By David Murray. I have been meaning to stop and get a few bottles of wine from the Blue Heron Winery in Pitt Meadows for quite awhile. I just came back from attending the Osprey Village Days...

The guys who made history by bottling ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ Icewine in partnership with The Rolling Stones are hosting FoodRave on May 11. Jeff and Decoa Harder, of Ex Nihilo Vineyards in the Okanagan, and Martin...

By Craig Speirs. The first epiphany I experienced that related to beverage alcohol and food occurred at a Danish friends place at Webster’s Corners. We where sitting around the kitchen table in a farmhouse. His parents pulled...

The Fraser Valley Food Show will be held at Tradex September 14 – 16 and one of the most visited stages will be the Grapes and Hops presentation.

Wineries, on-farm restaurants and bakeries, cheese-makers, and tea houses tempt the palate and the senses. For a delicious day in the country, visit a local cheese-maker, select a bottle of wine from a nearby winery, and enjoy...

By David Murray. My wife Sharon told me about this place in Abbotsford she wanted to visit. It was the Tuscan Farm Gardens. The Tuscan Farm Garden is a family run farm in historical Mt.Lehman. They sell...

By Craig Spiers. As summer draws to a close and the wine harvest begins lets take another look at Canada’s best wine growing region. The Okanagan really started to take off when the rules changed in the...

With the abundance of salmon in the Lower Mainland, many BC residents have flocked to the dockside and roadside vendors to purchase fresh fish directly from the fisher. While fresh salmon is a good source of nutrition,...

By Craig Speirs. The strongest movement within the wine growing industry at the moment is towards organic wines grown by employing bio-dynamic techniques. What growers are finding is that the extra effort can get outstanding results.

By Craig Speirs. Rolling out the barrel is always a good idea but the winemaker has to decide what kind. Each type and size influences the wine in a different way. When the wine enters the barrel...