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Tickets to the wildly popular Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival go on sale January 10th, 2012. Marking its 34th year with the Theme Region Wines of Chile and a Global Focus on Cabernet(s), the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival runs from February 27th to March 4th, 2012. A fundraiser for the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company [...]

The Society of Wine Educators was founded in 1974 whose mission is to advance wine education through professional development and certification. ·  These credentials are a valuable and widely respected mark of a wine professional’s commitment to personal career development and ultimately to the wine industry as a whole. ·  Individuals that receive professional certification raise [...]

Around The World in 80 Minutes Tuesday, January 10th | 6:30 pm | $40 | The Waldorf Hotel Wine 101 at breakneck speed, covering all the major countries, wine grapes, how to read labels, food pairing tips and more!  Walk away knowing your Bordeaux and Burgundies from your Riojas and Chiantis with dozens of regions to spare. An [...]

Okanagan Spirits is pleased to announce that we have made available a quality blended Canadian Rye Whisky.  Sourced from established Canadian distilleries we have selected whisky that has been aged for a minimum of five years.  In addition to these blends we have added a touch of the `Okanagan` to help define the whisky.  Once [...]

Time for Merrymaking!  In no particular order,  our favourite gifts for the twelve days of Christmas: 12. The PDT Cocktail Book ($30):  Sold out at Chapters?  Back order four months on Amazon?  Not here.  Come find out why this book is being hailed as “the cocktailing book of the decade”. 11. Glenfiddich Gift Pack ($97):  [...]

The bestselling Had a Glass series returns for its 6th edition, once again giving readers the straight wine goods. In a veritable sea of vinous choice, Had a Glass points wine enthusiasts in the right direction and makes sure they surface with a good bottle. And it won’t cost big money: each of the 100 [...]

Reduced prices available for IFT, Gold Pass and Salud Chile Theme Region Pack On November 22nd the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival will release advance tickets to the 2012 Festival. The tickets will offer wine-savvy consumers an opportunity to purchase discounted Festival packages and International Festival Tasting tickets in advance of the official ticket release [...]

This family run winery based in Paarl, South Africa has over 200 hectares under vine. This red is a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz and Malbec.  The wine isn’ made every year, only in those that produce the best fruit.  On the nose there’s lots of ripe red berry, cassis, plum, and [...]