I was in the Yukon Liquor Corporation about six weeks ago, when I was delighted to make the acquaintance of an old friend.Looking for an interesting red, I saw a familiar label on an unfamiliar carton. On the bottom shelf of the...
Read MoreI’m always interested whether when people choose the foods for dinner first, and then select accompanying wines, or vice versa. I use both methods.Several weekends ago my partner and I hosted a cheese fondue in honour of a...
Read MoreSince September there have been some good additions to the Yukon Liquor Corp. (YLC) shelves.October and November seem to be emerging as the wine tasting season in the Yukon. In the span of five weeks, I participated in, or...
Read MoreWhile we had an exceptional summer, part of me welcomes the changing leaves, grey cool days, slower pace, stars, and northern lights.This change of season has brought me back to our kitchen, making pasta, pizza and roast meats....
Read MoreAbout a year ago, I worked with Yukon Artists @ Work on a project called “Canvas Confidential,” a fundraiser to help Yukon artists if illness prevented them from working.As part of this event, we hosted a wine...
Read MoreAs Yukoners, one of the real treats we have is access to a broad selection of game meats.While I don’t hunt, I am lucky to have friends who have generously shared portions of their moose and caribou meat. I have been...
Read MoreNovember is my favourite month of the wine year.While it is the month where we have to acknowledge, especially in the Yukon, that we are plunging irretrievably into the depths of darkness and winter, at the same time there is a...
Read MoreWorking the Rotary Wine and Fine Food Festival last month, I was reminded all over again why I love the world of wine.There were new wines to discover and old familiar ones that I hadn’t seen in a while. And the same was...
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