I’m a fan of hard alcohol. I’m not sure whether it’s age or simply a natural evolution from being a wine drinker, but more and more I find myself scouring SAQ.com for new arrivals. I take regular trips to the Signature store in the city because it is the place for booze shopping in Quebec.

It’s hard to believe, but Christmas party season will soon be here.

I was working a sommelier shift a few weeks back and, at one of the tables, a young woman told me that she couldn’t drink wine because the sulphites gave her migraines.

MONTREAL – I am just back in Quebec after spending two weeks in South Africa,