If you’ve spent five minutes with me you know how I feel about County Chard. Because we like to show our terroir rather than inhibit it, particularly when the grape reflects our…
The County Party: Big Reds Cellar Salon | October 15th, 2019 The MH Conservatory was the place to be for last week’s Big Reds. So many County wine lovers, so many County…
There are very few wine-related things in the County that are untouched, uncultivated, or unexplored. From the more conventional and much loved ‘winemaker dinners’ to ‘rosé yoga’ to the quirky-bordering-bizarre ‘wine &…
The LIFE AU LAIT Project is: Lonelle Selbo – Lyrics Annelise Noronha – Add’l Lyrics and Music, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Lead Vocals, Mixer Chuck Dailey – Bass, and additional production Jeremy Kelly…
If you’re even just a little bit of a wine geek, the thought of witnessing Canada’s ‘oenolympics’ is a somewhat dizzying prospect. I got my invitation from WineAlign’s “head wineaux” Bryan McCaw…
Give Her Shelter: Donate, Pass It On, Show Your Love—30 Days To Act Against Domestic Violence in PEC
August 1st to 30th is officially ‘Give Her Shelter’ month in the County. Not because violence escalates in the summer or because we should only consider helping out this month, but because…
Yes, the whole entire County is our playground—but the east side of PEC is my local ‘hood and the place where my heart soars and my head rests. This part of PEC…
This beautiful place, with a lakefront that feels like the ocean, complete with waves and eternal views. This special soil that produces magnitudes of bounty in the hands of masters and novices alike. These crossroads where local wisdom and creative fervour meet—where Drake and Dakota can establish outposts alongside kitchen takeovers by up-and-comers or chef-led food trucks. All this, set against magnificent gold and pink sunsets stretched out across an enormous sky.
The Grand Opening, 1918 It was the fall of 1918 and George Cook was excited to launch his great project, The Regent Theatre in Picton. Formerly a hotel, the building had undergone…
Keint-he sits at the top of a hill just outside of Wellington and just far back enough from Loyalist Parkway to feel like a hidden oasis. In the summer, the rolling vineyard…