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Tuscany’s Living Legacy: Wine, Olive Oil And The Art Of Preservation

In Tuscany, heritage is cultivated in vineyards, tended in olive groves, and carried forward through the knowledge of those who work the land. Across the hills surrounding Montepulciano, one of Italy’s historic wine regions is marking the 400th anniversary of Francesco Redi, the 17th-century physician, scientist, and poet whose writing helped secure Tuscan wine a...

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BC Sips & Stories: High-Elevation Harmony at Garnet Valley Ranch

Above Summerland, inside a secluded canyon reached by dirt roads and switchbacks, Garnet Valley Ranch occupies the highest-elevation vineyard site in the Okanagan Valley. Part of the Haywire and Okanagan Crush Pad family, the 320-acre property sits well beyond the region’s usual wine-touring routes, functioning less like a conventional estate and more like a wild,...

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BC Sips & Stories: Vibrant Expression and Creative Spirit at Red Rooster Winery

Perched high along Penticton’s famed Naramata Bench, Red Rooster Winery offers one of the Okanagan Valley’s most inviting and expressive wine experiences. Founded by European immigrants who settled in the region in 1990, the winery released its inaugural vintage in 1997. The estate quickly gained a reputation for refusing to take itself too seriously while...

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From a Business Card to a Seven-Year Partnership: Michael Kenna and Kostuik Gallery

Yaletown is slightly overcast, the lush dampness of the foliage hanging in the air. From a chair inside Kostuik Gallery, I watch couples on the street socializing with their dogs and hot coffees as wet leaves lay heavy on the sidewalk. Within the gallery’s four walls, the light is bright and the room is calm,...

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Canada’s Great Kitchen Party Celebrates 20 Years With a Vancouver All-Star Invitational

Twenty years, six all-star chefs, and one big night in North Vancouver: Canada’s Great Kitchen Party knows how to throw an anniversary. The Vancouver All-Star Invitational brought some of the city’s most decorated competitors back to the kitchen to chase a podium finish and a ticket to the Canadian Culinary Championship, while guests sipped British...

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The Best of VIFF 2026, From a 196-Minute Masterpiece to an Underdog Favourite

The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) has wrapped its 45th edition, and critics and audiences agree that it was a huge hit! From multiple sold-out showtimes to added titles to the launch of the Luminary Award, VIFF has demonstrated that Vancouver’s flagship film festival is ready for its close-up. Highlights of the year included the...

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Dinners Are Sold Out, But Vancouver Entertains Is Just Getting Started

Vancouver Entertains, presented by RBC Foundation, is officially sold out at the dinner level, with all eight bespoke dinners across the city fully booked. But the evening itself, set for Friday, October 16, is far from closed to new guests. A limited number of tickets remain for the official After Party at TELUS Garden, and...

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The Stylist Who Is Ready to Talk: Michelle Addison Goes Independent

Fifteen years ago, Michelle Addison walked into The Room at Hudson’s Bay with a pitch and talked her way into a personal shopping job. She was in her early thirties, already a working actor, and had been running a small personal styling business on the side. That single pitch grew into a career across three...

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Holborn’s Visionary Silhouette For Vancouver: What Georgia + Abbott Means For The City’s Skyline

Vancouver has never lacked for views. What it has lacked, until now, is a single address built to command every one of them. Holborn‘s newly approved Georgia + Abbott development changes that equation entirely, introducing a 315-metre hotel tower that will stand as the tallest structure in Western Canada and, in time, the point of...

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Where Vows Meet the View: Granville Island Hotel x Dockside Restaurant

Just as the sun drops behind the marina, ceremony chairs facing yachts and sailboats gliding by turn the whole scene into something no photographer needs to stage. At Granville Island Hotel‘s Dockside Restaurant, the Yaletown skyline catches the last light from every angle, and not a single sightline stands in the way of it. Three...