African wine | like WINE SPOTS KWY Paarl Chardonnay 1993, $9.95 (South Africa) THE BONZO Dog Band used to do a song about meeting polite Frenchmen, modest Germans, free-spending Scots, etc. with the refrain, “But | never met a nice South African!” Well, now | have. This chardonnay is serious competition for similarly priced Aussie & Chilean entiies in the . fists, some of which overdo the fruit or the oak, Its chablis-style austerity had me waiting for the Rolaids finish that never came. It could give balance-bar lessons to some pricey Califor- nians | could mention if | weren’t a gentleman. Get a couple because you can afford it and they'll be coming back for more. Wyndham Estates Bin 999 Merlot 1992 $14.99 (Oztrailya) Don’t bother leafing through the LDB guide or wasting hours in the stacks; you'll have to go straight to the Liberty Wine Merchants store in Park Royal South for this bargain. Merlot, which adds the grace notes to great Bordeaux, particularly in Pomerol & St. Julien, can produce acid-flashback punk wine on its own, but Wyndham Estates obvi- ously has its number. A quick decant injects enough air to transform this into a silky, elegant, lighter-style dinner wine with hints of herbs and red cur- rant that will even dignify a plat- ter of weenies and beans on toast. Say it’s faves sur crodte avec saucissons, keep the lights low, and crack another crock of 999. Lots of Eggs | Lots of Choices | | SPECIAL KIDS | MENU Regular Lunch Menu. also available | BRUNCH Jas | Waterfront PATIO Saturday < & Sunday The Cheshire Cheese 987-3322 Lonsdale Quay Floor NEWS photo Neil Lucents Boogie Child TEN-YEAR-OLO ELEANOR Bates rehearses for her RNB Dance Company’s June 16 show at the Centennial Theatre. In conjunction with Theatre Arts, RNG@ will present Five Years of Applause at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are avall- able at the atudlo, located at $355 Lynn Valley Rd. or by phoning $80-3040. Famity Amusement Park Open Weekends -71:00 am Go Karts v Trout Fishing ‘Mini Golf v Roller coaster Childrens’ Farm TV 12 Haunted Train Ride Horse Rides v Video Arcade Kiddie & Family Rides ¥ Caricaturist . Junior Go Karts v Food — Newh Adventure Birthday Parties! 7 located next to Fantasy Gardens in Richmond 272-3328 Nsnl Free Admission to Adventure Park Offer good until June 19, No cash or token value. FATHER'S DAY Eenepict BRUNCH are ee TE ET WE'RE SERVING BRUNCH ALL WEEKEND, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. INCLUDED ON OUR GREAT MENU ARE FIVE FABULOUS EGGS BENEDICT. CHOOSE ONE FOR ~ ONLY $7.98 nc aE 2427 MARINE DRIVE W.VAN 926-9839 F a peee ’ a second one dot and wore ed new J PRES Now that's a deal Hf celebrating. When you oa you buy a foatlong sub, wa'tl can really sink your feath into, Fri. & Sat. tiam-7pm June 17th & 18th “Second footlong sub must be of equal or lesser price. Not good in combination with any other offer. =z