Wine of the Week! 11/11/2024

“The fruit for the Le Cigare Volant is grown in several plots in the Central Coast AVA. Its majority of Grenache comes from cold Central Coast climates that provide a long growing season, giving a “spicy, peppery quality” to the grape. These qualities are countered by the plumpness of the Cinsault …”

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Beer of the Week! 11/11/2024

“In 1991, Massawippi and Unibroue merged, and they hired a young, Belgian brewmaster as another plan formed — develop a brewery that brewed Belgian style beers, unheard of on this side of the continent. In 1992, what was now Brasserie Unibroue brewed the first commercially available Belgian Witbier style Ale in North America. The rest, of course, is … history …”

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Beer of the Week! 11/04/24

“It’s easy to throw back this Väsen brew and smack your lips to another Richmond hazy IPA. However, there’s a quiet play between the Motueka, Nelson Sauvin, and Citra hops — three hops with different profiles … So, what happens when Väsen gets these three different hops playing in the same sandbox? Well …”

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