Get ready for every possible drinking occasion during the frenzied season. house wine will alleviate stress and take care of your most important shopping list: the booze list. Enjoy a taste of our picks; from inexpensive party wines to the perfect gift bottles as well as recommendations for holiday meals (including breakfast) and much more….
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House Wine December Tasting
Cheers to the Holidays Get ready for every possible drinking occasion during the frenzied season. house wine will alleviate stress and take care of your most important shopping list: the booze list. Enjoy a taste of our picks; from inexpensive party wines to the perfect gift bottles as well as recommendations for holiday meals (including…
Dockside Restaurant to host Pelican Bay Fall Wine Tasting Nov. 15th
Dozens of wines and complimentary appetizers with great draw prizes to be won After a wildly successful first event which saw over 300 wine lovers sampling dozens of wines at Dockside Restaurant and Brewing Company, the Pelican Bay Wine Tasting is back for a second great event on Tuesday, November 15th. Once again, Dockside Restaurant…
THE SALT CELLAR SERIES: A TASTE OF SPAIN AND ITALY
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15TH, 2011 7:00 PM – $40 Join us on November the 15th for an evening highlighting the joys of these two beautiful countries. The team at Salt welcomes you to the Cellar Series where we will pair Spanish cheeses to Spanish wine and Italian charcuterie to Italian wine, complete with matching condiments,…
House Wine Reds to Beat the Blues
Let’s face it, November is typically when the cold, dark and rainy weather sets in. It’s time to cozy up by the fire with rib-stickin’ fare like meat stews and pasta accompanied by fuller bodied reds. Get set for the season at our next monthly tasting. We will pour some of our favourite new finds…
Riesling at Firefly
A Riesling to Live Put aside any lingering thoughts that Riesling is always sweet. This high quality, noble grape can produce some of the most versatile styles of wines ? from sparkling wine, to bone dry still wines, to off-dry, to lusciously sweet Icewine. The strong backbone of acidity this grape is known for allow…
Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting
Kick start your Holiday Season by joining us at our the store for our annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting. Come by the store on Saturday, November 12th between 1 and 4 pm as we pop the cork on a wide variety of Champagnes and Sparkling wines. This year we’re conducting this tasting as a fund-raiser for the…
Food and Wine Pairing: The Cheese Course
This class will include two flights of three wines paired with a tasty selection of international cheeses. Whether a pre-dinner plate or once the main course is cleared, wine too often becomes an afterthought. How does one match up wine with cheese? White wine…red wine, dry, sweet? This class will teach you that wine needn’t…
Oyster Bay at Hamilton Street Grill
It’s an iconic wine brand, NEW ZEALAND’S OYSTER BAY, taste them at the next Hamilton Street Grill monthly wine tasting series. Tuesday, October 18th – 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Monday, October 17th Sold Out This fall marks the beginning of the 9th season of our popular monthly series and we are pouring an icon,…
WINE & CHEESE PAIRING with The South World Wine Society
Monday , October 24 , 2011 7-9pm Listel Hotel, 1300 Robson Street, Vancouver. Join guest speaker Tim Ellison- Sommelier Extraordinaire and Director of Food and Beverage Services at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts – as he guides you through a unique tasting of specially selected varietals paired with an assortment of prime local cheeses…
Food and Wine Pairing: Fundamentals Used to Break all the Rules
This class will include two flights of three wines paired with selected bites of food, with seasonings and sauces selected to build an understanding of weight and flavours in pairing dynamics. Each flight provides the opportunity to mix and match all the pairings to see what works as well as what doesn’t. We will discuss…
OCTOBER SPECIAL EVENTS FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS @ 39TH & CAMBIE
39th & Cambie host’s the most exciting events of the year in October! Join us on October 1st for the 2008 Bordeaux release. Available at all BC Liquor Signature Stores, this year’s vintage is the best value seen in years! Also, don’t miss out on Louis Latour’s 2009 vintage release on October 13th, when you…
La Table Commune – Food and Wine Pairing – October 06, 2011
Pairing food and wine is an exciting and rewarding challenge, but it can also add to the pressure of the holidays. At Firefly, we love to help you to find the perfect wine for any occasion, and this tasting will help you discover the pairing essentials for turkey and all the Thanksgiving fixings. Sheila Whittaker, a Certified Sommelier…
Flavours of Fall Wine Tasting at the St. Regis Hotel
Net event proceeds to East African Famine Relief The St. Regis Hotel is hosting an evening of wine tasting from 5-8 PM Thursday September 29th in the historic St. Regis Room, with net proceeds from the event being donated to East African Famine relief. This evening of wine and food is being held in conjunction…
Splash 2011 Arts Umbrella’s 29th Annual Art Auction & Gala
Splash is Vancouver’s most established charitable art events featuring a stunning collection of works by some of Canada’s most prominent artists. The event is truly an experience, a feast for the senses, including a cocktail reception, a fine wine and food experience, performances by Arts Umbrella students, a hot DJ revving the party up and…
House Wine presents France vs South America
In one corner, we have a long-time champion, a country whose name is synonymous with wine. With centuries of practise, France produces some of the world’s most highly sought after wines. In the other corner, we have South America: the ‘new-comer’. In the last few years, Chile and Argentina have charmed us with friendly and…
Blue Mountain at Teahouse in Stanley Park
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2011 6:00PM – 7:30PM Christine Fawcett of Keystone Fine Wines will be featuring the following selection of unique wines from Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars in BC’s Okanagan Falls. GOLD LABEL BRUT 2010 SAUVIGNON BLANC 2009 PINOT GRIS 2009 PINOT NOIR Canapés will be specially prepared to accompany and complement the select wines. Join us for…
#Giveaway Wines of #Argentina
CONTEST CLOSED – CONGRATS to KIRAN. 2 tickets up for grabs for Thursday September 29 7 pm tasting at the Sutton Place, Vancouver. Comment below to win with the name of a grape that Argentina is known for. Wines of Argentina will host a tasting to showcase the quality and variety of wines the country…
NIK WEIS RIESLING TASTING
ONLY $20 for amazing Mosel Riesling and food pairing at Legacy Liquor Store, 1633 Manitoba St. Saturday, 6:30 to 8:30 pm Sep 17, 2011 A truly Riesling focused tasting and pairing, you will be shocked and amazed at the differences between each and every single one! Join Owner Nik Weis as he walks you through his different Rieslings…
Perfect Pairings with House Wine
The magic of perfect food and wine pairings can turn any dinner into a decadent experience. Join chef David Robertson and house wine oenophiles Michaela Morris and Michelle Bouffard for a class that will demystify the art of harmonizing flavours and uncovering what makes for a perfect match. On the menu: Piri Piri prawns with…
