I hadn’t heard of the Vancouver Island Feast of the Fields until my favourite ‘Winey Wednesday) bartender Heather told me she would be having a stall there this year. When not working the bar at Doubles’ in the Executive House Heather is busy making chocolates, cakes and other sweet treats for her company Vin Coco.
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 I was going to sample a red this week but when my brother phoned to say he had caught a salmon (a rare feat for a guy whose nickname is ‘Fishless’) I changed my mind and went for a white. What better combination for a summer afternoon barbeque than straight-from-the-water Pacific Salmon accompanied by a [...]

When it rains in August I think of London so what better drink for the clime than stout. This week I tried Lighthouse Keeper for the first time and was pleasantly surprised to find a local stout that can compete with best from the other side of the Atlantic.
        Lighthouse Brewery describes Keepers as “Irish style [...]