2022 In Review - Readers Favourite Wine Reviews, Recipes & Articles
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2022 is a year to celebrate! Here are all the things you loved reading this year, including top wine reviews, lifestyle articles and non-alcoholic recipes.
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Why You Should Drink Mocktails On Your Next Night Out
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Nocktails or non-alcoholic cocktails are the answer for a fun, clear-headed night out. Here are 7 reasons why you need to try these drinks this holiday season.
Read MoreA Little Help From My Friends: Lily Weis On The Fun Of Being Alcohol-Free
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Lily Weis has one main message for her sobriety coaching clients: You can have, and be, fun, even if you’re not drinking.
Book Review: Atomic Habits and The Power of Small Steps
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Reading Atomic Habits can shed some light on your sober curious and rethinking drinking journey, and help you form new habits one small step at a time.
Read MoreKnyota Drinks Non Alcoholic Bottle Shop Opens In Ottawa
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Entrepreneur Benson Mutalemwa is the found of Knyota Drinks, Ottawa’s first non alcoholic bottle shop. He shares why it’s time for inclusivity in adult beverage options and why an alcohol free lifestyle makes him a better Dad.
Read MoreLess Beer, More Cheer: Making Pride Spaces Safer for Sober Queers
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Guest writer Amy C. Willis explores how drinking culture is tied to queer culture and the impact it has on those in the community who don’t drink.
Read MoreWhy MOMosas have to go
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Moms deserve support, not the message that alcohol will help them cope. A guest post by Blair Sharp.
Read MoreWhere Do I Start Rethinking Drinking?
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Are you new to the alcohol-free world? Are you sober curious and not sure where to start? We’ve compiled a handy guide on where to start if you’re quitting drinking for whatever reason.
Read MoreHelping You Un-Wine: Holiday stress and Alcohol
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Reaching for a glass of wine when the cookies are burning and you can’t find that one perfect gift for your teenager is 100% socially acceptable, because we’ve been taught for decades that drinking relieves holiday stress. But is this real or just a myth? Read our holiday roundup of articles on stress and alcohol.
Read MoreA Balanced Thanksgiving: Inclusive hospitality means adding alcohol-free drinks to your bar, fridge and table
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Thanksgiving weekend is going to look a little bit different this year. Canadians far and wide have indicated they’re rethinking drinking and looking for something other than booze.
Read MoreWhat to watch if you’re rethinking drinking
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Films like Leaving Las Vegas are great at showing us how dangerous alcohol can be in loud and in-your-face ways, but here is a list of five slow-burners that will have you rethinking your drinking habits long after the credits finish rolling.
Read MoreStress and Alcohol: Does it help you relax or is that just an urban myth?
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Reaching for a glass of wine when the kitchen is burning down and the kids are screaming is 100% socially acceptable, because we’ve been taught drinking relieves stress. But is this real or just an urban legend? Read this to find out.
Read MoreCreative bartending, personal choice and the potential for a big payday: The ups and downs of inclusive hospitality
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“I'm happy to pay just as much for a non-alcoholic cocktail as I would for an alcoholic cocktail. I still want something tasty.” Why bars and restaurants haven’t always jumped at serving alcohol-free cocktails, and the opportunity cost of making that choice.
Read MoreDesperately seeking something
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Letter From The Editor: I didn’t become an AF sommelier overnight. It started with grocery store alcohol-free beer just like everyone else. But I was desperately seeking something!
Read MoreHow did we get here: A round-up of what you should read about the mercurial wine mom
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Why is mommy-wine culture the way it is? We’ve rounded up five great reads to get you rethinking this aspect of women and drinking with some ideas on how we can move towards change.
Read MoreThe paradox of taste and alcohol: Rethinking our relationship with food and drinking
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According to researchers, when we drink we negatively impact how we taste food, a very unwelcome paradox in our alcohol-saturated world. Read more about how that steak doesn’t actually taste better with wine, it’s just all in our mind.
Read MoreWomen's Anger at the WHO’s Global Action Plan & What It Means
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What were we actually saying with our criticism of the World Health Organization’s global alcohol action plan? Could we have taken a more nuanced approach?
Read MoreCounting Sheep: One woman’s real data on sleeping and drinking
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After some curiosity about sleep led her to a sleep tracking app, our friend Laura discovered the hard data about drinking and sleeping. Read on if you find that you’re counting sheep after a late ladies night.
Read MoreBrain health, alcohol and a conflict of information
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Alcohol and its impact on dementia is surprisingly down-played in a recent Eating Well article.
Read MoreHarry Potter & The Goblet of Wine
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Rethinking Harry Potter and the use of alcohol as a narrative device.
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