An Interview with Sideways Author Rex Pickett
Sideways hits the stage
For many wine lovers, Sideways is perhaps the most famous film ever made about wine. Based on a best-selling novel by American author Rex Pickett, it was released in 2004 and starred Paul Giamatti and Virginia Madsen. The movie won more than 100 awards, including an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay — and it set off an international passion for pinot noir that still shows no signs of letting up. Since the film’s release, Pickett has adapted his novel for theatre, and this month, Sideways — the play — will debut on stage. The Ruskin Group Theatre Company is presenting the show in Los Angeles, Calif. Opening night is May 18; the play is scheduled to run for 10 weeks. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to ruskingrouptheatre.com.
Get the Dirt on Natural Wine
Learn more about this controversial debate
Perhaps Patrick Comiskey, at zesterdaily.com, says it best: “If you're more than a casual wine drinker, if you follow wine the way bookies follow horses and TMZ follows starlets, then you’re familiar with the Natural Wine movement.” But if you aren’t familiar with the term, and you’d like to know more, check out the following:
B.C. Icewine Harvest Begins
Second-earliest harvest in history
Icewine harvest in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley kicked off this past weekend.
Rock Star Winemaker Coming to Canada
Charles Smith to appear at Western Canadian wine festivals this fall
Charles Smith started his winemaking career with a cool five grand and a maybe not-so-cool Chevy Astrovan.
Dragons’ Den Star Releases Wine
Arlene Dickinson releases Persuasion 2010 Dragon Blend Red
Arlene Dickinson — the lone female judge on the hit CBC reality television show, Dragons’ Den — is getting into the wine business.
Cool, Classic Absinthe Cocktails
The mysterious ‘Green Fairy’ will add intrigue to your next gathering
Absinthe has been the stuff of legend for decades. Try these recipes to experience this mysterious green European liqueur at your next cocktail party.
B.C. wine industry heading for disaster?
New report says industry loaded with major problems
Two Canadian university professors have written a paper criticizing British Columbia’s wine industry.
Legendary Penfolds winery to hold Canadian recorking clinic
First time Penfolds recorking clinic will be held in Calgary
If you own rare, older-vintage wines from Penfolds, and you live in Western Canada, you may want to check out the prestigious winery’s upcoming re-corking clinic.
My Favourite Wine: John Lodge
The Moody Blues band member talks about Krisemma, what he drinks back stage and why he loves wine
In the 1970s and 1980s, you couldn’t turn on a rock radio station without hearing a song from The Moody Blues. The English rocker trio — Justin Hayward, John Lodge and Graeme Edge — have sold more than 55 million albums, won dozens of awards, and topped charts around the world with a lengthy list of hits that includes Gemini Dream, Nights in White Satin, In Your Wildest Dreams, and Seventh Sojourn.
Ski resort offers summer dinner series
Experience meteor showers, mountain culture and fine cuisine at Kicking Horse's Eagle's Eye restaurant
The second installment of the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort’s Summer Dinner Concert Series will take place Aug. 12 at the resort, located near Golden, British Columbia. If you go, you’ll enjoy wines from Naramata Bench, paired with a five-course dinner — plus, a chance to see the Perseids Meteor Shower, weather permitting.
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