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BCWAS Tasting Howling Bluff

cassandra — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:55:23 +0000

We’re starting 2012 with another great tasting – this winery is one of the best-kept secrets of Naramata, but we think that with all the awards they’ve won, they won’t be “secret” for long. This event will feature two Vertical Tastings!

What is the only wine in BC to have won two Lieutenant Governor Awards of Excellence in British Columbia Wines?

AND 2010 Red Wine of the Year, Access Magazine?

AND Best Red Wines of 2011,Vancouver Magazine?

AND First Place, 25^th Annual People’s Choice Award 2009?

You would be right if you said Howling Bluff’s outstanding Pinot Noir.

Howling Bluff also does a memorable Bordeaux-style blend called Sin Cera, made from Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon, which has won, among other accolades, 91 points from Wine Diva, Silver Medal from the 2009 Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards, Gold Medal from the 2010 All Canadian Wine Championship, plus two more medals from the 2008 Okanagan Fall Wine Festival and the 2008 Canadian Wine Awards.

Howling Bluff is also, as far as we know, the only Naramata winery to make all their red wines from Naramata grapes. Luke Smith and his son Daniel farm their Summa Quies vineyard themselves. As Luke says, “Daniel and I are in the vineyard every day. Only by personally getting our hands dirty each and every day do we know our vineyard intimately so that we can offer you the finest vintages, year after year”.

To make this a really special evening, Luke is offering us two vertical tastings, one of the Pinot Noir and one of the Sin Cera.

Here are the wines for this sit-down tasting:

Five years of the Pinot Noir:

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and the unreleased 2010

Four years of the Sin Cera:

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

These wines are extremely rare – almost impossible to find. You will never get the chance to taste this line-up again, so sign up soon! Space will be limited for this unique event.

Date: Monday January 16, 2012

Time: 7:30 – 9:30 pm

Place: The Listel Hotel,1300 Robson St.,Vancouver

Price: $50 guests; $35 members

Here is the link: http://www.bcwas.com/41.html

Attention Guests! Join the BC Wine Appreciation Society in January, and your membership, only $40 annually, will cover you until March 31, 2013 – three bonus months of our fun events! Sign up as a member in January, and start your year with us!

Important:

Make sure you have a safe way home – take transit, call a cab, or ask a friend to be a designated driver. We will have transit tickets on hand for those who take BC Transit home. We are a non-profit society and cannot issue refunds.

Iconic Red BC Wine Tasting with SIP Wines

cassandra — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:00:23 +0000

4th Annual B.C. Iconic Red Wines Tasting and Competition

This is the most prestigious tasting of premium BC red wines ever held. Exclusive to SIP Wines, each year it seeks to discover the best in blended red wines that BC has to offer. Nowhere else will you be able to taste this array of wines at one sitting.

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Time: 7:30pm sharp

Place: Richmond Country Club – 9100 Steveston Highway (beside the Buddhist temple) For the first time this will be a sit-down event.

Special Guest: John Schreiner, foremost author and authority on the wines of Canada.

Cost: $50 + HST

Included in this Important Tasting:

CedarCreek “Colbert Edition” Platinum Reserve Meritage 2006

Church & State Quintessential 2008 (pre-release)

Fairview Cellars The Bear’s Meritage 2008

Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin 2007/2008

La Stella Fortissimo 2009 (pre-release)

Clos Du Soleil Eclipse 2009 (pre-release)

Clos Du Soleil Signature Red 2009

Mission Hill Compendium 2008

Laughing Stock Portfolio 2008

Painted Rock Red Icon 2008

Lake Breeze Tempest 2008

Black Hills Nota Bene 2009

Poplar Grove Legacy 2007

Mission Hill Quatrain 2008

Mission Hill Oculus 2008

Herder Josephine 2008

NK’Mip Mer’r'iym 2009

To showcase these great wines we will taste from Schott Zwiesel Tritan Crystal stems. Schott Zwiesel replaces the lead oxide that other manufacturers use, with titanium oxide, resulting in brighter crystal that is truly break resistant, practically un-scratchable and virtually un-stainable. Your tasting glass will be our gift to you to take home.

S P A C E I S L I M I T E D

To reserve your seat: Phone us at 604-271-9463 with credit card in hand or drop in.

P.S. Attendees will be able to order almost all of the wines being poured. Due to their rarity, some will be available exclusively for tasting attendees and limits will apply.

BC Wine Tasting at Legacy

cassandra — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:04:28 +0000

Come join us and sample some amazing BC wines. Our aim is to provide you with a tasting experience focused on comparing BC wines with their international counterpart. We will have a line up that features the most common varieties from some producers across the world. This event will raise funds for the Sauder Africa Initiative which assists Kenyan youth in starting their own successful businesses.

Tickets are $30 and available for purchase here.

Tuesday, 6 – 8pm Jul 5, 2011

Venue: Legacy Liquor Store, 1633 Manitoba Street

Vancouver Exhibition of Greek Artists (VEGA)

cassandra — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:40:50 +0000

Tuesday, Jun 7 – 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Introducing the 1st exhibition featuring artwork by local Canadian-Greek artists:
Popi Bonnis, Sophie Charalambides, Evie Katevatis, Manolis Voskakis, Helen Yannacopoulos. The art exhibition will be complimented with a wine tasting courtesy of Good Life Vancouver www.goodlifevancouver.com

Admission is FREE – everyone is welcome!
Hellenic Community Centre, 4500 Arbutus St., Upper Hall

BC Bubbly tweet up #BCWine

cassandra — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:18:37 +0000

Wineries Refined of British Columbia & Abigail’s Party are thrilled to present an evening of networking, tweeting, and BC Bubbly!

Join us on Sunday, June 19th for a BC Bubbly tweetup/live tasting. We want to bring together BC wine fans from around the lower mainland to meet & tweet in person while also having the opportunity to taste a selection of some of BC’s fabulous sparkling wines.

Date: Sunday, June 19th

Address: Abigail’s Party - 1685 Yew Street, Vancouver, BC

Time: 6-9PM

Admission by donation to Covenant House Vancouver at the door.

Make sure to reserve your tickets as soon as possible as space is limited!

Participating Wineries:

The View Winery

8th Generation Vineyard

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery

If you are unable to attend please feel free to follow along with us on Twitter on June 19th!

#BCBubbly

@WineriesRefined

@_AbigailsParty

(Abigail’s Party)

Wine Down at The Delta Burnaby

cassandra — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:01:42 +0000

Enjoy a special night of wine and culinary delights plus live entertainment and amazing silent auction items.

It’s your chance to give back . Partial ticket sales will go to Habitat for Humanity.

Space is limited. Book early!

Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre

Date: Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Address: 4331 Dominion Street
Burnaby, BC
Adjacent to the Grand Villa Casino
Complimentary Parking in Casino Lot (Sumner & Dominion)

Tickets: $60 or 2 for $100

Partial ticket sales, 50/50 sales and silent auction benefit Habitat for Humanity

Over 12 wineries and Delicious creations by award winning Chef’s

Dan Craig
Morgan Lechner
Ian Thompson

to get your tickets!

Complimentary Parking in Casino Lot (Sumner & Dominion)

Wines

Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin
Petales D’Osoyoos
See Ya Later Pinot Gris
See Ya Later Pinot Noir
See Ya Later Nelly Rose
Inniskillin Varietal Series Pinot Grigio
Inniskillin Dark Horse Meritage
Inniskillin Discovery Series Tempranillo
Jackson-Triggs Grand Reserve Shiraz
Jackson-Triggs Silver Series Viognier
Jackson-Triggs Sunrock Merlot
Nk’Mip Riesling
Nk’Mip Merlot
Nk’Mip QQ Chardonnay
Sumac Ridge Gewurztraminer
Sumac Ridge Pipe
Sumac Ridge Black Sage Cab Franc

Support the Home Team with House Wine

cassandra — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:08:40 +0000

Tis the season to support the locals. If you need a break from hockey, join us for this rediscovery of British Columbia’s wines. We will pour some of BC’s best examples and reveal what makes the region so exciting. Try wines from pioneers like Mission Hill, CedarCreek and Quail’s Gate, new labels such as Black Cloud, Young & Wyse as well as highly regarded names of Osoyoos-Larose, Burrowing Owl, Black Hills and JoieFarms. From Riesling and Chardonnay to Pinot Noir, Syrah and Bordeaux blends you will discover which grapes have the most potential in our local vineyards.

Date: Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm
Venue: Vintage Gallery, The Listel Hotel 1300 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC
Cost: $40

click here to buy tickets

Sutton Place Wine Merchants Features Blackcloud Winery

cassandra — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:52:44 +0000

Saturday March 19 from 4:30 – 6:30 pm meet winemaker Bradley Cooper from Black Cloud Wines at Sutton Place Wine Merchants.
855 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K6

Tel 604.642.2947
info@suttonplacewinemerchant.com

http://www.suttonplacewinemerchant.com/Schedule.htm

Township 7 Winery Puts the Sparkle In Valentine’s at Taste the Stars Affair

cassandra — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:13:53 +0000

Join Township 7 for our Taste the Stars Valentine’s celebration on Saturday February 12 at our picturesque winery in Langley, just a 45 minute drive from Vancouver. For the first time this year, we are holding special seminars on méthode champenoise winemaking and sabrage, chocolate making, and seafood/wine pairing. Enjoy a decadent, entertaining and informative time and participate in the traditional French style of crafting champagne with Township 7 winemaker Bradley Cooper and proprietor Mike Raffan, learn how to make delectable truffles by Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut, and what pairs best with oysters on the half shell with 1 Fish 2 Fish. Partial proceeds from the Valentine’s activities will be donated to the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

THE DELICATE & MAD ART OF METHODE CHAMPENOISE
Discover how traditional handcrafted champagne is made in France and join Township 7′s proprietor and winemaker in the fun and sometimes messy and challenging process of dégorgement, then adding the dosage
and corking of sparkling wine!

Complimentary winemaker seminars at 1 and 3 pm

TASTE THE STARS EVENING AT TOWNSHIP 7
Impress your paramour and indulge your senses with an early Valentine’s celebration of fine wine, paired with raw oysters and seafood canapés. Enjoy live music by the popular local band, We Play for Wine, while you taste your way through two rooms featuring seafood delicacies by 1 Fish 2 Fish, enjoy winemaker Bradley Cooper’s discussion of wine food pairings and complete your visit in our romantic chocolate room with Jacqueline Pearson of White Rock’s Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut, rolling dark chocolate truffles.

7:00-10:00 pm (grazing/non-seated) / $30 per person

Township 7 Winery 21152 16th Avenue, Langley, BC

Contact Info:

604-532-1766 or gail@township7.com

Black Hills Winery – IN THE PARK WINE TASTING

cassandra — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:56:35 +0000

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 6:00PM – 7:30PM #BCWine – Seasons In The Park is pleased to invite you to the first In The Park Wine Tasting of 2011. Over the past few months the Seasons Winebar has been in hiding…With 2011 well underway we are now thrilled to unveil our newly renovated Winebar!

Join us for a special In The Park Tasting featuring JAIME KOWAN of Black Hills Winery

Jaime Kowan will be exploring a selection of boutique wines from BC’s Black Hills Estate Winery

Join us in exploring the following fine wines from the Okanagan Valley

2009 BLACK HILLS ALIBI VQA
2009 BLACK HILLS VIOGNIER VQA
2008 BLACK HILLS NOTA BENE VQA
2008 BLACK HILLS CARMENERE

Jonah and Andrew Benton of Benton Brothers Fine Cheese will also be featuring a selection of delicious cheese to complement these unique wines

$25 per person (not including tax and tip)

Please buy your tickets at Seasons in the Park at 604.874.8008 or email us at seasonsevents@vancouverdine.com

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