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I have always liked the underdog and I never knew why until let year. It is funny how a seeming less least to my unobservant eyes, moment in time shapes your very being.For those of you who know me I am big hockey fan, played it coached even went to the provincial finals, lost though. I love what the game has given me, lifelong passion, friends and a sport I am pretty decent at.Not so long ago a really good friend of mine asked me why I liked the Montreal Canadiens - dumb question to ask a …

I get asked this all the time, "are BC wines as good as those from other parts of the world?"We never know how good we really are until we compare ourselves to others or retell stories around the dinner table or soccer field.Today, many of the people who shape the wine world were born well after this decidedly Canadian story.In the fall of 1972, there was an eight game hockey series called The Summit Series; Canada's best versus the best of the Soviets. The Cold War was in full swing, communicat …

I don’t want what everybody has, I love things that are hand build, have a story a real human behind them. Google Magnus Walker, watch this Youtube video. Or a Singer Porsche. Owning a wine shop is the perfect venue for me, I get to showcase people and families who have great story to tell, one bottle at a time. I am also a realist and we need to also have wine in the shop that people recognize - I get it. Maybe, just maybe I recommend a wine that is so cool that this …