Recently I attended the first “Edible Museum” pop-up event in Vancouver’s Gastown. Held for one night only in the unique 2-storey venue The Permanent, it was a showcase of 150 years of Canadian cuisine. It featured exhibits telling the history of Canadian food and wine,...
One of my favorite places to go for food experiences on Vancouver Island is the wine cellar on Bear Mountain in The Westin and they have an amazing Friday night coming up this week. Mission Hill is coming for a visit and will be pouring...
I was visited with some friends this past weekend and notice this amazing "big" little book that's all about wine in the Okanagan. Coming from a beer guy who's been getting more into wine lately it was the perfect introduction the different regions in the...
Delighted to see Foxtrot Wineries Pinot Noir being offered just in time for the holiday season along with their 2012 Chardonnay. This small winery from the Okanagan makes some beautiful wine and I wanted to make this my Wine Wednesday pick. These bottles are both...
The 2015 Tofino Food & Wine Festival is almost here and tickets as per usual sold like hotcakes. For those, like myself, extremely bummed at the fact can still hope and pray to win tickets. CTV News has a contest running for two days now...
The 2015 Tofino Food & Wine Festival is here next month already and Westjet is having an amazing contest that will send off four people to the prestigious and delicious event. The winner will receive four tickets to the Festival's signature event which is already...
I wanted to do an article on some of the more elaborate custom wine cellars that are tucked away hidden in the homes of BC and found myself quickly browsing Houzz. I came across a Richmond BC company caught my eye quickly with their amazing...
Here at Luxury BC, we often like to spend our weekends relaxing and enjoying elaborate home-made meals with delicious wine. This led us to make yet another trip to The Victoria Public Market at The Hudson, and this time we noticed a new addition to...
I've been searching for quite a while now for the most expensive wine out of British Columbia and it looks like I've found it with One Faith Winery. Keep in mind, there might be some vintages in a collection somewhere in the province that will...
While I've come to learn quite a bit about wine over the years it's safe to safe I should stick to writing about beer. I've been wanting to get reviews of BC wine going on this blog and I'm reaching out to the community with...
I just wanted to share the trailer of a pretty darn cool show created right here in our own backyard and it's called Ventures In Wine Country. I'm sure some of you have seen the pilot episode which aired via Telus, but if you haven't...
It was back in May of 2014 wineries located on the Golden Mile Bench wine growing area near Oliver submitted a proposal to become the first official "Designated Viticultural Area" of the Okanagan Valley. Basically scientists proved that the area between Oliver and Osoyoos consist...