotia’s burgeoning wines got a respectful nod. But we cannot ignore beer. Halifax hosts more pubs per capita than anywhere else in Canada. High time we pay homage to its most hallowed ground: Alexander Keith’s … Continue reading →

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NEW.SCOTS.AND.WINE?: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #5

Posted on September 7, 2012 by waywardwine

The coastal calm of Charlottetown sinks in. My wife and I forget time or place. We have touristed its top sites: from Province House, to the olive oil chain, to Gahan’s very respectable microbrewery, to the Dirt Shirt company. Now … Continue reading →