Literary editor, drinks writer, Winnipeg Free Press; wine list maker, The Common. Mediocre curler, runner and drummer. Party ruiner.https://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3muvijjoa622tWith all the other middle-aged balding punk-adjacent dudes at Propagandhi. Oh, and with this 17-year-old metal head, who is seeing them for the second time. (Second photo is from 2021.)07 Sep 2026 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvijjoa622thttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3mufauithhc2fFor @winnipegfreepress.com this weekend I wrote about celebrating cool-climate Chardonnay in Niagara, as well as a new cookbook called Niagara Wine + Food that's well worth checking out: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2026/08/29/getting-schooled-in-cool-climate-chardonnays31 Aug 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufauithhc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3mubjst565s2fFriday: fuelling up for old guy band practice. Saturday: old guy sits near a fire.30 Aug 2026 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubjst565s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3mu5jufptik2kI just watched this episode the other night on Britbox – it's a riot. Jeremy Brett as Sherlock is, as always, impeccable [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5jufptik2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3mu42zsqe6c2kYep, here ya go: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/08/27/last-chance-clearance-u-s-booze-punted-from-liquor-marts [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu42zsqe6c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3mu3hxctz422kJust popped into my local Manitoba Liquor Mart (what, no one else is browsing wines on Thursday afternoon?), and U.S. alcohol has once again been pulled off shelves.27 Aug 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3hxctz422khttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3mtuqko6nes2xInsert Stranger Things music25 Aug 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuqko6nes2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3mtaewjl7o22dCat got through a screen in the porch (we got him back) and in going to replace the screen, we discovered loads of rotting wood. So here we are. THANKS JIMMY16 Aug 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtaewjl7o22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3msxxzottjk24Fall is back to school, and it just so happens I'm teaching a couple wine classes for Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET)! Level 1 is Sept. 12, Level 2 is Oct. 17-18; courses take place at Jones & Co.: https://www.finevintageltd.com/wine-course/locations/canada/winnipeg/13 Aug 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxxzottjk24https://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3msjiv5j6qc2u👀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjiv5j6qc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3mshai6oc6k2dNew bookstore alert! I urge you all to pop down to Other Places Books and check out the sci-fi/fantasy titles @didichanoch.northsky.social has brought in [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshai6oc6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3msclzcxztc2fNice night for a book chat featuring @colsonwhitehead.com talking about his new novel Cool Machine with @davidarobertson.bsky.social at WAG-Qaumajuq, presented by @mcnallyrobinson.com. And a surprising amount of trash talking Ewoks, of all things.05 Aug 2026 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3msclzcxztc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3msb5woxscc2wTonight! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb5woxscc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3ms6nrng5j223A beautiful film, criminally underseen. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6nrng5j223https://bsky.app/profile/bensigurdson.bsky.social/post/3ms4wqz6de22hAlso (switching hats again) I’ve been spending the day alternating between reading and napping. Have already blasted through half of Emily St. John Mandel’s Exit Party, which is outstanding. Publishes mid-September:02 Aug 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:wlnedccyt3aefs5qda2ufc54/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4wqz6de22h