Field Trip Photo: On Packing Up And Getting Back To Work

Our annual late-summer winding road trip through the Okanagan Valley and across the breadth of Vancouver Island to Tofino has come to a close. However much I tried to regularly post via iPhone, reception was pretty spotty in most of the places we went. Admittedly, this was largely by design, plus I was having too much jolly fun to bother. I’m glad to report that dear Westy (pictured above at our Tofino campsite) survived its 21st long haul under our broods’ care and is still not the least bit worse for wear (400,000kms and counting). We have hundreds of lovely photos to compile for a post on our journey (coming soon), but in the shorter term it’s back to the magic grindstone of print deadlines and daily updates right here on Scout. Thanks for sticking with us.

CedarCreek Estate Winery Joins The Growing Scout Community

The Fitzpatrick family and their CedarCreek Estate Winery are now proud member supporters of Scout. We will be publishing their news and press releases on our front page and hosting a page for them in our list of wineries and breweries. We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support. Click ahead to read on or jump directly to their Scout page here. Read more

The Man Who Went From Being A Mountie To Hanging With Jimi…

I was first introduced to Canadian broadcast icon Terry David Mulligan a couple of years ago in a Whistler hotel room. He wasn’t a stranger to me. Like most Canadians under 50 with an interest in music, I grew up watching him on TV interviewing great musicians and introducing the music videos that have become part of the long slideshow of my memory. It was really cool to get a chance to share a bottle with someone who was as much a part of my personal cultural architecture as Donkey Kong, John Hughes or Stan Smyl. I’ve been lucky enough to enjoy a few meals with him since. It’s always great fun just being in his company. Read more

Breweries & Wineries

the following wineries are Scout supporters…

Blue Mountain

2385 Allendale Rd, RR#1 Site 3 Comp 4 | Okanagan Falls BC | 250-497-8244 | www.bluemountainwinery.com | Blue Mountain is a family run vineyard and winery located in the picturesque South Okanagan Valley…EXPLORE BLUE MOUNTAIN

CedarCreek Estate Winery

5445 Lakeshore Road | Kelowna | MAP | 250-764-8866 | www.cedarcreek.bc.ca | After over 20 years of wine growing experience, we believe that we have the right varietals planted in the right sites.  We grow the…EXPLORE CEDARCREEK ESTATE WINERY

ELEPHANT ISLAND

2730 Aikins Loop | Naramata BC | 250.496.5522 | elephantislandwine.com | Fusing classic wine making processes with an unconventional line-up of fruits – Stella cherries, organic Bartlett pears, Goldrich apricots…EXPLORE ELEPHANT ISLAND

JoieFarm

2825 Naramata Rd, Site 5 Comp 4, Naramata BC | 1-866-422-5643 | 250-496-0073 | www.joiefarm.com | JoieFarm is owned and operated by Heidi Noble & Michael Dinn and is located on their farm on the beautiful…EXPLORE JOIEFARM

Laughing Stock Vineyards

1548 Naramata Road | Penticton, BC | Tel: 250-493-8466 | www.laughingstock.ca | Located on the picturesque Naramata Bench, Laughing Stock Vineyards is a serious enterprise with a lighthearted attitude….EXPLORE LAUGHING STOCK VINEYARDS

La Stella

8123-148th Avenue, Osoyoos, BC | 250-495-8180 | www.lastella.ca | LaStella was created to be the embodiment of the Tuscan way of life. For us, we are making more than wine. We are making our own fun…EXPLORE LA STELLA

Le Vieux Pin

34070-73th Street Oliver, BC | 250-498-8388 | www.levieuxpin.ca | Le Vieux Pin named after the majestic old pine tree on the northwest corner of our vineyard is situated on the East Bench of Oliver, in the South…EXPLORE LE VIEUX PIN

Mission Hill Family Estate

1730 West Bank Rd, West Kelowna, BC | 250-768-7611 | www.missionhillwinery.com | Located in the heart of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, Mission Hill Family Estate is a family-owned winery…EXPLORE MISSION HILL

Nichol Vineyard

RR1 S14 C13 -1285 Smethurst Rd,  Naramata, BC | 250-496-5962 | nicholvineyard.com | Nichol Vineyard, known among Canadian wine lovers in the know, has been operating in Naramata Village in BC using…EXPLORE NICHOL VINEYARD

R&B Brewing Co.

54 East 4th Ave | Vancouver, BC | MAP | 604-874-2537 | rbbrewing.com | R&B Brewing Co. has always been, and will always be, just about as independent a microbrewery as you’ll come across…EXPLORE R&B BREWING CO.

Red Truck Beer Company

1015 Marine Dr, North Vancouver | 604-682-4733 | www.redtruckbeer.com | The Red Truck Beer Company is a Vancouver-based craft microbrewery. We make two signature beers: Red Truck Ale, a rich…EXPLORE RED TRUCK BEER CO.

Road 13

13140-316A Ave., Oliver BC | Toll free: 866.498.8330 | www.road13vineyards.com | Road 13 is the location of our winery and two of our vineyard sites: the Home and the Castle. Our land was first cultivated in…EXPLORE ROAD 13

Stoneboat Vineyards

7148 Orchard Grove Lane, Oliver BC | Toll Free: 888-598-2226 | www.stoneboatvineyards.com | Located along a winding country lane in Oliver, BC, on the rocky soils of the lower Black Sage Bench…EXPLORE STONEBOAT

Whistler Brewing Co.

1045 Millar Creek Road, Whistler, BC | 604-731-2900 | www.whistlerbeer.com | At the Whistler Brewing Company, we share a passion for creating unique, world-class craft brewed beers. Using traditional brewing…EXPLORE WHISTLER BREWING CO.

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