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8 Years and Counting–I’m Talking to You Ontario and Quebec
June 6 this year will mark the eighth anniversary of the passing of Bill C-311 which set to rectify the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act of 1928 by allowing interprovincial importation of wine for personal use. Yes I said PASSING. … Continue reading
Posted in BC Wine Industry, Grapes and Wine
Tagged billc311, buylocal, canada, comeau, covid19, freemydamngrapes, freemygrapes, Local, novascotia, ontario, quebec, wine
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10 Reasons to Free My Grapes
I wrote this article, Top 10 Reasons to Free My Grapes, for the September edition of Orchard and Vine magazine. All views are my own, of course.
Posted in Grapes and Wine
Tagged BC, British Columbia, C-311, canada, Grapes, laws, Liquor, wine
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For Your Personal Consumption: The Lobster7 and the Canada3
Having just wrapped up four days in Halifax for the Atlantic Canada Wine Symposium, I was given three bottles of Nova Scotia wine to take back to British Columbia with me. I am not unfamiliar with the young industry out … Continue reading
Posted in Grapes and Wine
Tagged atlantic canada, BC, canada, jost, lobster, luckett, nova scotia, wine
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BCWineChat is Born
A spirited conversation on twitter last week about sub appellations in the British Columbia wine industry was the kick off for a new one hour weekly chat on twitter called BCWineChat. The chat, hosted under the twitter hashtag #BCWineChat, is held … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Grapes and Wine, TInhorn Creek
Tagged BC, BCWineChat, British Columbia, canada, Canadian, chat, CoverItLive, Grapes, restaurants, retailer, vineyard, wine, winegrapes, winery
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2012 Concert Series Finalized
The bands for the 2012 Canadian Concert Series have been finalized this week and it should be quite a rip-roaring time to be had by all. The bands are all from right here in British Columbia. Here’s a taste of each … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, TInhorn Creek
Tagged acres of lions, canada, Canadian, concert, concert series, dancing, redeye empire, said the whale, the boom booms, Tinhorn, Tinhorn Creek, wine
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The Case for Canada’s Sustainable Wine Industry
For years I have been hearing wine writers and others say that unless Canadian wines are sold in the UK or the US we will never become a well-known industry. Unless our wines are reviewed by the heavy hitters of the wine world … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Eco Sustainability, Grapes and Wine
Tagged canada, consumption, export, production, sustainability, wine
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Dance this Mess Around
I am looking for your ideas for a band for our end of season concert next year (September 2012). If you have been to our concerts before then I do not need to explain to you how seriously fun they … Continue reading
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Tagged bands, canada, Canadian, concert, dance, music, Tinhorn Creek
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Up a Tree
I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree… Yes, I have a thing for looking up a tree. All around the world. Whenever I think of it. Hanoi, VietNam
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Tagged Annapolis Royal, Bay of Fundy, BC, ca, canada, france, hanoi, italy, keremeos, New Brunswick, nova scotia, paris, penticton, San Francisco, santa rosa, ste. michelle, tree, trees, Vancouver, vaseaux lake, vietnam, washington dc, Washington state, white house, wolfville
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