The flora turns to crisper yellow, burnt orange, red and darker green, with adornments of purple and golden ripened fruits contrasted by sandstone and slate landscape against deep blue skies. While summer has saluted “so long for now,” it’s still prime time in the Okanagan. Fall marks the annual Okanagan Fall Wine Festival (OFWF), which recently celebrated it’s 35th […]

Culinary cornucopia. Foodie heaven. It all came in to focus when we trekked to Salt Spring Island for the annual Sip and Savour Harvest Food and Drink Festival. When I lived on Salt Spring back in the 1970s, the island was a haven primarily for retirees, a few pioneering families, and “hippies”. The ensuing four decades […]

Whistler’s Cornucopia is an exciting 10-day event filled with beer, brunches, culinary stage series, dinners, drink seminars, gala tastings, industry and educational workshops, luncheons, nourishing health and wellness, parties, retreats, and of course, wine. Not sure where to start? Don’t worry, we’ve done the research and asked the Cornucopia pros to ensure you’re covered with our day-by-day Beginner’s […]

Well, what a day! Looking to savour the fine autumn weather, we headed out on a Saturday morning with the goal of reaching Black Creek on Vancouver Island and the Coastal Black Estate Winery’s Pumpkin Fest. Heading up-island, we made a quick stop at tiny Just Like Mom’s Cottage Bakery near Union Bay to grab goodies […]

In 2011, the BC government proclaimed October to be BC Craft Beer Month, citing the fact that BC has “led the renaissance of craft brewing in North America” since the early 1980s. The official proclamation proclaimed that “the month of October will feature a celebration of craft beer by BC’s craft breweries with beer tastings, beer maker […]

There is no “off season” or bad time to visit Milner Gardens and Woodland in Qualicum Beach. The historic 70 acre (28 ha) waterfront estate, created with the heart and eye of a true artist, has something to offer the general public at any time of the year. It is one of our very favourite Vancouver […]