Three events are already sold out and tickets are being snatched up quickly for the Winter Okanagan Wine Festival at Sun Peaks Resort, January 14-22, 2012.
The Medal Winners Tasting, one of the M-Room Fondue’s and the Port & Cheese Social are already sold out. The Sun Peaks Progressive Tasting is already over 50% sold, with just under 300 tickets remaining for the signature event of the festival.
The 14th annual festival includes close to 20 events over nine days, including culinary events, wine tastings, educational seminars and outdoor recreation. A total of 24 wineries are participating throughout the festival, such as Sumac Ridge Winery, St. Hubertus Winery, Rollingdale Winery and many more!
New events this winter include From Russia with Love…and Wine…and Vodka and All the Grapes You’ve Wanted to Try But Haven’t Yet, both après ski style seminars. The festival also brings back old favourites including The Sun Peaks Progressive Tasting, Worshipping Icewines, and two Winemasters’ Dinners.
Ticket prices range from $20 to $120, offering Christmas shoppers a great chance to snatch up tickets as stocking stuffers for loved ones on their gift-giving list!
For full event details and package information, visit http://www.sunpeaksresort.com/events-and-festivals/winter-festival-of-wine
About Sun Peaks: Sun Peaks Resort is a four season destination resort located in the interior of British Columbia near Kamloops. Recently declared the 2nd Best Ski Resort in Canada and 13th Best in North America by Condé Nast Traveller Magazine readers, Sun Peaks has three mountains which surround an intimate ski-in, ski-out village. In other seasons, Sun Peaks offers a diverse range of leisure activities including 18 holes of golf as well as numerous events and festivals. Sun Peaks Resort was the first ski resort in North America and is the only resort in Canada to receive the ISO 14001 designation recognizing the resorts environmental policies and practices. Sun Peaks can be accessed by two airport gateways – Kamloops (45 minutes) and Kelowna (2 1/2 hours) and by car, only a 4 ¼ hour drive separates Sun Peaks and Vancouver, B.C.
