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.

Tasting | Laphroaig Whisky

Photography K&S Media; courtesy Laphroaig While reciting classic Scottish toasts brand Ambassador Simon brooking gives CSL the lowdown on the characteristically smoky…
Tasting | Mount Gay 1703

International Brand Ambassador and mixologist at Mount Gay Distilleries, Chesterfield Browne visits Calgary and speaks with CSL about the rum that invented rum. Except for…
Tasting | Top 4 Bourbon

Photography (Christina Mah) By Derrick Woo CHARCUT MIXOLOGIST CHRISINA MAH Her Grandfather was a bartender, so it is not surprising that Christina Mah Bar-Chef at…
Q & A | Dave Powell

Founded by David Powell in 1994, the winery is so called after the small Scottish town, Torbreck, where Powell worked as a lumberjack. Torbreck’s roots…
Wine | 4th Annual Vine and Dine Argentina Wine Festival

Photography By K & S Media CSL had the pleasure of attending the Argentina wine festival at Escoba, hosted by the gracious Linda Garson. The…
Wine | Wines of Chile at Hotel Arts

[dmalbum path=”/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/2010 Wines of Chile at Hotel Arts/”/] CSL was invited to the Wines of Chile event at Hotel Arts, displaying some of the most…
Wine | Fruity Sauvignon Blancs are Made for Simple Barbecues

AVONDALE Winemaker: Corné Marais CSL: What is your (or the winemaker’s) favourite memory with Avondale sauvignon blanc? Marais: Avondale’s winemaker, Corné Marais, is a…
Best | David Pick’s His Top 5

The choice of wines at 100 wines by David Walker. Photography by Robert Bunka These wines pack a double punch – great tasting and easy…
Tasting | Highland Park

[dmalbum path=”/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/Highland Park with Gerry Tosh/”/] Photography Courtesy Highland Park Made in the windy, turbulent Orkney Islands in Scotland (the islands have been inhabited for…
Wine | Les Petits Cailloux

[dmalbum path=”/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/2009 Les Petits Cailloux/”/] Though the Eastern Townships and Montérégie are known for their apple orchards, the next day I go in search of…