Wine and Spirits

City Style and Living’s editors bring you wine reviews, wine & food pairings, cocktail and non-alcoholic drink recipes, global vineyards, Alberta and BC wine & spirits, and more.

Peachy Keen

If Rizzo’s mood in Grease were a drink, this would be it—sweet peach with a sassy juniper punch from the Hendrick’s. Great for drinking at…
3 Cocktails to Celebrate Canada 150

Fire up the barbeque and get your lawn chairs ready. These three refreshing cocktails are sure to get the party started!
The World’s Best Pimm’s Cup

This recipe, a classic Pimm’s Cup, is the ultimate fruit salad in drink form. And what’s especially great about this drink, aside from its aesthetic…
CSL’s Wine Trail Favourites

Here are a few of CSL’s favourite wines from The Okanagan
Gimlet

Once favoured by the British Navy for preventing scurvy, this refreshing cocktail is simple to make. Although the original recipe calls for gin, vodka can…
Wine Lesson: Viognier

CSL’s Wine Lesson: A floral white wine that is a delightful patio sipper, and great food partner
Classic Mojito

This classic rum cocktail highlights the freshness of mint.
Thyme Orange Negroni

The pronounced orange flavour in this cocktail makes for a refreshing summertime drink
Honey Bear | Cocktail

A take on the gin-based bees knees, the addition of cinnamon adds a savoury note and complexity to this Prohibition-era tipple
Chambord Manhattan

The peak of summer is marked by picking fresh berries. Get a flavour burst with this refreshing cocktail.