Show B.C. Produce Some Love This Canada Day

Take advantage of B.C.’s bounty to celebrate Canada Day a little more intimately this year.

Drink a B.C. wineThere is no better time to drink rosé — a perfect, vinous blend of our national red and white. This was our top rosé winner as judged by the 17 experts in our 2015 Vancouver Magazine International Wine Awards competition, and we know that you will relish it too. Pair with fancy salmon or humble hot dogs. Liberty Wine Merchants, $26.99, libertywinemerchants.com Pick a bushel of B.C. berriesDrive out to Langley’s Driediger Farms to pick a bucket of juicy raspberries or blueberries. Berry stained lips, free of charge. driedigerfarms.comHeading back from the ferries? Turn west to Westham Island’s Emma Lea Farms and discover a bounty of berries eagerly awaiting your expert picking (and holiday pie-making). emmaleafarms.comEat a chunk of B.C. cheeseCreamy, buttery, and award-winning, Natural Pastures’ Comox Brie is the only cheese you need to celebrate Canada’s birthday. Savour at room temperature or oven-melted with a sprig of rosemary. Les Amis du Fromage, $7-8.50, buycheese.com