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Wine Advocate Issue #184 Sep 2009 91 points A Pinot Noir Dry Red Table wine from Otago, New Zealand The 2006 Pinot Noir has a beautifully defined, rather “cool”, reserved, Burgundian nose, capturing the lightness of Pinot Noir, its clarity and pellucid nature. Scents of wild strawberry, raspberry leaf and a touch of limestone. The [...]

New Zealand Winery Takes Centre Stage Sir George Fistonich of Villa Maria Estate to Attend Vancouver International Playhouse Wine Festival Sir George Fistonich, esteemed founder of New Zealand winery Villa Maria Estate, will attend the 32nd Annual Vancouver International Playhouse Wine Festival from April 19-25. New Zealand, along with Argentina, is a theme region at [...]

Hamilton Street Grill is pleased to host a Yaletown Wine Festival A “Vancouver wine festival” themed evening for those of you who can’t make it to the big festival, are looking for a more casual setting to try this year’s featured wines, or are just looking for great value! Monday, April 26th or Tuesday, April [...]

April 21 Sacred Hill 4-6 pm Sacred Hill is recognized as one of New Zealand‘s leading, multi-award winning wineries.  Focusing on the production of premium handcrafted varietal wines the company’s estate vineyards are located in New Zealand’s leading grape growing regions of Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay and Central Otago. Join Sacred Hill Export Director, Simon Swa at [...]

April 10 Discover New Zealand  2-6 pm New Zealand is a country of contrasts with dense, native forest, snow capped mountains and spectacular coastline.  With wine growing regions covering the length of 1600 km, grapes are grown in a vast range of climates and soil types, producing a diverse array of styles.  Join us at [...]

TRADE DAYS CONFERENCE TICKETS ON SALE FEBRUARY 9, 2010 Tickets to the wildly popular Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival go on sale Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010. Tickets to trade events will be on sale February 9, 2010. The 2010 Festival will be one of the largest to date in its thirty-two year history. With 197 [...]

PLAYHOUSE WINE FESTIVAL 2010 TO SHOWCASE ALTITUDE, LATITUDE, AND ATTITUDE New Zealand and Argentina the theme at largest wine festival to date Vancouver, BC – The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival will mark its 32nd year with a celebration of the wines of Argentina and New Zealand and a global focus on rosé. The festival, [...]

Thursday August 20th, 2009 Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park – 7:30-9:30PM $29.99/person Australia and New Zealand Wines Bottles and Bangers This August, Liberty Merchant Company is happy to host our 8th annual Bottles and Bangers tasting, as part of our much anticipated ‘Tastings-in-the-Park’ series. Join us for a night of Australian and New Zealand [...]