Bar Volo taps into VQA
The ever-crafty Bar Volo (587 Yonge, 416-928-0008, barvolo.com) has devoted two of its taps to rotating VQA offerings. One vino from each end of the spectrum is featured from Ontario wineries like Tawse, Norman Hardie and Lailey.
Early bird tix and “Volunbeers” for Beau’s 5th Oktoberfest
Tickets for Beau’s fifth annual Oktoberfest (October 4 to 5 in Vankleek Hill, north of Cornwall) are now available online, or you can “volunbeer” for festival half-days and receive transportation to the event and a complimentary weekend pass. beaus.ca/oktoberfest.
F. Scott Fitzgerald on booze
“First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you,” Fitzgerald wrote. Unlike Gatsby, his creator was no teetotaler. On Booze ($11.99, New Directions) is a collection of the legendary author’s best excerpts on the debauched whirlwind of gin and speakeasies that was the Jazz Age. $11.99 at Good Egg (267 Augusta, 416-593-4663, goodegg.ca).