May 9, 2008
Wine
Long considered a producer of inferior wines, British Columbia is now being recognized as a winemaking powerhouse.
British Columbia wine dates back only 140 years when Father Pandosy set up the first vineyards at the Obelate Mission near Kelowna. Nineteen twenty-six saw the first commercial vineyards and a winery that sold to the general public.
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May 9, 2008
Chocolate
Wine has long been paired with fruit, meat and other fine foods. But pairing with chocolate has a relatively recent, and controversial, history. There are those who insist that the twain should never meet. Nevertheless, there are wines and chocolates that make perfect partners.
Chocolates, except those used in cooking, are sweet. That can make the [...]
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