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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 [...]

Make sure your festive fête is fabulous and easy to execute. Learn tips, tricks and tools from the entertaining experts at Beachside Forno and Liberty Wines which are guaranteed to light up any cocktail party! Enjoy five expertly selected  wines, with five creative canapé courses, and get the inside scoop on holiday entertaining for 2012. [...]

Well suited to a variety of different growing regions around the world, and known for their nuanced and delicate nature, wine varietals Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir  are worth getting to know. Tuesday, October 4, 2011 | 6:30pm Join us at Beachside Forno for an evening of wine exploration, food and fun. Led [...]

August 30 – A bit baffled about the differences between Old World and New World wines?  Want to kick up your knowledge on the subtleties of it all? Spend the evening at Beachside Forno for a fun, food and wine fuelled evening.   Designed and led by Vancouver’s affable and charming wine luminary, Kurtis Kolt, join [...]

Five-course tasting menu hosted by Kurtis Kolt ‘Know Your Neighbours’  – Tuesday, July 26, 6:30pm Spend the evening at Beachside Forno for another fun, food and wine-fuelled evening.   The second in a series of summer wine evenings designed and led by Vancouver’s affable and charming wine luminary, Kurtis Kolt, Beachside invites you to get to “know [...]

May 24th – Italy Hot on the heels of a very successful France edition of the East Van Wine Academy, we now turn our attention to the wonderful world of Italian wine! Commonly referred to as The Vineyard of Europe, Italy has long been renowned for its classic wine styles and regions from Tuscany to [...]

At Vancouver’s Waldorf Hotel on the second and fourth Tuesday each month. Hosted by resident sommelier Kurtis Kolt a different region or country will be featured each event, including Italy, France, Germany, California, Portugal and British Columbia. About the Courses Each one-hour course features a different region or country including Italy, France, Germany, California, Portugal and British Columbia. [...]

From Van Mag….Our panel of 19 experts judged scores of rooms to determine the best restaurants in and around Vancouver. They recognized both established rooms and upstarts that have made a virtue of the new economy Our panel of 19 experts judged scores of rooms to determine the best restaurants in and around Vancouver. They [...]