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Fall Focus on Terroir FOOD/DRINK/MORE TASTE© FALL FOCUS ON TERROIR BONJOUR BORDEAUX a taste of history in every bottle P 6 HEIRLOOM TOMATOES a delicious heritage P 24 DO-IT-YOURSELF WINE TASTING host your very own special wine event P 32 SIGNATURE GRAPES the new world makes its mark P 56 COMPLIMENTARY OVER 40 NEW RECIPES INSIDE TTASTEASTE 8 FFALLALL 0088 __1-611-61 LLPV.inddPV.indd 1 88/29/08/29/08 22:49:38:49:38 PMPM Have you given in yet? Baileys® Shaken with Ice. © R&A Bailey & Co. 2008. | PLEASE ENJOY RESPONSIBLY. DIA_8408_Taste_baileys_ENG.indd 1 7/14/08 8:52:54 AM TTASTEASTE 8 FFALLALL 0088 __1-611-61 LLPV.inddPV.indd 2 88/29/08/29/08 22:49:40:49:40 PMPM FOOD/DRINK/MORE TASTE© 32 DO-IT- 68 THE MAGIC OF YOURSELF JUNIPER WINE TASTING Josh Pape mixes gin winners 15 host your own special wine event 70 BEST BUYS 96 CELLAR-WORTHY 38 FAST FOOD ELEGANCE 72 OLIVES & WINES fast food was never like this OLIVE OIL what to buy now to savour later delicious, healthful and more 43 FLAVOURS 100 OUR FEATURED 78 BEHIND THE SCENES RECIPES 44 THE DIRT ON AT THE HARVEST LOCAL WINE tales a wine label never tells 116 WHAT’S GOING ON Okanagan’s regionality sparks the taste buds 82 A WORLD OF 119 BC LIQUOR STORES DUMPLINGS SPECIAL EVENTS 68 48 ARTISAN BREADS they’re everywhere! make your own masterpiece 5 TRY SOMETHING NEW 88 THE TASTE OF 53 FLAVOURED BUTTERS THE SOIL 6 BONJOUR BORDEAUX how French terroir why Bordeaux fetches top dollar 56 SIGNATURE GRAPES makes a grape 10 LOCAL FALL FEAST the new world makes its mark 90 FALL AU FRANÇAIS prime time for prime rib all you need for a fantastic 60 FRAÎCHE IDEAS French meal 15 MOST WANTED the restaurant that’s a West Van neighbourhood classic 94 LOAFING AROUND 16 HOT AND HEADY afternoon tea with a diff erence LIQUEURS everything from fruit to nuts 20 LIQUEUR COCKTAILS mixed magic from Chambar’s COVER Josh Pape 23 CONSULTANT’S CHOICE CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD our experts off er a fresh, Pauilliac $1,100.00 68833 new crop of favourites “A blend of 85 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest mostly Merlot, 24 HEIRLOOM the 2005 exhibits a restrained but prom- TOMATOES ising nose of cedar, tobacco leaf, crème conserving the heritage of de cassis and toasty oak. Full-bodied and the most confusing of fruits tannic …a long fi nish and multilayered 30 FASHION PLATES mouthfeel …. Anticipated maturity: what the best-dressed tables 24 2018 – 2040+.” 96 points Robert Parker, are wearing Wine Advocate TASTE 3 DIA_8408_Taste_baileys_ENG.indd 1 7/14/08 8:52:54 AM TTASTEASTE 8 FFALLALL 0088 __1-611-61 LLPV.inddPV.indd 3 88/29/08/29/08 22:49:40:49:40 PMPM FOOD/DRINK/MORE TASTE© OUR CONTRIBUTORS Visit www.bcliquorstores.com to locate any product sold at BC Liquor Stores and for current price information. JUDITH LANE MIREILLE SAUVÉ Judith Lane is a Vancouver- After graduating in 1997 based wine, food and as Canada’s youngest OUR SYMBOLS travel writer who female sommelier, Country of Origin Flags contributes regularly to the Mireille developed award- Georgia Straight, City Food, winning wine programs BC VQA Wines BC Restaurant News and a for restaurants across the raft of other publications. Judith will go almost country and is currently a Sweetness Code anywhere for a good story and a glass of wine! freelance wine writer. Organic TIM PAWSEY JOE WIEBE MANAGING EDITOR Tim Pawsey is a renowned Vancouver- Joe Wiebe is a Vancouver based food, wine and travel writer. writer who recently walked Lavaughn Larson A regular columnist for the Vancouver through the vineyards of EDITOR Courier, Tim also writes for Where Sonoma, California. Read Pauline White Vancouver, the North Shore News, more of his writing at www. Northwest Palate, 99 North and joewiebe.com. STYLE EDITOR Western Living. Linda Macintosh PRODUCT CONSULTANT Maureen Hogue ADVERTISING CONTACT WAYNE MARTIN Pauline White Toronto-born chef Wayne Martin’s second magnum opus is Fraîche, the fi rst being the hip, eclectic Phone: 604.252.3125 and popular Crave on Main. Crave and ultimately Fraîche, were the result of his burning desire Fax: 604.252.3099 to get back to the kitchen after 16 years with the Four Seasons Hotel Group in the West Indies, Email: [email protected] Houston, Texas and fi nally, as Executive Chef at Four Seasons Vancouver. DESIGN CA Design Group Inc. PHOTOGRAPHY JAMES NEVISON AND KENJI HODGSON Ken Mayer Studios James Nevison and Kenji Hodgson are HALFAGLASS, a Vancouver-based, STYLIST boutique wine consultancy, publishers of a website and three best-selling Irene McGuinness books on wine – Have a Glass and Had a Glass, volumes 1 and 2. Their wine column, under the name The Wine Guys, appears weekly in The Province. PRINTER Mitchell Press LEE MURPHY WENDY TAYLOR Prices are subject to change without notice. Prices Lee Murphy co-owns and A wine and food enthusiast, include 10 percent Provincial Sales Tax and 5 percent operates Vista d’oro Farms Wendy Taylor is founder and Federal Goods and Services Tax. in South Langley. In addition administrator of PlanitBC.com, to being a trained chef, Lee an online calendar and In the event of any error or omission published in this produces and markets her planning resource of food magazine, the product description and display price in own line of artisanal preserves, and drink-related events. the liquor store will prevail. caters and holds cooking classes. Vista d’oro Farms - www.planitbc.com. 20856 4th Avenue, Langley, BC www.vistadoro.com. Products in this publication will be available as of September 2008. Quantities may be limited. Items with CAROLYN EVANS-HAMMOND ANTHONY GISMONDI very limited quantities are distributed only to Signature Seasoned journalist and qualifi ed Renowned Vancouver wine reviewer BC Liquor Stores. sommelier Carolyn Evans-Hammond Anthony Gismondi is editor-in- has written for Decanter Magazine, chief of Wine Access magazine and Head Offi ce The Times newspaper and Wine & producer of one of the net’s most 2625 Rupert Street Spirit International in the U.K., as well extensive wine websites – as Maclean’s, The Toronto Star and The Vancouver, BC V5M 3T5 www.gismondionwine.com. He also Phone 604.252.3000 Province in Canada. Her book, 1000 writes a weekly column for the Vancouver Sun and co-hosts Fax 604.252.3464 Best Wine Secrets, is distributed internationally and her website – www.wine-tribune.com – The Best of Food and Wine with Kasey Wilson. catalogues her musings and tasting notes. STEPHEN WONG KASEY WILSON A Vancouver-based freelance Kasey Wilson is a Vancouver-based journalist and chef, Stephen Wong author, editor, restaurant reviewer writes about food, wine, travel and and travel writer. Kasey, along with culture for various local and national Anthony Gismondi, co-hosts the 30% magazines and newspapers and has weekly Best of Food and Wine show authored four cookbooks. on CFUN radio and is also the editor of Vancouver’s Best Places. Cert no. SW-COC-002226 Taste magazine is printed on 30 percent recyled paper using 100 percent vegetable ink. TTASTEASTE 8 FFALLALL 0088 __1-611-61 LLPV.inddPV.indd 4 88/29/08/29/08 22:49:45:49:45 PMPM TRY SOMETHING NEW CARABAS CHARDONNAY France $14.95 111542 A lovely, brilliant, golden-yellow coloured French wine with powerful aromas MCCORMICK 360 VODKA distinguished by tropical fruit, fl oral notes USA $49.99 606889 and delicate touches of toast. Generous Welcome to the world’s fi rst eco-friendly premium spirit! and voluptuous on the palate with ripe fruit From the 85 percent recycled, green tinted glass bottle to the fl avours that linger. A perfect fall white to environmentally-friendly water-based inks and postage paid serve with your heartiest dishes. envelope for return of the fl ip-top closure, this is one vodka that has something for everyone. Vodka 360 is quadruple-distilled and fi ve-times fi ltered making it clean, smooth and crisp. CARABAS ROUGE France $15.98 923326 Vive la France! An intense red that is harmonious and refi ned in typical French fashion. Powerful preserved black and red fruit aromas with gentle touches of peppery spice on the palate lead to the full-bodied, lingering fi nish. A loaf of crusty bread, some sharp cheeses, a crackling fi re and fall has begun! WINGNUT AMADOR ZINFANDEL USA $18.99 412163 Wingnut is a dark and rich Zinfandel that is brilliantly balanced. With soft fruit, plumy richness, plenty of acid and a fi nish that lasts, it pairs wonderfully with all the usual Zinfandel foods such as barbecue, stews and full-fl avoured pastas. TASTE 5 TTASTEASTE 8 FFALLALL 0088 __1-611-61 LLPV.inddPV.indd 5 88/29/08/29/08 22:49:53:49:53 PMPM BONJOUR BORDEAUXCAN ANY WINE BE WORTH THE PRICE OF A SMALL HOUSE? an any wine be worth $210,000? The price of a small house? Since these wines echo their place, weather matters. Each year, If it’s a great Bordeaux under hammer at Christie’s Auction Bordeaux prays for serious sunshine, a little rain, no hail and a dry C House in London, the answer is yes. A 1787 Château Lafi te harvest but some years are better than others. Then, in autumn, they became the most expensive wine ever in 1985 and here’s why pick, sort and ferment; vinifying grape varieties and plots separately and Bordeaux fetches top dollar.
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