Seeking intensity: competitions to satisfy the spirit
Epic runs. Ultra-distances. Overcoming obstacles. When running a race isn’t enough to satisfy the spirit…
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Category: Features
Grey hair: Fine for George Clooney but not Lisa LaFlamme?
LaFlamme and her alleged experience of gendered ageism makes for some interesting comparisons. There are entire articles, forums, hashtags and social media sites that celebrate “silver foxes” (older men with grey or white hair). What is the equivalent of a silver fox for women? There isn’t.
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The Okanagan romance with the movies
“I want to feature the Okanagan on the world stage…there are a lot of eyes on the Okanagan in film. I think it’s the best film location on the planet when you look at the entire package.”
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Hiring & hybrid work
Should I stay, or should I go? With pandemic waves crashing into the Canadian economy, the question of working from home, returning to the office or setting out on a new adventure is becoming harder to answer.
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Move to a small city
A growing post-pandemic trend; people are moving out of urban centres. New residents are a boost to the #Okanagan Valley and its small-city lifestyle
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- Wine & Food
- Sipping through the Okanagan
- Sippin Pretty
Wine clubbing with the Okanagan’s top chefs
Table wine has never struck me as the fanciest descriptor of this libation I so love. However, our...
What’s a vineyard? Starting out at Wild Goose
“My dad saw a southern slope and said it would be a perfect place to grow Riesling. Riesling needs all the sunshine it can get.”
Masterclass unveils the secrets of bold reds
I don’t often get my science on. But take me down to the wine cellar and present me with glasses and beakers, and I can channel my inner winemaker. I’ve travelled down to the Naramata Bench and wound my way up the steep slope towards Laughing Stock Vineyards. I head to the cellar to meet winemaker Sandy Leier and delve deeply into the art of blending wine.
