WESTERN LIVING, June2018

WESTERN LIVING // JUNE 2018

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Something Special It’s no surprise the late Jim Shaw loved his Okanagan retreat so much—the lakeside location was the perfect place to relax and reflect. More of his beloved summer home on page 32.

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With the help of designer Paul Lavoie, the late Jim Shaw created a lakeside home in the Okanagan as warm and welcoming as the cable magnate himself. It was the seventh home Lavoie had designed for Shaw—this getaway was his favourite.

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WL // contents

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52 the best of the okanagan 52 // Bounty Hunters

66 // Game-Changer

Kelowna’s new Martin’s Lane might just be the perfect winery.

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68 // 5 Places to Snag a

Cocktail in K-Town design 23 // Ones to Watch

Yuli Glass reinvigorates the art of glass painting with a modern touch.

70 // The Okanagan

24 // Shopping

Or how to separate your pinots and sound like a somm on your next winery visit.

26 // Openings

Three winery tours let you swirl, sip and imbibe like a rock star.

A boho daybed, modernist pieces for the patio, and more furniture and decor we love.

Furniture showrooms and beauty boutiques opening soon in Western Canada.

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Calgary’s Two Penny restaurant goes all in with a Shanghai-chic designs.

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There’s more than just vino to whet your whistle.

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Designer Vanessa Stark turns a too-dark corner into the best part of her home.

Cocktail: Oak and Cru; McLeod Bovell home: Ema Peter; Two Penny: Phil Crozier; Okanagan dinner party: Evaan Kheraj

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Under sprawling pear trees and Lake Country skies, chef Aman Dosanj brings a band of intrepid diners right to the source of it all.

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THE BEAUTY OF EATING TOGETHER

Q& A This month we asked our contributors, How are you planning to make the most of this summer?

Dominika Lirette, “5 Places to Snag a Cocktail” page 68 The perfect summer to me is a mix of sunshine, patios and good company. I plan on making the most of mine by enjoying lots of each. I’m very lucky to live in the beautiful Okanagan, where a winery or a stellar hiking trail to explore is never too far away.

Allie Turner, “Ones to Watch” page 23 Because I’m spending the summer in Madeira Park, it means that on any given weekend you can find me on the rope swing at Hotel Lake, hutto-hut hiking the Sunshine Coast Trail or sipping cider on one of the locals’ boats (I just have to trick them into taking me out first).

Behind the Scenes Aman Dosanj preps Okanagan pears for dessert in the orchard—at the same dinner you’ll see on our cover this month. Dosanj started her Sourced dinner series to highlight both local produce and her Indo-Canadian heritage. Read all about it, starting on page 52.

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A few years ago, a group known as Alfresco Vancouver was making it their mission to create pop-up dinners in mystery locations around town. You’d sign up online, and on the day of the event you’d get a notice telling you where to be and asking you to bring a dish to share and a willingness to chat with your neighbour—the goal being to break down Vancouver’s reputation for being a little chilly.

The day I attended, a volunteer team had set up white-linen-covered tables in and among the rows of a community garden. About 30 of us passed around our dishes, and any initial shyness fell away as we started to eat: soon, we found ourselves sharing our recipes, gossiping about what was going on in the city and revelling in the gorgeous location. I even discovered that my septuagenarian neighbour’s grandfather was the first mayor of my mother’s tiny hometown of Hearst, Ontario—the kind of small-world moment that happens only when strangers have a reason to come together.

For the past couple of years, Kelowna’s Aman Dosanj has been creating that same kind of community-building experience in the Okanagan. As writer Jamie Maw recounts in “Bounty Hunters,” page 52, Dosanj’s Sourced dinner series brings people together in orchards all over the Okanagan—and she, in turn, brings both her talent as a chef and her infectious love for all things local to the people who sign up. “It’s delicious, and it’s igniting conversations that might just turn strangers into friends,” writes Maw. When he asks how a couple across the table had met each other, one says, “Actually, I don’t know him from Adam.”

And the other responds, “Actually, I am Adam.”

It’s the kind of magic that springs up when you gather together with others around great food, whether it’s happening in your local community garden, under a pear tree in B.C.’s favourite valley, or even on your own back patio.

Friends, family, neighbours, strangers: whatever the occasion you might be cooking for this summer—and whatever kind of alchemy that mix of people creates—I hope your gathering is full of similar delights and surprises.

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Bold yet spare swaths of colour turn simple panes of glass into minimalist abstract art pieces: a little bit of magic from Vancouverbased artists Nicole Ondre and Adad Hannah (together known as Yuli Glass), whose experiments with colour and opacity bring dimension to shower doors, office walls and building exteriors. “We’ve both used a lot of different materials and worked with different mediums, and this seemed like something completely unique,” says Ondre.

“It’s the beauty of the material itself—it’s very fluid with a lot of possibility and potential.”

The pair use ceramic fruit pigments that fuse to the glass when tempered, creating a seamless original hand-painted art piece that appears to have been caught inside the glass. “People have been painting on glass for thousands of years,” Adad points out—but in their capable hands, it seems like the process is brand new.—Allie Turner

Heart of Glass Adad Hannah (left) and Nicole Ondre take brushes to their canvas of choice.

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WLDESIGN // shopping

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Anicka’s Pick

Tosca Daybed by Tribu $14,700, available at Avenue Road, avenue-road.com Once you’ve chilled out poolside in a daybed instead of your usual lounge chair, it’s pretty hard to go back (damn you, Four Seasons Punta Mita!). This new daybed from Tribu takes it one step further: not only is its seating comfy, but it’s also upholstered in a cozy outdoor velvet on extra-wide braiding—truly made for hours spent with a beach read or three.

NOTEWORTHY New in stores across the West.

Interior Motives Fferrone’s versatile Dearborn glassware (from left, wineglass, Champagne flute and water glass; all sold in sets of two, $110 per set) features a fluted detail on the inside of the hard-wearing borosilicate glass. orlingandwu.com

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Take It Outside Restoration Hardware’s latest patio cushion series supplies the antidote to nautical stripes, casting globally inspired patterns in durable outdoor fabrics (Kuba Cloth Maze cushion shown, starting from $250). restorationhardware.com

Screen Time Blu Dot’s dimmable Filter table lamp (from $299) is a moody marriage of perforated metal construction and unexpected colours. (We vote oxblood.) dwell modern.ca; hutk.ca

Show and Tell Based in Prince George, B.C., Shawn Place lends his talents to EQ3’s new Place collection, a series of dining tables (from $699) designed to show off their beautiful joinery. Available in oak or ash. eq3.com

Power Grid Hagit Pincovici’s newly launched Cabinet 102 ($18,000) is a masterwork of lacquered wood and polished brass. Interior compartments have a matte finish and two adjustable shelves. switzercultcreative.com

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VANCOUVER Fendi Casa Lofty ceilings and exposed brick frame Major Interiors’ 5,000-square-foot showroom, which now houses Fendi Casa. You’ll be able to walk through vignettes of the fashion house’s rounded velvet sofas, voluptuously curved bedroom dressers, and glamorous accessories and lighting—including the brand’s wild Velum wall lamps, which pair brushed metal with real fur (and start at around $11,000 apiece). 300 W Pender St., majorinteriors.ca

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Parsons-educated co-founding partners Laurence Li and Chico Wang (the latter a Vancouver-raised illustrator) are fusing fashion with food for a 2,082-square-foot concept “fashion café,” which will be decorated with pieces from the brand’s latest fashion collection and will feature a rotating menu that changes head to toe every three months with the fashion seasons. Doors weren’t open at press time, but fingers crossed the interior is as bonkers as their website.

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Great Gate The blackenedoak moon gate is a classic element of Chinese architecture that represents a connection between two worlds.

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It’s not every day a restaurant can make you wonder if time travel is possible, but Two Penny makes a pretty convincing case: step through the hand-built moon gate in the entryway, and you leave modern-day Calgary behind for 1920s Shanghai.

Interior designer Sarah Ward has done something special here, converting a heritage space in the downtown core into an homage to Chinese Deco.

“There’s such a wealth of inspiration from that era,” says Ward. “We wanted that warmth and faded glamour.”

And so the entryway was decked out in hand-glazed seafoam tiles laid in alternating stacks, and in the dustyrose-and-teal dining room Ward mixed of-the-era wicker-cane millwork with buttery leather banquettes. Big round tables (topped with lazy Susans, of course) sit beneath fringed lampshades custom-made from palm-print fabric sourced in London. The bar, with its curved Streamline Moderne shape, is the heart of the room, covered in custom concrete tiles that were based off 2 8 j u n e 2 0 1 8 / westernliving.ca

old Chinese armour. “They’re actually laid out so that they’re almost like scales from a dragon, overlapping slightly,” says Ward.

It’s one example of Ward’s heavy use of texture here. “Materiality played a key role in this palette,” the designer explains. “Because Two Penny is in a heritage building, we had to gear it in that direction.” Brass inlays that pop from teak millwork, a fan-patterned plaster wall finish that plays against the sleek marble bar top, and velvety rustcoloured upholstery all work together to create a rich, layered environment.

Another nod to the ’20s? The speakeasy-style “tea room” downstairs: down a gritty, neon-lit stairway lined with tea lights and crumbling brick, those seeking a nightcap will find a second bar nestled under a swath of red paper lanterns. The walls here are covered in vintage Chinese ads and posters, and with a cocktail in hand on a buzzy spring night, it truly does feel like a world—and a time—away.

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Calgary’s Two Penny is a masterful mix of art deco and traditional Chinese architecture.

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On the Water “There’s an ease to entertaining there—people just want to go there,” says Calgary designer Paul Lavoie of Jim Shaw’s Okanagan Lake property. “He was the first to say, ‘Let’s go out in my boat,’ and he’d hit your knees while you were driving it and say, ‘Boot ’er! Faster!’”

With the help of designer Paul Lavoie, the late Jim Shaw created a lakeside home in the Okanagan as warm and welcoming as the cable magnate himself. by anicka quin // photographs by jon adrian

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WL HOMES // peaceful retreat

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hen cable magnate Jim Shaw passed away unexpectedly this past January, the city of Calgary bathed its iconic tower in blue light in his honour. The motorcade route from his funeral to a tribute at McMahon Stadium was lined with employees who came to pay their respects despite the -25°C weather. “It’s hard to imagine what other Canadian business leader would elicit such a parting, particularly several years after his retirement,” wrote Howard Levitt in the Calgary Herald.

In life, as in business, Jim had a way of bringing people in and making them feel welcome, an experience designer Paul Lavoie felt first-hand. “I was lucky enough not to just be his interior designer—my husband Doug and I were his friends,” says Lavoie. “It’s a rare opportunity where you get to do a house for someone, but I actually got to live in it with them. He embraced you in a way—he just included you, and he wanted you to experience life through his eyes as much as you could.”

Over the 20-year period that Lavoie worked with Jim,

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he designed seven homes for him and his wife, Kathryn.

And this getaway, on Okanagan Lake in Kelowna, was Jim’s favourite, says Lavoie. “It’s about family and spending time with them, and just having friends around,” says Lavoie. “There’s an ease to entertaining there—people just want to go there. He was the first to say, ‘Let’s go out in my boat,’ and he’d hit your knees while you were driving it and say, ‘Boot ’er! Faster!’”

The Shaws brought in Lavoie to take on a minor renovation of the lake retreat. They weren’t looking for anything showy; this was a space to relax, and Lavoie was there to ensure it stayed that way. “There were elements that never needed to change,” says Lavoie. “The ceilings and the beams and the rock fireplace were there 20 years ago. We just wanted to let the view breathe and keep whatever I was doing down to a minimum—to make it ‘lake comfortable.’”

The furnishings in the main living areas are kept to neutral shades—greys, taupes—to let both the view

To the Lake!

Jim Shaw was a collector of both Nicholas de Grandmaison paintings, seen above the fireplace and in the dining room (opposite, bottom), and First Nations artwork, including the headdresses in the living area (above).

Designer Paul Lavoie was brought on board to keep the space “lake comfortable”—many of the fabrics are Sunbrella, whether in the living room (above) or in the outdoor space (opposite top), so they can take a wet bathing suit.

Great Glamping It’s all about the outdoors when you’re on Okanagan Lake, so part of the renovation included extending the deck at the front of the home (left).

For Jim’s 60th birthday, Kathryn gave him a vintage Airstream, built the same year he was born (below). The interior is also kitted out in midcentury furniture.

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Outside, the lush gardens are dotted with cherry and peach trees, the latter a favourite for the family and their friends during pie season.

Warm and Woodsy Zebrawood on the kitchen cabinets was chosen for its tight grain, providing great contrast to the original wood ceilings (above).

In the master, cozy linens provide a welcome retreat at the end of the day (right).

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outside and the extensive art collection indoors take the stage. (Jim particularly enjoyed collecting artist Nicholas de Grandmaison, and four of his pieces are featured in this home.) Fabrics are durable Sunbrella—an indooroutdoor material that’s both comfortable and sturdy enough to sit on in a bathing suit. “I didn’t want the home to look hokey, or theme-y,” says Lavoie. “I wanted it to be scaled with comfortable furniture, where you could cozy up and watch TV or spend some time putting your feet up and reading a book.”

The cabinet that hosts the TV was redesigned and built to fit a modern unit (the original cabinet was meant for an older, deeper television) and clad in the same zebrawood millwork that now graces the new kitchen cabinets as well.

“I chose zebrawood because I thought it had a nice, tight grain,” explains Lavoie. “It lets the floor and the ceiling breathe a bit.”

Outside, the lush gardens are dotted with cherry and peach trees, the latter a favourite for the family and their friends during pie season. Decks were wrapped all the way around the water side of the home to allow for more time outside in the summer, with patio heaters to extend that time well into the shoulder seasons, too. And nestled within those gardens is a guest house of sorts. For Jim’s 60th birthday last summer, Kathryn decided to surprise him with a vintage Airstream for the backyard, built the same year he was born. “He did a lot of camping as a young boy, probably into his teens,” she says. “But he never really wanted to go, so I told him, ‘No, we’re not going camping.

It’s never leaving the yard.’ He got a real kick out of it.”

And Jim’s legacy of gathering friends and family at the home will continue, says Kathryn. “I went back to the house for the first time two weeks ago,” she says. “Honestly, that house is so peaceful—you just feel warm, and it’s a place we’ll always have. We’ll always have it together.”

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To achieve a dramatic indoor-outdoor living experience, a McLeod Bovell project in West Vancouver embraces hard-working materials—and colour.

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eading up an undulating, roller coaster-like strip of road deep in West Vancouver, there’s a sudden flash of watermelon red. It emerges from a rectangular section of a modern house’s facade like a paragraph of boldface text or a cut-out shape in a John Baldessari collage. In the foreground, the red trunks and branches of several young Japanese maples disappear against the backdrop, their bright yellow foliage seemingly suspended in mid-air.

Such pure, unabashed colour isn’t typical of West Coast modernist architecture. But here it’s cleverly employed by Matt McLeod and Lisa Bovell of McLeod Bovell Modern Homes to address the homeowners’ desire for a vibrant, lively space and to highlight the structural form and materiality of the building itself. “There’s a shipping containerbox language to this house,” says Bovell of its exterior layers of concrete, wood, grey Swisspearl and red aluminum.

“That red is a colour reminiscent of those containers and became a recurring element throughout the house.”

The homeowners, a couple with three grown children, had lived in North Vancouver for 22 years before venturing west in search of views and an aesthetic departure from their serially renovated, family-friendly 1950s rancher. Eyeing retirement, they also sought flat-level living: a place with the ease of a condo but the benefit of private grounds. “They prioritized a really inviting outdoor space,” says Bovell. “Not in a glen of trees, as their previous house was, but something high out of the ground.”

Critically, the house didn’t need to include the multiple living spaces, bathrooms and storage dictated by modern family life. “We wanted something that was really just for us,” says one of the couple. By not using

Mirror Image The pool is tucked beneath a dramatically cantilevered section of the house, making use of a shaded area that would have been inhospitable to planted material. “It reads somewhere between a pool and a pond,” says designer Lisa Bovell.

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up the entire allowable building size permitted on the 8,400-square-foot lot, the designers were able to create one large floor plate that maximized volume over two storeys instead of three. The couple’s day-to-day living happens on the upper level; space for visiting children and guests is on the lower level.

Under-building also made it easier to deal with the challenges of the site itself: not only does the land slope southward from the street level, but it also features a steep cross-slope pitch from east to west.

To counter that, the structure takes the form of an L shape, with a cantilevered section acting as a

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privacy screen to the neighbour on the high western side, and the upper and lower floors are stacked on the east-west orientation. Consequentially, the area’s prized western views of endless water and sky are edited out, replaced with vistas of the south and east. “It’s a view no one thinks of,” says McLeod.

“And it’s just as engaging.” Burrard Inlet is still in sight, but so are cascading mountains covered in coniferous trees, tiers of houses, the graceful arc of the Lions Gate Bridge, and the glass-tower forests of downtown Vancouver and Burnaby beyond. Farther still, Mount Baker looms. On clear mornings, say

the homeowners, the sunrise makes the mountain’s dramatic peak appear to glow from within, a piece of resin resting on the horizon.

The space planning and the careful balancing of privacy with views results in an overall feeling of expansiveness. At the front entrance, the ceiling rises to nearly 15 feet and subtly slopes down toward the back of the house, where a run of eight glazed curtain-wall doors can be moved aside, expanding the room by fully one-third and merging it with elements such as a raised garden pavilion. Carefully laid-out public areas, including the kitchen, dining

area and living room, and a well-edited collection of modern furnishings keep sightlines unobstructed and the space uncomplicated.

“There was an effort at simplifying,” says Bovell.

“Putting the dining room at the front corner where the walls open up meant we didn’t have to duplicate a dining room outside. The linear firebox has the same idea, continuing from the outside and running all the way in.” Adds McLeod: “As you stand in the dining area looking out, there’s a point of confusion.

Where were the walls?”

Material finishes were similarly selected with that

High Volume When the glass walls are open, an extensive covered area joins the house’s main level. Accoya wood (also known as acetylated pine) was selected for its durability and ability to hold its shape. “As you stand in the dining area looking out, there’s a point of confusion,” says designer Matt McLeod. “Where were the walls?”

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Material Match In the master bathroom, two walls of shimmering floor-toceiling mosaic tiles (Ezarri Mosaics Metal in Lava) recall the colour of the pool tiles outside. The free-standing tub by Laufen is carefully positioned to capture views to the south and the sky above.

interior-exterior continuity in mind. The exterior fencing, the recessed conversation pit and the soffit above it all use accoya wood, chosen for its tonal similarity to the European oak installed in the interior millwork and the elevated living area. In the master bathroom, two walls of dark, shimmering mosaic tiles were carefully matched to the tiles used in the pool tucked beneath the cantilever directly below.

And anchoring the entire upper floor is large-format basalt tile that is strong enough to withstand both winter rain and long dinner parties alike. “We are always trying to find materials that have that transitional quality,” says Bovell. “They’re not easy to find,

but we gravitate toward them.”

Rigorous though the design may be, it’s not austere. Colour finds its way in via bold, large-scale paintings and back-painted glass walls (chartreuse in the laundry room, watermelon red in the powder room). Down a floating staircase to the backyard, more colour, this time in the form of a fruit and vegetable garden, a putting green, and hedging rubbed bare in sections by the couple’s pair of mild-mannered, flat-coated retrievers. And, grounding it all, that dramatic pool, its dark surface reflecting off the cladding above and mirroring its shipping container– box form. A design vision and life in full.

Line of Sight Elevating the living area three steps up from the rest of the main floor keeps southern and eastern views unobstructed by furniture.

A light monitor across the front of the house gives a slot view of the North Shore mountains and balances the strong southern light that pours in from across the room. Artwork by Kaws (the New York–based pop artist Brian Donnelly) provides the homeowners with the vibrant colour they crave.

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A LAKEFRONT COMMUNITY BUILT ON LEGACY AND LIFESTYLE McKinley Beach started as a vision; a legacy project that would build Kelowna’s first lakeside community.

One that would offer the very best the Okanagan has to offer in one glorious location. A place that will make you want to say, “Let’s Stay Home.”

The epitome of a central lifestyle, McKinley Beach is located in an idyllic rural setting; a home you’ll truly never want to leave. With a future on-site vineyard, a kilometre of beachfront, and stunning vistas, the lakeside lifestyle is one of relaxation and tranquility.

As a growing community, McKinley Beach always has room for more; a place where you can make everyday an adventure. The community features amenities anchored in healthy and positive living with future plans that include a health and wellness

district, vineyard, Hilltown community, and an onsite winery. A clubhouse, a 110 slip marina, and a kilometre of beachfront are all mere steps from your door.

Nearby nature offers the opportunity to explore over 20 kilometres of groomed biking and hiking trails. With easy access to so many amenities in close proximity, car use can be optional.

Beyond that, McKinley Beach provides access to the plentiful offerings of the Okanagan Valley: opportunities to enjoy skiing, rock climbing, and a vineyard are all nearby. Even though the community feels like a world unto itself, it’s mere minutes to downtown Kelowna, the international airport, and the UBCO campus.

Kelowna’s downtown core is located only a short 15 minute drive away providing quick and easy access to a vibrant arts and cultural district, a wide range of restaurants to suit everyone’s taste, and boutique shopping options.

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The swollen-fruit orchards and rolling hills of twisted vines might make you think everything in the Okanagan is business as usual, but peel back a layer and you’ll see that the new boutique winery going in next to CedarCreek is going to reset the benchmark for hands-off, lowintervention pinot noir. The Valley is also fast becoming a destination for killer slow-pour craft cocktails, and while farm-to-table feels like it originated here, there are those who are pushing the envelope even further (or closer, rather), with sourced-from-the-trees-above dinners that have a fresh Indian twist.

So take the weekend, pack our grape guide and see why everything in the OK just keeps getting better.

Farm Meets Table Valley chef Aman Dosanj creates a magical dinner under pear trees and twinkle lights at Claremont Ranch Organics (and shares her recipes, too) starting on page 52.

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If the Okanagan Valley were a story you could tell, of course it would be through food. And under sprawling pear trees and Lake Country skies, chef (and storyteller) Aman Dosanj brings a band of intrepid diners right to the source of it all.

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ike a slow strobe light, the setting sun streams through the canopy of the Okanagan pear orchard tonight, pouring bright beams over three dozen dinner guests.

Harry Dosanj, one of the Valley’s most innovative bartenders, has made a Plumdog Millionaire cocktail, which combines homemade chai spice with port, Assam tea, plums from 10 rows over and seven-year-old rum. It’s delicious, and it’s igniting conversations that might just turn strangers into friends. “How did you two meet?”

I ask a guest and his tablemate. “Actually, I don’t know him from Adam,” he says. “Actually,” the other fellow responds, “I am Adam.”

We are gathered in a tidy orchard row, under pear trees planted 80 years ago, and over a long table finely set with silver and wineglasses and pretty bouquets. Here, at Claremont Ranch Organics, located in Lake Country, a half hour north of Kelowna, we are about to eat a decidedly local, thrifty take on superb Valley produce with a splash of the coastal fishery added to the mix.

Aman Dosanj is Harry’s sister, and she is the main reason we’re here. The Dosanjs are Southampton-raised and -accented, gifted soccer players and, with their parents, they ran the family’s popular Poppadoms restaurant until two years ago. Since then, Aman has been travelling the world, observing and cooking as she goes, and visiting food banks and food waste organizations, drilling down into her mantra of “Serve just enough—don’t waste it.” She quotes statistics about the alarming mountains of food waste churned out in Canada every day that create unnecessary landfills, some $31 billion in food waste last year alone. (Around 873 pounds of food is tossed per year, per person.)

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» recipe By Harry Dosanj PLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE COCKTAIL 1½ oz Havana 7-year rum ½ oz port (Black Sage’s Pipe is a local option) ¾ oz plum chai spice syrup (recipe follows) ¾ oz lime juice ¼ oz organic, fair-trade Assam tea ¾ oz free-range egg white Fresh lime, for peeling In a cocktail shaker, add Havana rum, port, plum syrup, lime juice, tea and egg white.

Dry-shake until all are combined and you have created a foam. Open shaker and add enough ice to fill. Shake for 10 seconds until shaker is ice cold.

At the Helm “Think of me as Morgan Freeman to guide you every step of the way,” says chef Aman Dosanj (left) of her edible storytelling dinner series, Sourced. Brother and bartender Harry (above, centre) serves up his Plumdog Millionaire cocktail for thirsty guests.

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Strain into a coupe glass without ice and express a lime peel over top of drink.

Plum chai sPice syruP In a pot, combine 7 oz water, 7 oz white sugar, 1 oz of chai spices and four plums, sliced. Simmer mixture for 10 to 15 minutes without boiling. Let mixture cool for 2 hours, then strain into a clean, labelled container. Syrup will keep for about 3 weeks in the refrigerator.

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The Journey Aman travelled around the world telling stories through cuisine and documenting her adventures online in her Paisley Notebook blog. “Food connects us,� she says.

There is nothing quite as lovely as eating dinner where it was grown.

Tonight she is presenting an iteration of her Sourced series that dwells on the local produce at hand, simply prepared and with as little waste as possible. Over the next two hours, beginning with a starter of deliciously piquant heirloom tomato water, she will lead us through four spicy courses, interspersed with her equally spicy British commentary.

“If I f**k up, you will see it,” she says.

“Farm to table” has become a hackneyed phrase. Local culinary pioneer Rod Butters, in his lovely cookbook titled The Okanagan Table: The Art of Everyday Home Cooking, might have put it best: “Of course it is,” he says, “and has been forever in the Okanagan— at first out of necessity, now out of choice.”

You only need add that there is nothing quite as lovely as eating dinner where it was grown, cosseted by old fruit trees.

The second course, prepared in the adjacent century-old farmhouse, is her take on Indian street food, “Indo-Okanagan,” she calls it: puffed rice with cucumbers and tomatoes, and Okanagan Vinegar Works verjus and a crunch of zesty toasted hazelnuts. It is a textural pleasure of “useful things that farmers wouldn’t normally be able to sell,” she says.

“So I am tapping into my inner Grandma,” she adds, “because she would never throw anything away.”

Aman has disappeared back into the farmhouse to prepare the main course. The conversation is flowing in the fading light: the dinner guests are playing the three degrees of separation game common to Valley folk, and Harry’s pours of Tantalus riesling and BNA wheat beer speed the connectivity.

» First Course HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD 4 slices artisan baguette Olive oil, for brushing 5 medium-to-large heirloom tomatoes, quartered or cut into wedges 1 tbsp chaat masala Salt and black pepper, to taste 2 tbsp mint and cilantro chutney Preheat oven to 350˚F. Brush baguette slices on both sides with olive oil, place on a baking sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, flipping once, until toasted on both sides. Set crostini aside. Crostini can be prepared ahead of time and kept in an airtight container.

In a medium bowl, toss tomatoes, chaat masala, salt and pepper. Add chutney, stir to blend well, taste and adjust seasonings accordingly. Serve topped with crostini and garnished with microgreens (optional). Serves 4.

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Aman Dosanj’s mantra: “Serve just enough—don’t waste it.”

» second course JHAL MURI ½ cup finely diced cucumber ½ cup finely diced tomato ¼ cup finely chopped shallots 3 tbsp fresh lime juice ½ tsp grated fresh ginger 1 ½ cups tamarind chutney 2 tbsp garam masala 1 tbsp chaat masala Red chili powder, to taste Salt, to taste 4 cups puffed rice ¼ cup fried lentils 2 tbsp toasted and crushed hazelnuts In a large bowl, combine cucumber, tomato, shallots, lime juice and ginger. Add chutney, garam masala, chaat masala, chili powder and salt, then mix well. Stir in puffed rice, fried lentils and toasted hazelnuts.

Season and adjust according to taste—mixture should taste sweet, tangy, spicy and crunchy— and serve immediately. Serves 4.

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A Family Affair The family behind the old Poppadoms restaurant in Kelowna (that’s brother Harry and mom Jas) teams up again for Aman’s pop-up dinner series, Sourced, which brings diners to where farm meets table.

The Main Event Aman’s perfectly cooked sablefish has a slightly smoky flavour offset by a Bengalistyle mustard and yogurt sauce.

Claremont Ranch Organics is owned by Molly and Matt Thurston. They met at the University of Guelph, where they both studied agriculture. Molly convinced Matt to follow her back to the Okanagan, and in 2011 they bought the historic orchard and its charming clapboard farmhouse shaded by giant trees. “The house was built in 1912 by a Mr. Brown,” Molly says. “He made his fortune in the copra that was used for making rope, and this became his retreat.” Molly is now the horticulturist for BC Tree Fruits and Matt is the general manager for Grower’s Supply Co. The orchard is a bucolic place to raise their two young sons and for them to indulge their passion for growing tree fruits. It can be a sudden shock to drive past a long-loved, now disappeared orchard that has been slashed to make room for vineyards.

A drink later, elfin Aman with the salty vocabulary pops back into the orchard. The main course is set down: a bed of brown rice supports a perfectly underdone slab of sablefish, its slightly smoky flavour offset by a Bengali mustard and yogurt sauce accompanied by lightly braised Swiss chard and dollarsized slices of crisp white turnip. What might sound ungainly is a triumph of complexity over complication.

Dessert is more simple and a fitting coda.

Pears from the orchard have been poached in saffron and cinnamon, and served with fresh mint. By turns the dish is earthy and refreshing, and the colour of the sky just an hour ago.

There will be nothing left for the compost.

» third Course BENGALI FISH 4 fillets Ocean Wise B.C. sablefish (black cod), about 4 oz each 2 tbsp + 1 tsp black mustard seeds 3 tbsp white wine vinegar 2 tbsp canola or camelina oil, plus extra for searing fish 1 medium red onion, finely sliced 1 tsp cumin seeds, roasted or gently toasted in a hot pan, then ground 1 tsp red chili powder (optional) Salt, to taste 2 roma or field tomatoes, quartered ⅔ cup water Pinch sugar ¼ cup plain yogurt, stirred to remove lumps First, make a Kasundi-style mustard: soak 2 tbsp mustard seeds in white wine vinegar for a few hours or overnight, then blend until smooth. Set aside.

In a heavy medium saucepan, heat oil until very hot, then add 1 tsp mustard seeds and cook until they start to pop (you want them to have a little dance party). Add red onion and sauté over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes until transluscent.

Add Kasundi mustard and sauté for another 5 minutes. Stir in cumin seeds, chili powder and salt. Stir in tomatoes, mixing well (the acidity will deglaze the pan). Add water and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes. Add sugar, taste and adjust seasoning as necessary. Reduce heat and gently stir in yogurt, stirring to keep it from curdling. Transfer to a blender and blitz until smooth (start off slowly and gradually increase the speed).

Season sablefish fillets with salt and pepper and set a cast iron pan over medium-high heat.

Add a generous drizzle of oil and, when pan is hot, sear fish for around 3 minutes per side or until just cooked (note: 8 minutes for such a delicate fish will be too much). Serve with the sauce over Swiss chard and white/salad turnips (recipe below) or rice. Serves 4.

SwiSS Chard with white/Salad turnip 1 bunch organic Swiss chard (washed and dried) or beet greens Drizzle of canola oil Pinch of garlic scape salt (or garlic salt) 1 to 2 organic white/salad turnips Heat pan over medium heat. Add oil and, once hot, add in your Swiss chard and wilt greens.

Season with garlic scape salt, mix and serve immediately. For turnip, wash and slice into rounds using a mandolin. Chill slices in ice water until ready to serve.

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» Fourth Course SAFFRON-POACHED PEARS 2 cups water 2 cups sugar 1 cinnamon stick Pinch saffron 2 organic Bosc pears, peeled In a medium pot or Dutch oven, combine water and sugar and bring to a simmer, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and add cinnamon stick and saffron.

Add peeled pears, then place a piece of parchment paper over the pot and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until pears are just tender when poked with the tip of a knife.

Remove pears from poaching liquid and, when they’re cool enough to handle, cut in half lengthwise, removing the core with a small spoon or melon baller. Serve pears (quartered, if you like) with green cardamom–infused crème anglaise (optional) and freshly chopped mint leaves, or with ice cream or rice pudding. Serves 4.

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sourCed: an outdoor Farm-to-table dinner series June 17 - Crooked Sky Farm Enderby A foodie road trip to meet organic farmer Aaron Patterson.

July 1 - Roche Wines Naramata Aman is celebrating 10 years in Canada with her “immigrant’s guide to Canada Day” event of Frenchinspired Indian food.

July 28 - Caldwell Heritage Farm Kelowna This dinner (secret table location TBA) is back at the farm where Sourced started.

August 4 - Green Croft Gardens Grindrod A celebration of a menu inspired by all-Canadian ingredients.

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After farming their vineyards for 23 years and making wines from their Diamondback Vineyard on Black Sage Bench and Tinhorn Creek Vineyard on the Golden Mile Bench, the incremental improvements made over time helped coax the best out of the two vineyards. This process resulted in birth of a flagship wine in 2017 – The Creek.

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May through September, the vineyard hosts its Canadian Concert Series, showcasing some of the best new Canadian talent under the stars at its hillside amphitheatre. July 13th, the Starlit Supper returns, featuring a multi-course menu by Miradoro, complete with wine pairing, and telescopes to view the stars.

August 17th, visitors can stroll through the vineyard with viticulturist Andrew Moon during the Golden Mile Bench Vineyard Tour and Tasting. Event-goers will sample Tinhorn Creek wines as they learn about vineyard practices, sustainability, and the new Golden Mile Bench sub appellation. This experience is capped with an outdoor reception, with canapés accompanied by Tinhorn Creek wine.

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LL HYPERBOLE ASIDE, you’re looking at arguably the most advanced winery in North America. It’s for Martin’s Lane, Anthony von Mandl’s boutique producer of high-end pinot noir and riesling. And while it’s nestled beside its sister winery of CedarCreek, it’s fair to say it’s like nothing the Okanagan has seen before. The project reunites von Mandl and Seattle architect Tom Kundig, who teamed up a decade-and-a-half ago to set the original benchmark when they created Mission Hill. And whereas that winery more or less created wine tourism in the Valley, this one is focused on only one thing: crafting the perfect building for making a pinot noir that will stand shoulder to shoulder with the elite wines of the world. The project saw Kundig tapping into the gravity that flows from the site’s steep slope on the east bank

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of Okanagan Lake. Grapes will arrive at the top of the six-level building and, as they get destemmed and carefully crushed and start their journey toward becoming wine, they’ll gently make their way to the bottom level, never being manhandled or mistreated by the harsh hydraulic pumping in use at most other mortal wineries.

But just because functionality rules doesn’t mean there’s not beauty. Kundig has mined the entire ethos of the place, mirroring the site’s burned trees (from the 2003 Okanagan fire) in the cladding and having curtain walls slide away to expose one of the great views of the Valley to create a building more akin to a Richard Serra sculpture than a conventional winery. If you can describe a 35,000-square-foot building as light on its feet, then this is it.

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“For several years, Tom Kundig and I had been talking about a concept for a radical new winery, carved deep within a steep, rocky hillside to harness the effects of gravity to produce high-end pinot noir. Then something incredibly unexpected happened when Mission Hill won the ‘Best Pinot Noir in the World’ trophy at the Decanter World Wine Awards in London. This was the catalyst for the creation of Martin’s Lane Winery, the most advanced six-level, 100-percent-gravity-fed pinot noir winery in the world.”

—Anthony von Mandl, Owner

The Team “The main idea of Martin’s Lane was to embrace both the landscape and the nature of the gravity-flow winemaking process taking place inside. Utilizing the downhill grade, the building falls along the topography of the land where the production happens, while the hospitality portion of the program cantilevers out over the landscape, opening the space to Lake Okanagan, the vineyards and the mountains beyond.”

—Tom Kundig, Architect “Elegance and character in combination with site expression are primarily what I look for in any wine. Winemaking should not only be detailed and uncompromising but mostly gentle and guiding.

I’m not a big fan of the term non-interventionist. I prefer minimalist.”—Shane Munn, Winemaker

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WL OKANAGAN // cocktails

Wine is fine, but liquor is ...also really well done in Kelowna,s cocktail scene.

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5 PLACES TO SNAG A COCKTAIL IN K-TOWN There’s more than just vino to whet your whistle.

While wine may get most of the credit in the Okanagan, don’t let that dissuade you from ordering off the cocktail menu. The drinks served at these spots in Kelowna are the perfect antidotes for a scorching afternoon in the Valley.

1 Micro Bar Bites The creative menu at the sister bar to RauDZ Regional Restaurant is the result of a lot of experimentation by its five bartenders. Try the new Sting Like a Bee (a bourbon-based cocktail with a house-made sweet tea, black tea, bitters and citrus) or the Dr. Gonzo (a play on the Singapore Sling but with mezcal instead of gin).

2 Oak and Cru Social Kitchen and Wine Bar

This trendy hotel bar sits alongside a private lagoon and serves cocktails that are as delicious as the views of the water just beyond. This summer’s menu embraces the juicing trend, with drinks like a mezcal beet margarita, as well as twists on favourites like their Right Hand spritz (their take on an Aperol spritz).

3 Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery

Learn more about what’s in your cocktail by taking a tour of this family-owned distillery in downtown Kelowna before having a drink on their summer patio. Try the fruity Murder on the Okanagan Express, featuring the distillery’s gin with chai, blood orange, lime and bitters.

4 Krafty Kitchen and Bar Krafty has lots of enticing concoctions to choose from.

For something boozy and spicy, order a Devilled Bully (a variation on the Boulevardier with bourbon, Aperol and bittersweet vermouth). Or, if you’re looking for something refreshing on the patio, try the herbaceous basil sour (a combination of gin, basil and egg white).

5 Waterfront Wines They may be known for their stellar wine list, but don’t overlook the cocktails. Some crowd favourites are the Hooked on Tonics (Hendrick's gin, Chartreuse, cucumber, wild rose water and tonic) and the Backhand of Bourbon (Okanagan Spirits BRBN, Backhand of God stout, lemon, maple syrup, egg white and Angostura bitters).

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The Team (left to right) General manager Matt Jewell, David Paterson, chef Nelson Daniels and brewer James Windsor.

A Craft Brewery for Winemakers Many know David Paterson as the award-winning winemaker at Kelowna’s Tantalus Vineyards, but this summer he and wife Stephanie Mosley are part of a team that will launch Vice and Virtue Brewing Co. The brewery is open concept and will consist of a brand-new 10-barrel system that will be mated to a state-of-the-art curing room for the chef—Nelson Daniels, formerly the sous-chef at Waterfront Wines—to work his magic making the best charcuterie in B.C. to go with house-made bread, preserves and other small bites. 1033 Richter St., Kelowna , viceandvirtuebrewing.ca

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JoieFarm Viognier 2016 $24 The unique label immediately brands you as an insider. Oyster shells and a briny and minerally take on the rich Rhône grape.

Hester Creek Garland 2015 $60 Fifty-year-old-vines (50! In Canada!) of merlot and cab franc go into this brand-new blockbuster of a wine.

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WL OKANAGAN // grapes

THE OKANAGAN GRAPE CHEAT SHEET

Or how to separate your pinots and sound like a somm on your next winery visit.

Chardonnay

Merlot

Acres Planted 996 Best Area Black Sage Bench and Naramata Bench are notable, but there are great pockets from Kelowna South.

Characteristics Can go from Chablis-like minerality (Tantalus Juveniles) to California-style butteriness (Time Winery).

Standout Bottle Sperling Chardonnay is fresh but never austere and an absolute steal at $26. Absolutely delicious.

Acres Planted 1,564 Best Area Oliver and Osoyoos.

Characteristics Okanagan merlot is the biggest, baddest merlot around with loads of structure, powerful fruit and great acid to balance it all out. Even Paul Giamatti would be convinced.

Standout Bottle Vanessa Vineyard Right Bank ($40): Ripe Similkameen fruit held in place with some medium firm tannins reminiscent of its homage—Right Bank Bordeaux.

Acres Planted 510 Best Area Kelowna north to Lake Country.

Characteristics Either steely with laser-focused acidity or slightly sweet with laser-focused acidity.

Standout Bottles So many, but when it comes right down to it, the Tantalus Old Vines Riesling ($30) may be the consistently best bottle of any varietal made in the Okanagan.

Merlot: Sherry Camp; Riesling: Sonsam

Riesling

Syrah Acres Planted 530 Best Area Naramata Bench (balance) to Osoyoos (power).

Characteristics A bold, spicy wine that generally avoids the rich, lush Aussie-style in favour of a more elegant floral expression on par with syrah from France’s Rhône Valley.

Standout Bottles So many, but you could do worse than Laughing Stock’s wonderful sexy and serious syrah ($36).

Penticton’s Swankiest New Digs

Pinot Gris

Syrah and chardonnay: Barmalini; pinot gris: Tracy Fox; pinot noir: Makasana Photo

Acres Planted 1,114 Best Area Wherever dandelions grow?

The truth is that there’s good PG from Oliver to Lake Country—and that’s why it’s our most widely grown white grape.

Characteristics When grown in the Alsatian style: honey, melon, balanced acidity. In the Italian pinot grigio style: quaffability, forgettable-ness.

Standout Bottle Roche Pinot Gris Inox 2016 ($22) straddles the two with zippy, bright fruit but a level of rich complexity beneath that produces a satisfyingly long finish.

Pinot Noir Acres Planted 1,073 Best Area Kelowna is ground zero, but north to Vernon is good as well.

Characteristics This one’s more in the hands of the winemakers some of whom go for Russian River-style richness (Quails' Gate Stewart Family Reserve) and some for Burgundian restraint and earthiness (anything from Martin’s Lane; see page 76).

Standout Bottles Spearhead Cuvée ($38) is a blend of the above, with layers of cherries but some lovely earthy notes.

The new West Wing at the Penticton Lakeside Resort is bittersweet for us here at WL. On the one hand, the beautifully modern rooms are exactly the upscale accommodation that Naramata, Pentiction and Okanagan Falls have desperately been needing for the past few years. But it also marks one of the final projects of architect Nick Bevanda, who won our Designer of the Year Award back in 2013 and who passed away last year. Bevanda also designed Terravista Vineyards, the Black Hills tasting room and Road 13, among others, and it’s fair to say that his architectural legacy will loom large in the Okanagan for generations. pentictonlakesideresort.com

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Stag’s Hollow Renaissance Pinot Noir 2014 $35 A pinot for Cali fans that still maintains its balance.

Township 7 Seven Stars 2015 $30 Remarkable bubbles fresh off a win for best sparkling at the Cascadia Wine Competition.

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WINE TOURING LIKE A BOSS

You can drive yourself to the Okanagan Valley’s tasting rooms, but where’s the glamour in that? These three tours let you swirl, sip and imbibe like a rock star.

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Helicopter-Assisted sipping

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Climb into a whirlybird with Valhalla Helicopters and fly to a few of the almost 30 Valley wineries with helipads, such as Mission Hill in West Kelowna or 50th Parallel Estates and Ex Nihilo in Lake Country, on a half-day or full-day heliwine tour for up to four people. En route to the grapes, you’ll flight-see the lakes and mountains while the pilot talks about what you’re seeing and fills you in on Kelowna’s history. valhallahelicopters.com

Get comfortable in a snazzy 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air with your sweetie while a driver with Tours 59 handles the winding wine-country roads. Choose between three four-hour tours that will motor you past pretty vineyards and stunning lake vistas on the way to wineries in Lake Country, East Kelowna or along Kelowna,s Lakeshore Trail. You’ll be challenged to find a vintage as old as your ride, but keep collecting—the trunk holds quite a few bottles. tours59.com

Helicopter: Kuhl Photography; sailing: Jan Vozenilek

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LIL YachtY Join a Sip and Sail group and spend the morning on a West Kelowna, Lakeshore or Lake Country wine tour with Okanagan Wine Country Tours before setting sail on Okanagan Lake with Okanagan Yacht Tours and up to 11 friends. Once aboard the 36-foot vessel, uncork the day’s favourite bottles (the fully equipped galley has wine glasses and Champagne flutes) while you see Kelowna’s landmarks from the water, discover secluded bays and, perhaps, drop anchor for a refreshing swim. yachtlife.ca

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Summerhill Cabernet Franc 2011 $40

The One Item of Clothing Every Winemaker Owns There are a million choices a winemaker must make—oak barrels or stainless steel, hand-picked or machine, whole cluster or just berries—but the one thing almost every winemaker agrees on? These boots. The Tasmanian wonder known as Blundstones are more ubiquitous in winemaking than any other single item. Presumably it’s the boots' mix of rugged (for clomping through the vineyard), refined (for leading visitors around) and, above all, comfort (because you’re working your tail off). So, forget an encyclopedic knowledge of Bordeaux vintages: if you really want to get a winemaker’s respect, show up wearing a pair of these on. australianboot.com

There are only 150 bottles left of this thoughtfully well-aged beauty for those who experience the winery,s pyramid in person.

Poplar Grove CSM 2014 $27 A beautifully balanced meritage-y blend that can age for a decade or be enjoyed right now.

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The Look

INTIMATE MOMENT Use contrasting wall colours to create separate rooms in an open-concept space.

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Vanessa Stark

When designer Vanessa Stark and her partner, Misha Olynyk, first moved into their Vancouver home, they were thrown by a dark corner in their allwhite space. But after some clever remodelling—including knocking out a wall— the nook became one of the most beloved elements. The addition of the painted wall, ceiling and bulkhead, as well as contrasting colours from the grey-scale area rug and painting by Olynyk’s father, create a full room without closing up the space—the perfect location for cozy, intimate gatherings.—Finnley O’Brien

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WL // trade secrets

WELL- EQUIPPED FROM

$24,995*

IT’S AN SUV. BUT WITH A TRUNK. The 2018 Subaru Legacy.

The Sport Utility Sedan.

The versatility of All-Wheel Drive, impressive cargo space, but built lower to the ground for improved handling.

Some would call it impossible.

We call it the Sport Utility Sedan.

Learn more at subaru.ca/sus

*MSRP of $24,995 on 2018 Legacy 4dr Sdn 2.5i CVT (JA2 25). MSRP excludes Freight & PDI of $1,650. Taxes, license, registration and insurance are extra. $0 security deposit. Model shown is 2018 Legacy 4dr Sdn 2.5i Limited w/ Eyesight CVT (JA2 LPE) with an MSRP of $33,795. Dealers may sell for less or may have to order or trade. Prices may vary in Quebec.

Vehicle shown solely for purposes of illustration, and may not be equipped exactly as shown. See Owner’s Manual for complete details on system operation and limitations. See your local Subaru dealer for details. Legacy and Subaru are registered trademarks.