Thanks to Susy Atkins at The Telegraph in London for reminding us that if we are going to be moving off those massive rich red wines for summer we can't haul them out as soon as we fire up the backyard barbecue. Just because you like to char your beef doesn't mean the accompanying red wine need be a powerhouse red, full of tannin and 15 or 16 per cent alcohol.
SCENE & HEARD: Move over Francesco Aquilini and Tom Gaglardi. With this week's sale of the Phoenix Coyotes there are now three B.C. ownership connections in the National Hockey League.
Each man would be appalled at the association, but seven hours and $350 million US into National Hockey League free agency on Friday, we discovered that Mike Gillis and Brian Burke have something in common.