Author Archive for JAMES



Feel like summer yet?

In case you missed the last two Province columns, it was a two-part primer on summer wines. Here they are to get you in the seasonal spirit:
Part One - BBQ Whites
Part Two - Patio Reds

Wine Fest is on!

The biggest wine show of the year has arrived again…
See you in the tasting room?

HAD2010 hits #1

Had a Glass 2010 has officially hit the top-spot on the BC Bestsellers list!
Thanks to all who have gone out to purchase a copy for themselves or a friend. The support is lovely, not to mention much appreciated. We’ll be raising a glass your way over the Holidays!

Had a Glass 2010

The 5th anniversary of our annual wine buying guide is now widely available! (See here and here.) Along with the usual 100 top wines, a guide to wine enjoyment, and wine-tested delectable recipes, Had a Glass 2010 offers a few twists from previous years… yes, there are charts and graphs!
We hope you enjoy.

We’ll be doing […]

Wine Glut

This week’s Province column discussed the global wine glut, and offered a few bottles to sip up in order to do our part in draining the “wine lakes.”

Get fortified

Ooh, feel that chill in the air. Autumn has arrived. Time to break out the sticky ickies, the ports, the fortifieds! Which is just what was discussed in this week’s Province column, in case you missed it.
Oh, and what has Kenji been up to? Click here.

A trio of new reds…

…was featured in this week’s Province column.
SuperBowl Sunday is here! Wine recommendation: Cava.

If you were a wine…

Funny piece in the Vancouver Sun over the weekend where Kenji and I were forced to consider what type of wine each other would be.
Had a Glass 2009 has cracked the Top 10!
Upcoming events:
-Undercover Fundraiser - 7:30PM, Thursday, Nov 27
-Barbara Jo’s Books to Cooks - 6PM, Friday, Nov 28
-Everything Wine (North Van location) - 2PM, […]

Had a Glass 2009

Hot off the presses. The latest edition has hit shelves. Kenji is quite fond of the back cover photo. Me, I’m not so certain.
Thanks to all the continued support with the Had a Glass series, events and such forthcoming…

Nostalgia, and a leg of lamb

OK, time to come clean. This site is lame. Sure, HALFAGLASS is not itself square, but the lack of active posting is nothing but pathetic. It’s not for lack of care, I mean we’re still in the thick of thinking and drinking wine. And it’s not for lack of effort, our column still appears weekly […]