If you were thinking that it's time to relax and enjoy the last of the summer sunshine .....WRONG!.... I'm afraid that it's time to dust off the treadmill....renew your membership at the gym, because here comes SeptOktoberfest BC-style -- with festivals, tastings, dinners and more to tempt you, everywhere you look.

        I've had to turn my back on many, many events I'd like to have written about this month. So pleeeease take a peek at our Calendar, just in case some of these "overlooked" events would be of particular interest to you. You'll find that it has never been busier, loaded with scores of delicious events like these....

1)	Quickly now, there may still be space!
	Two fabulous Winemakers' Dinners, both in Vancouver, on Sept 09, 7pm --
Babich (NZ), at the University Golf Club....and Laughing Stock Vineyards at Adesso Bistro...
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2)	Salt Cellar Wine-Pairing Series
	Salt Tasting Room, Blood Alley, Gastown. 7pm.
We're delighted to see Salt continuing their very popular series of Wine-Pairing events. The next two feature a couple of BC's most innovative wineries -- Orofino Winery, Sept 13....and....Averill Creek, Sept 27.
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3)	Chef Meets Grape!
	Vancouver Convention Centre. Sept 23.
Nnew, fall releases from more than sixty BC VQA wineries together with quintessential BC cuisine from 9 top local restaurants.....
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4)	Asian Feast
	MyChef Café, 39 Kingsway, Vancouver. Sept 30
Join the housewine girls for a delicious feast that will help you take the guesswork out of pairing wines with Asian dishes.....
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5)	Check out a Wine Society!
	AWAS...or....VAWS....or?....
Vancouverites are spoiled with diverse choice of Wine Appreciation Societies, all of which are firing up new seasons of dinners and tastings. To tempt you to jump right in, here are two sensational dinners....
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6)	Taste Chile 2010
	W2 Storyeum, 151 West Cordova, Vancouver. Oct 07
A dream-come-true for lovers of Chilean wines -- over 30 wineries, each pouring up to 6 different wines, from wine regions across the country!...
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7)	EAT! Fraser Valley
	Tradex Exhibition Centre, Abbotsford. September 17-19
It's HUGE! Join celebrity chefs, popular local restaurants, wineries, food and beverage manufacturers, cookbook authors, retailers, artisans, and many others from the culinary world during this three day extravaganza....
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8)	Taste Similkameen
	Grist Mill,  Keremeos. Sept 12. 1-4pm
Spend the afternoon with 8 Similkameen Winemakers and local Food Producers to experience the great food and wine of this unique microclimate....
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9)	3rd Annual Harvest Fair
	Quails’ Gate Winery, Kelowna. Sept 18
Great wines, a farmers market, artisanal fare, live music....a fabulous celebration of the harvest....
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10)	30th Okanagan Fall Wine Festival
	Throughout the Okanagan, Oct 01-10
Along with the warm welcome you'd expect when visiting the Okanagan, you'll find a choice of more than 165 tastings, seminars, lunches, vineyard tours, dinners and more!....
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11)	11th Annual Grapestomp!
	Penticton Lakeside Resort, Oct 01.
How often do you get a chance to kick your shoes off to stomp some grapes??  Here's your chance...
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12)	Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival
	Throughout the Cowichan Valley. Sept 18 & 19
Spend a magical weekend visiting the wineries, cideries, farms, musicians, artists and restaurants of the Cowichan Valley....
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13)	Feast of Fields Celebration
	Parry Bay Sheep Farm, Metchosin. Sept 19
With a wine glass and linen napkin in hand, you can taste the very best of BC from chefs, vintners, brewers, farmers, and food artisans who call Vancouver Island home.....
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14)	Winemakers` Dinner -
	Foxtrot Vineyards & Poplar Grove Winery Hastings House, Salt Spring Island. Sept 24
Here's a slam-dunk winner -- two of BC's top Winemakers, presenting their award winning wines, paired-to-perfection by a special, 5-course meal of regionally inspired cuisine....
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15)	Fabulous Fundraisers!....
	** Okanagan Grape Escape - Rona MS Bike Tour      From Kelowna, Sept 18/19       ....and.... ** Passions :      A very special evening of food, wine and fun      to benefit the Dr Peter AIDS Foundation.      Vancouver, Sept 19.
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