January 27, 2004

Back to Tinhorn Creek
I'm just back from a snowy weekend in Oliver at the Tinhorn Creek Estate Winery. The vineyard is quiet, but there's lots of action in the winery. It's part two of my series, From the Grape to the Glass. I'm following the progress of a batch of pinot gris grapes as it gets closer to being wine ready to please your palate.

My series is being done with the assistance of Tinhorn Creek Estate Winery. To see photos from the September harvest, click here.

January 20, 2004

The Wine Vault
In a first for Western Canada, Vancouver's Yaletown is the new home of a place where wine aficionados can store their precious bottles under ideal conditions.

Website: www.winevault.ca
Proprietor: Rick Underwood
604-805-4725
info@winevault.ca

If you want to know more about Australian wine events anywhere in Canada, visit this site, www.australianwineexperience.com

January 13, 2004

Cheap and Cheerful
To find out more about Dine Out Vancouver, which runs from January 23rd to February 5th, visit the Tourism Vancouver Website for a list of participating restaurants and menus.

Or visit them:
Vancouver Touristinfo Centre
Plaza Level, 200 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Tel: 604.683.2000

January 6, 2004

Breakfast Around the World
This week I talked about how different countries eat breakfast. The healthiest diet on Earth is supposed to be that of the people of the Japanese island-state of Okinawa. To read more about their diet and lifestyle you can try these links:

http://www.okinawaprogram.com
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/13780/100465

I was helped this week by Diana Steele of Eating For Energy, a professional nutrition consulting company based in Vancouver.

January 2, 2004

Food Trends
Don joins Early Edition guest host Margaret Gallagher to talk about food trends you can expect to see in 2004. His prediction? The red wine and chocolate diet!