With Mother’s Day around the corner I want to tell you about the product line Persuasion.  I received a Persuasion gift pack which included a good book, chocolate, coffee and wine, what more could a mother ask for on her special day. Many people kno…

High-tech glassmaker Bormioli recreates Waterford’s classic stylings—with titanium toughness, and at a fraction of the cost.

© 2004-2012 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Fraîche Restaurant in West Vancouver presents a Wednesday Wine Series and their next event will feature a 5-course meal and the wines of the Okanagan’s own Okanagan Crush Pad. Winemaker Michael Bartier [...]

A pleasurable meal for the people from a brewery-owned suburban winery.

Call it a populist romantic meal, 1970-style. Instead of buying a fancy vintage to accompany a luxurious feast of chateaubriand or surf and turf, you line up at the nearest liquor store, fill out the form (unless you’re lucky enough to be near the first self-serve LCBO outlet), bring home an affordable red wine with [...]

Each week Natalie MacLean will be sharing a great wine with us on the blog. You, however, will have to come up with the excuse for getting together with friends to drink them! This week we kick off with a white and a red: Creekside Estate Winery Shiraz, Niagara, Ontario I love this wine! Very [...]

Once upon a time in a Suburb not far from you was a Mama trying to do right by her 13 year old baby.  Hmm, perhaps thinking of her as my “baby” was indeed my first mistake. This BlueEyed girl was experiencing all the usual angst of the normal…

© 2004-2011 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is once again presenting their summer concert series located on a hillside overlooking the South Okanagan’s Golden Mile. The winery’s outdoor amphitheatre will premiere a Canadian concert series on [...]

A new census of wine yeasts in “grubby” Sicilian vineyards show that many of the microbes can compete with, or even outstrip, widely sold industrial yeasts used to make wines.

© 2004-2011 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. The Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival, voted the Best Wine Festival in Vancouver and regarded as the best consumer wine show on the continent, returns February 27th to March 4th, 2012. Over 30,000 [...]

This is usually made with cod but Halibut was what was locally in season at the time I made this. With that season about to begin again I figured now is a good time for other folks to give this … Continue reading →

This app helps you pick a great wine – and it knows what’s in stock where you are!

© 2004-2011 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Drinking Made Easy, the HDNET series that travels around the United States to explore local brews, mixology, and drinking culture, recently found its way North of the 49th for a quick stop [...]

The thing I like about wine is that it turns me into a fun animal. Corkers push pins transform your wine corks into fun animals to keep you company when you are getting blotto. Cute.Via NOTCOT

Not a lot of people think of Niagara Falls in the Winter, but it is a great getaway during the cold months. During the month of January the ice wine festival is going on and Niagara Wineries are open for business. Not only are they open for business, they are running special promotions and events. [...]

I will admit, I wasn’t a fan of ice wine and while Pam of Spunky Girl Monologues tried to sell me on the idea that I was going to love the Ice Wines of Inniskillin, I had my doubts.

© 2004-2011 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Have you ever watched a movie down South with a cold beer in your hand at establishments like the Alamo Drafthouse in Texas or Cinebarre in Washington State? Have you ever wondered [...]

© 2004-2011 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. This time of year is supposedly the most depressing but with the Cupcake Throwdown, Hot Chocolate Festival, Dine Out Vancouver and the Bite of White Rock, all the goodness going into our [...]

© 2004-2011 Rebecca Bollwitt – Miss604.com. If you are not reading this via official Miss604 channels, this content is being reproduced without permission. Vancouver now has its own “wine of the month club”. The new My Sommelier program is an initiative of My Liquor Store which operates three independent liquor stores in Vancouver (West End, [...]

1) Clearance Nutcracker ornaments provide hours of entertainment.  Literally – hours. 2) The Dollar Store. I always find the best things there. This was my fave find this year!Wine Capes!3) Best wishes for a Merry Christmas & happy holidays from my…

With the Holidays literally around the corner why not treat yourself to something new!!  Lifford Wine Agency offers a selection of superior wines  for every taste including you!   You could win your very own Gift Basket to enjoy. To enter to…