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8 Years and Counting–I’m Talking to You Ontario and Quebec

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Sandra Oldfield

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 →

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10 Reasons to Free My Grapes

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Sandra Oldfield

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.

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For Your Personal Consumption: The Lobster7 and the Canada3

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Sandra Oldfield

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 →

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BCWineChat is Born

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Sandra Oldfield

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 →

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2012 Concert Series Finalized

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Sandra Oldfield

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 →

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The Case for Canada’s Sustainable Wine Industry

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Sandra Oldfield

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 →

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Dance this Mess Around

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Sandra Oldfield

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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Up a Tree

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Sandra Oldfield

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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