30 - Wednesday, December 8, 1993 - North Shore News

Portuguese surprises |

from venerabie firm

ATEUS: THE name

-conjures up memo-

ties of the tiny bub-
bles of that blessedly cheap
rose in which we lads at-
tempted to dissolve the in-
hibitions of young ladies
‘before we discovered, or

. could afford, the more effec-

“tive martini. ‘initial skep-

* ticism when scoping out

 these.table wines from this
‘venerable Portugese firm
was quickly replaced by
admiration, even en-

.thusiasm..

“MATEUS: SIGNATURE 1990 $9. 50.

; Portugal) .
“Greenish tinge characteristic of
, Portuguese:whites leads you to
“expect a thin bone-dry pucker- -

~ upper; instead, the wine starts dry, .

“but follows up with a nice
+s,mouthful of slightly exotic off-dry. :
.-*green fig fruit and finishes smooth -
“and cleans.
: Equally good sipped’ on its own
or with a dish of mussels and some’
“bread.
3 MATEUS SIGNATURE RED 4987

Buy, the fi

John Moore
WINE SPOTS
heavy on ripe grapey fruit, some-
times clumsily so, but this was
another surprise: silkily succulent,
but smooth, full-bodied and nicely
polished as any primavera.

There seems to be a mix of two
vintages on the shelves, ’87 and
‘89. | grabbed the oldest because

. Portuguese wines do change very

markedly.with age; the heavy-
handed fruit gives way to a.’’

‘suaveness called poumade that
rivals Bordeaux while retaining its

~_ regional uniqueness.

urprising to find those charac. -
teristics ina ‘‘house’’ wine, but

. who's complaining?

~ Both bargains, and I'll take a

flask of the bubbly pink stuff, just -

for old times’ sake. You never

Me know, right? ; ;

Expires Dec. 16/93
© Mon.-Thurs. only ©
2 p.m. to closing
Horseshoe Bay .
‘location only
. Eatin nom,

entree of cal or rie value,

6408 Bay Street
> West Vancouver

“AND THANKS AGAIN }
FOR (MAKING.
ST-RERY
THE

“SELLING -
BRANDY
IN THE
COUNTRY .

AGAIN
THIS YEAR!

» Source: “Association of
Canadian Distillers (ACD)
1993 Period 8 Report

921-7755,

Flere’s what we've done in 1993 and why

EACH YEAR, THE NORTH SHORE ARTS COMMISSION HAS REPORTED

FACILITIES

‘Carried cut bulk of the work for'a

‘ Regional Cultural Facilities Study.

The Cultural Plan recom-""

mended that the idea of a regional

"response to cultural facilities needs

be explored. The Study has received
financial support from.all three
levels of government and will be
cornpleted in 1994.

ARTS PROMOTION

Together with the North and
‘ West Vancouver Community Arts

‘ Councils, promoted the arts ina
if coordinated effort through Arts
Access Magazine and television’ and .

offered promotion skills

. . workshops.

a The North Shore is alive
“with: arts activity;: letting people
. know is always a challenge: Also

sponsored and ran workshops t to
develop arts promotion skills.

“GRANTS

a Administered the Arts Assistance

ee Grant Program.

T he three municipalities
“wish to have a coordinated arts

-s granting program to simplify the
‘- application process for arts groups. .

In 1993 $35,000 was granted to 18

“ active North Shore arts groups.

its annual activities to the public through an event in which participants can celebrate the.
growth and development of the arts on the North Shore and give input to the Arts Commis-.

sion on its workplan. To reach out further than the arts constituency, we are reporting to _
the public through this newspaper. We invite you to use the tear-off coupon to
respond to us with any kudos, thoughts or suggestions. ple

ey

DATABASE - |

Developed a. facilities database”

- for the North Shore. : 42h

: The need for databases was:
identified i in the Cultural Plan; the;
facilities database i is the first i ina
series.

WORKSHOPS re

Sponsored and ran workshops to: ‘
develop skills in various areas of
arts management e.g., grant -
writing.

tions and others requested this
assistance...

_ PUBLIC ART.

‘Drafted guidelines for all three

- municipalities on Arti in » Public |
_ Places. .

"Vancouver and the District of. West

Vancouver requested advice i in this
area.

_ CONSULTATION

Consulted with arts organizations
on policy and management and.
with’ other North Shore. groups:

on how they and the arts can aid a _
“each other. os

EW Organizations Tequest and
need this assistance. oe :

"In honour of a. woman who was devoted to the development of
‘culture on the North Shore and was the Commission's first Chair.
We invite your nominations of a cultural volunteer for this award.
Include a brief description of the nominee's contributions along *
with-your name and phone number before December 31st 1993. -
You may use the form below to make a nomination.

_ We welcome your questions or comments _
about cultural development on the North Shore.