The Screwcap Letters: Madiran Tannat Cabernet Franc
Madiran Tannat Cabernet Franc ABV: 13.5% Price: $17.79 Synopsis: Call me Beelzebub, for fruit flies and I appear to be ecologically congruent. We happily…
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Estacion Carmenere 2012 Colchagua Valley, Chile
ABV: 13.5% Price: $15.00 Synopsis: In the olden days of Chile, a train used to stop at the Colchagua Train Station on its way…
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Ride against Time: The Agony and Triumph of Randonneur Cycling
An unusual sport is gaining popularity in the Victoria area. It’s called randonneuring, a form of non-competitive, long-distance cycling. Originating in France and Italy…
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The long and the short of it
Ten months into the First World War, on May 7, 1915, German U-boats torpedoed the British luxury cruiser RMS Lusitania en route from New…
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