Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country brings The Kitchen Party back to Vancouver this June 7^th.  Trail Appliances

The Kitchen Party began in Vancouver in 2008 and has sold out each year – after all – we all know the best parties end up the kitchen. This year, Trail Appliances, located at 2876 Rupert Street (at Grandview Highway) features 11 incredible showroom kitchen, each with a well known Vancouver chef and 2 Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country members. (Please see attached list) This is an opportunity to taste new releases from Canada’s most sought after wines, sample canapés from celebrity chefs and bid on an outstanding wine cellar; 48 wines lovingly housed in a top of the line Viking Wine Cellar featuring 2 temperature zones, a value of over $5000. Don’t miss out on this and vacation packages to Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country

About Trail Appliances: As a family owned and operated business since 1974, Trail Appliances is one of the leading independent appliance retailers in Western Canada with 13 stores in BritishColumbia and Alberta. Trail offers Canada’s largest appliance selection creating a complete shopping experience for every need – single family homes, apartments, condos, and town homes.

About Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country: Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country is bordered by McIntyre Bluff to the north and the USA border to the south. Its major growing areas lie on three benches: the Golden Mile,  the Black Sage and the Osoyoos Lake benches. Still a very rural area, this part of the valley is dedicated to agriculture of all kinds; however the diversity of soils amd microclimates here create premier land for many grape varieties. The unifying character that makes this possible is our desert climate, which is common to all wineries. Oliver is home to The Wine Capital of Canada while Osoyoos boasts Canada’s “Warmest Welcome”.

The Kitchen Party Takes place Thursday, June 7^th at Trail Appliances located at 2876 Rupert Street (at Grandview Highway). Tickets can be purchased on-line, http://kitchenparty.eventbrite.ca . The Kitchen Party is sponsored by Trail Appliances and Viking.

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Sip into Spring with BC VQA

Spring is in the air and BC wineries have a vibrant bouquet of freshly picked BC VQA wines to offer! Renew your affection for our homegrown gems as you taste the latest releases and connect with the Winemakers behind the labels. Besides trying wines from all five of BC’s wine growing regions, you’ll discover a fresh new take on the Okanagan as you get to know the sub-regions of Kelowna, Naramata, Okanagan Falls, Golden Mile and Black Sage/Osoyoos. What better way to enjoy these exciting newcomers than shooting fresh oysters at the BC Shellfish Growers Association raw bar, indulging in elegant hors d’oeuvres from Chef Marta Pan and savouring delicious Canadian Cheeses made from 100% Canadian Milk presented by Dairy Farmers of Canada!

Buy your tickets now and save $10! Only a few tickets left at this special price.

Date: Friday, May 25, 2012
Time: 6:30PM – 9:00PM
Venue: Vancouver Urban Winery
55 Dunlevy Ave, Vancouver, BC
Cost: $60 + HST

Save $10: first 50 tickets sold are only $50 + HST

Offer ends May 18 – while quantities last. Click here for tickets.

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 John Skinner  will be presenting a selection of renowned BC wines from

Painted Rock Winery.

 ”Painted Rock Estate Winery was  named #1 BC Winery at the 2011 Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards.”  Painted Rock sits on a spectacular bench overlooking the Skaha Lake in Penticton, B.C. The property has a unique microclimate that is particularly suited to the production of premium wines. As our knowledge of our terrior grows, so does our ability to evolve and define our style. Join us at the tasting and sip for yourself!

 Canapés will be specially prepared by the talented culinary team at  Seasons In The Park, to accompany and complement the select wines.

 $25 per person Not including taxes & gratuity

For tickets and more information please contact Seasons In The Park

 604.874.8008

seasonsevents@vancouverdine.com

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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.

4th Annual B.C. 

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.

]]> http://goodlifevancouver.com/iconic-red-bc-wine-tasting-with-sip-wines/feed/ 0 http://goodlifevancouver.com/bc-wine-tasting-at-legacy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bc-wine-tasting-at-legacy http://goodlifevancouver.com/bc-wine-tasting-at-legacy/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:04:28 +0000 cassandra http://goodlifevancouver.com/?p=11054 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

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

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)

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

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