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Level Up: Holiday Gift Exchanges

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 29, 2025

My article for BC Liquor Stores Taste magazine rounds up tips and bottles for a…

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  • spirits

Gifts for Holiday Hosts

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 5, 2025November 6, 2025

Putting together a memorable host gift can be as simple as wrapping up a bottle…

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  • spirits

Holiday Gift Guide

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 7, 2024November 9, 2024

My holiday shopping guide in LCBO Food & Drink focuses on gift bottles, of course…

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  • beer

Getting Autumn-Cozy

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 4, 2024September 9, 2024

My fall article in BC Liquor Stores TASTE magazine finds cozy, spicy flavours in British…

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  • beer

2024 DOTS (Drinks of the Summer)

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on July 3, 2024July 21, 2024

What are the hot spirits and cocktails, wines and beers — the ultimate drinks of…

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  • spirits

Gift Like a Star: Celebrity Spirits

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023

For the winter issue of the BC Liquor Stores magazine TASTE I rounded up some…

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  • wine

Plus ONES: New B.C. Non-alc Wine

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on October 23, 2023December 1, 2023

In Vitis BC I spotlighted B.C.’s first non-alcoholic wine from the Okanagan, ONES.

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  • wine

Warm Receptions

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on June 29, 2022August 31, 2022

Wine makes a terrific summer gift, not just for weddings but for showers, graduations, parties…

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  • wine

High-tech Wine

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on October 16, 2021February 2, 2022

Tech-enabled experiences, from virtual tasting rooms to interactive tasting games and podcasts, are helping a…

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  • wine

Summer Stock: A Fresh Crop of Wines

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on July 4, 2021September 24, 2021

Food & Drink rounds up the hottest bottles, boxes and cans of summer 2021.

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  • wine

The Netflix of Wine: Monthly Subscriptions

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021

In Vitis B.C., my take on how new-generation wine subscription boxes are changing the wine-club…

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  • wine

Wines For the Weather

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on March 8, 2021

Because spring can be both a lion and a lamb, consider these grape varietals that…

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