d’Origina, an organic herb company I discovered on a trip to Saguenay Fjord, Quebec, specializes in Labrador. Not the dog, but the medicinal herb growing wild in the boreal forests of Canada. Labrador was used by many First Nations tribes (akin to US Native American tribes) to treat stomach and skin ailments. It has also […]
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Saguenay Fjord, QC: World’s Only Blueberry Sparkling Wine
LIBATION: Le Cageolais LIQUID TRAVEL DESTINATION: Saguenay Fjord, Quebec LEGACY: Father and son team, Donald and Pierre-Philippe Tremblay tenderly care for their three decade old raspberry and blueberry farm to produce some of Saguenay Fjord’s finest aperitifs, sparkling wine and liqueurs. My favorite was their blueberry liqueur called the King’s Blue or Le Blue de […]
Lederhosen & Beergaritas in Banff
LIBATION: Beergarita LIQUID TRAVEL DESTINATION: Banff, Canada LEGACY: Staying at the princess palace aka the Fairmont Banff Springs, since many Swiss-Germans settled the area, I thought the Waldhaus Restaurant was an apropos place to dine for genuine wiener schnitzel, fondue and spatzle. As I was rolling up my sleeves ready to greedily drown hunks of […]