8 | BC B U S I N E SS NOVEM B ER/ D ECEM B ER 2025
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CONTRIBUTORS
Neal McLennan is the wine
and spirits editor for Vancouver and
Western Living magazines, where
he susses out the wonderful (and
occasionally weird) options for
imbibing across Western Canada.
In this issue, he dives into a fast-
growing segment of the wine
world—low- and non-alcoholic
options—by profiling local success
story Glimmer Wine. "Bubbles
without consequences—who
wouldn't love it?" he laughs.
Claudia Laroye is a
Vancouver-based freelance
writer and author writing about
adventure, food, wellness
and sustainable travel. She's
written for publications around
the world, including Afar, the
Globe and Mail, Nuvo, JetSetter
and, now, BCBusiness. Her first
feature highlights the thrills of
backcountry cat skiing along
B.C.'s Powder Highway. "I love
tackling new adventures in
all seasons," she says. "The
Kootenay Rockies in winter is
British Columbia's magnificent
mountain playground." Her
award-winning travel anthology,
A Gelato a Day, was published
in 2022.
