Uncork Your Palate Victoria

The Naramata Wineries head to Victoria on Wednesday 30th April 2014 from 6:30pm – 9:00pm at the Crystal Garden. Tickets are $95 and include wine, food and a musical experience with funds going to the Victoria Conservatory of Music. N Attendees of this event will be among the first to experience the exclusive Spring Release wine portfolio of the Naramata…

Uncork Your Palate

SIP, SAMPLE & CELEBRATE Presented at Victoria’s elegant Crystal Garden, Uncork Your Palate is an exciting wine, food and musical experience which raises funds for the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Net proceeds go to support VCM music education, music performance and community music outreach. April 30, 2014 (Wed) from 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Crystal Garden 713 Douglas…

Taste Victoria 2012 July 19-22 – Why You Should Be There

This year Taste Victoria celebrates its fourth year with an even busier few days celebrating Vancouver Island’s cuisine and the wines of British Columbia.  Fellow Dame d’Escoffier Kathy McAree, a food, wine and travel writer and owner of Travel With Taste indulgent culinary adventures does an amazing job of coordinating vintners, farmers, fishermen and food suppliers…

WIVA 4th Annual Spring Wine Tasting

Friday March 30th, Fairmont Empress (Crystal Ballroom) The Wine Islands Vintners Association (WIVA) is holding its annual spring wine tasting event featuring wines, ciders, and meads on Friday March 30th at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC. The Wine Islands Vintners Association, or WIVA as it is better known, is “a grouping of over…

Taste Victoria TODAY!

Can you Taste it? Annual festival is selling out indulgent weekend events… Today, The Main Event uncorks Taste: Victoria’s Festival of Food and Wine.   Selling out swiftly, this popular event celebrates Vancouver Island cuisine and British Columbian wines.  The third-annual festival, known for its culinary consciousness and integrity, launches with an evening of local tasting…

Celebrating the delights of both swine and vine at 2011 Taste Victoria

As the city counts down to the third-annual Taste: Victoria’s Festival of Food and Wine, culinary enthusiasts are busily poring over the schedule, aiming to fit in as many events as possible over the one delicious weekend. “From July 21 to 24, Taste will bring the city’s food and wine communities together to celebrate British…

WIVA 2nd ANNUAL WINE TASTING – 13 MAY AT THE INN AT LAUREL POINT

The Wine Islands Vintners Association (WIVA) is holding its annual wine tasting event featuring wines, ciders, meads and spirits from over twenty of the islands best wineries. A sampling of the wineries attending are Averill Creek Vineyard, Beaufort Winery, Blue Grouse Winery, Carbrea Vineyard, Chase & Warren Estate Wines, Cherry Point Vineyard, Church & State…

Taste of Fernwood Victoira

On Sunday June 20, 2010 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm, the neighbourhood of Fernwood, located 10 minutes from downtown Victoria, launches a new food and libation tasting event sure to dazzle and delight the taste buds of culinary touristas. “Fernwood Bites: Local Fare in an Urban Square” will feature twelve to eighteen local eateries showcasing…