Calendar of Events
September 2010
Date Event / Venue / Host
Sep 9th Dinner with a Winemaker - La Frenz
Joy Road Catering, 6.30pm, at
God`s Mountain Estate, 4898 Lakeside/Eastside Rd., Penticton
250-493-8657
eat@joyroadcatering.com
joyroadcatering.com/special_events.htm
Sep 9th Riedel Wine Tasting Experience
Pacific Breeze Winery, 7pm
320 Stewardson Way, New Westminster
604-522-2228
www.pacificbreezewinery.com
Sep 9th Winemaker`s Event - Babich Wines (NZ)
Fabulous food stations + 5 great wine pairings. 7pm
University Golf Club, 5185 University Blvd., Vancouver
604-225-2314
www.universitygolf.com
Sep 9th Winemaker`s Dinner - Laughing Stock Vineyards
Adesso Bistro, 7pm
1906 Haro Street, Vancouver
604-568-9975
www.adessobistro.net
Sep 9th Tasting - Discover California Wines
Tony & Kasey’s “Best of Food & Wine” broadcasts live. 4-8pm
BC Liquor Store, 39th & Cambie St., Vancouver
604-660-9463
www.bcliquorstores.com/event
Sep 9th Tasting - BC VQA Pinot Noir
Sip Wines, 4-7pm
1030 - 11660 Steveston Hwy., Richmond
604-271-9463
sipwines@sipwines.ca
www.sipwines.ca
Sep 10th Tasting - Discover California Wines
Wente, Ironstone, Snap Dragon, Rodney Strong and more. 4-8pm
BC Liquor Store, 39th & Cambie St., Vancouver
604-660-9463
www.bcliquorstores.com/event
Sep 11th 5th Annual Okanagan Weekend Bus Tour
BC Wine Appreciation Society and guests,
enjoying the best of Naramata and Summerland
www.bcwas.com/4.html
Sep 11th Naramata Bench Wineries` 7th Annual Tailgate Party
Where wine-lovers + Naramata Winemakers celebrate
The Commons at Naramata Centre. 6pm
1-800-663-1900
info@naramatabench.com
www.naramatabench.com
Sep 11th Tasting - Jazz in the Vineyard - Rodney Strong
Live jazz + Rodney Strong wines. 2-5pm
BC Liquor Store, 39th & Cambie St., Vancouver
604-660-9463
www.bcliquorstores.com/event
Sep 11th Tasting - The View, with Owner Jennifer Molgat
Sip Wines, 3-6pm
1030 - 11660 Steveston Hwy., Richmond
604-271-9463
sipwines@sipwines.ca
www.sipwines.ca
Sep 12th Taste of the Similkameen
8 fabulous wineries + locally grown and prepared lunch
...at The Grist Mill, Keremeos
info@similkameenwine.com
www.similkameenwine.com
Sep 12th Wine, Tapas & Exhibition of Paintings by Betty Spackman
Working Horse Winery, 5.30-7pm
5266 Coldham Road, Peachland
250-448-5007
info@workinghorsewinery.com
www.workinghorsewinery.com
Sep 12th Vineyard Concert - Jason Carter & Jeanine Noyes
Working Horse Winery, 7pm
5266 Coldham Road, Peachland
250-448-5007
info@workinghorsewinery.com
www.workinghorsewinery.com
Sep 12th 2007 Bordeaux Consumer Event Preview Tasting
With Master of Wine, Barbara Philip. 1-4pm
BC Liquor Store, 39th & Cambie St., Vancouver
604-660-9463
www.bcliquorstores.com/event
Sep 13th Chefs Across the Water Wine-Pairing Dinner
With Guest Chefs Alessandra & Jean-Francis Quaglia
Hastings House, Salt Spring Island
800-661-9255
info@hastingshouse.com
www.chefsacrossthewater.com
Sep 13th The Salt Cellar Series -- Orofino Winery
Fabulous wines paired with artisanal cheeses and chacuterie
Salt, Blood Alley, Gastown, Vancouver. 7pm
604-633-1912
www.salttastingroom.com/cellar.html
Sep 13th Winemaker`s Dinner - Hillside Estate
db Bistro Moderne.
604-739-7115
kvanhullebush@lumiere.ca
www.dbbistro.ca/events/sept-13---hillside-estate/
Sep 14th Tasting - Taste of Tuscany
BC Liquor Store, 39th & Cambie St., Vancouver. 4-7pm
604-660-9463
www.bcliquorstores.com/event
Sep 15th French Fling - Wines of Languedoc, Roussillon and Provence
Tasting presented by houswine, 6pm
Listel Hotel, 1300 Robson Street, Vancouver
www.housewine.ca
Sep 15th "La Table Commune" Tasting - Bordeaux vs The World
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales, 7pm
2857 Cambie Street, Vancouver
604-875-3325
info@fireflyfinewinesandales.com
www.fireflyfinewinesandales.com/events.php
Sep 16th Tasting - Southern Italian Wines
C-One, Charellis` Tasting Room. 6.30pm
2851 Foul Bay Road, Victoria
250-598-4794
info@charellis.com
www.charellis.com/c-one.html
Sep 16th Tasting - BC VQA White Blends
Sip Wines, 4-7pm
1030 - 11660 Steveston Hwy., Richmond
604-271-9463
sipwines@sipwines.ca
www.sipwines.ca
Sep 17th - 19th EAT! Fraser Valley. Food + Cooking Festival
Tradex Exhibition Centre, Abbotsford
Celebrating 150 years of bountiful Fraser Valley Harvests!
info@eat-fraservalley.com
www.eat-fraservalley.com/
Sep 18th - 19th RONA MS Bike Tour - Okanagan Grape Escape
Pedal to end MS on this scenic 2-day ride
through the vineyards around Kelowna
250-762-5850
Suzanne.Jay@mssociety.ca
www.mssociety.ca/en/events/biketour/local.htm
Sep 18th Mission Hill Concert Series - Canadian Tenors
Mission Hill Family Estate Outdoor Amphitheatre. 7pm
1730 Mission Hill Road, Westbank
250-768-6483
www.missionhillwinery.com/guest_experience/ConcertSeries.htm
Sep 18th Winery Concert - Trama with Doni Underhill (ex Trooper)
Hester Creek Estate Winery. 7pm
13163-326th Ave., Oliver
250-498-4435
www.hestercreek.com/news_events/
Sep 18th Burgundy 101 Seminar
Marquis Wine Cellars + Burgundy expert, Allen Meadows
Terminal City Club, 837 W. Hastings, Vancouver. 2pm
604-684-0445
www.marquis-wines.com
Sep 18th Burgundy Wines Dinner
Marquis Wine Cellars + Burgundy expert, Allen Meadows
Terminal City Club, 837 W. Hastings, Vancouver. 6.30pm
604-684-0445
www.marquis-wines.com
Sep 18th - 19th 6th Annual Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival
Celebrate Vancouver Island wines, ciders, farm-fresh produce
culinary excellence, art and music, in the Cowichan Valley.
wines.cowichan.net/index.htm
Sep 18th 3rd Annual Fall Harvest Fair
Quails’ Gate Winery, 3303 Boucherie Road, West Kelowna
New fall releases + music + munchies + artisanal fare. 10-4
250-769-4451
info@quailsgate.com
www.quailsgate.com
Sep 18th Tasting - Stag`s Hollow, with Owner Larry Gerelus
Sip Wines, 3-6pm
1030 - 11660 Steveston Hwy., Richmond
604-271-9463
sipwines@sipwines.ca
www.sipwines.ca
Sep 19th Vancouver Island Feast of Fields 2010
Marriage of local foods, wines and culinary arts. 1pm
at Parry Bay Sheep Farm in Metchosin.
604-736-0319
feast@ffcf.bc.ca
www.feastoffields.com
Sep 19th Winemaker`s Dinner - Alderlea Vineyards (Duncan, BC)
Satellite Bar & Grille, Arbutus Ridge Golf Club. 6.30pm
3515 Telegraph Road, Cobble Hill
250-743-5100
www.golfbc.com/courses/arbutus_ridge/clubhouse/dining
Sep 19th Burgundy Wines Luncheon
Marquis Wine Cellars + Burgundy expert, Allen Meadows
Bistro Pastis, 2153 W. 4th Avenue, Vancouver. 11.30am
604-684-0445
www.marquis-wines.com
Sep 19th Burgundy Wines Dinner
Marquis Wine Cellars + Burgundy expert, Allen Meadows
Mistral French Bistro, 2585 W. Broadway, Vancouver. 7pm
604-684-0445
www.marquis-wines.com
Sep 19th Burgundy Wines Seminar & Tasting
Marquis Wine Cellars + Burgundy expert, Allen Meadows. 3.30
Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club, 1630 W. 15th Avenue.
604-684-0445
www.marquis-wines.com
Sep 19th Passions – A Benefit for the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation
21 of Vancouver’s top restaurants! Fabulous wines. 6pm
Dr. Peter Centre, 1110 Comox Street, Vancouver
1-800-656-0713
www.drpeter.org
Sep 20th Tasting - White Burgundy
With Master of Wine, Rhys Pender
BC Wine Information Centre, 553 Railway St., Penticton
250-317-8796
rhys@wineplus.ca
www.wineplus.ca/tastingseries.html
Sep 21st Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Foundation Course
4 consecutive Tuesdays, 6-9pm
BCIT downtown location, Vancouver
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Sep 21st In the Park Wine Tasting Series - Summer Sparkling Wines
Seasons in the Park, 6pm
Cambie St. & W 33rd Ave., Vancouver
604-874-8008
www.vancouverdine.com/seasons0winebar.aspx
Sep 21st Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Foundation Course
One day course. 9.30am-5.30pm
BCIT downtown location, Vancouver
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Sep 21st Winemaker`s Dinner - Domaine Drouhin (OR)
Lumière, 2551 West Broadway, Vancouver.
604-739-8185
cgonzalez@lumiere.ca
www.lumiere.ca/events/sept-21---domaine-drouhin/
Sep 22nd Wellness & Wine Workshop
With wine expert, John Gerum. 7pm
Port Moody Arts Centre, 2929 St John`s Street, Port Moody
604-931-2008
www.pomoartscentre.ca
Sep 22nd Simply Red!
Naramata Bench Red Wine Fall Releases. 5.30pm
Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Homby Street
800-663-1900
www.naramatabench.com
Sep 23rd 6th Annual "Chef Meets Grape"
BC VQA Fall Releases + pairings by top BC Chefs
Vancouver Convention Centre West, Vancouver. 7pm
250-762-9744
info@winebc.com
www.winebc.com/chefmeetsgrape.php
Sep 23rd Tasting - Northern Italian Wines
C-One, Charellis` Tasting Room. 6.30pm
2851 Foul Bay Road, Victoria
250-598-4794
info@charellis.com
www.charellis.com/c-one.html
Sep 23rd Tasting - BC VQA Red Blends
Sip Wines, 4-7pm
1030 - 11660 Steveston Hwy., Richmond
604-271-9463
sipwines@sipwines.ca
www.sipwines.ca
Sep 24th Winemakers` Dinner - Foxtrot Vineyards & Poplar Grove Winery
Hastings House, 7pm
160 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island
250-537-2362
info@hastingshouse.com
www.hastingshouse.com
Sep 24th Riedel Crystal Glass Tasting
Pacific Breeze Winery, 7pm
320 Stewardson Way, New Westminster.
604-522-2228
info@pacificbreezewinery.com
www.pacificbreezewinery.com
Sep 25th Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Foundation Course
One day course. 9.30am-5.30pm
BC Wine Information Centre, 553 Railway St., Penticton
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Sep 25th Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Foundation Course
4 consecutive Tuesdays, 6-9pm
Landmark Technology Centre, 1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Sep 25th Talk Like a Pirate Day! (Daytime & Evening Events)
Release your inner Buccaneer, at The Fort Wine Co.,
26151 84th Avenue, Langley. 1-6pm and 7pm-Y`arrrr!
604-857-1101
info@thefortwineco.com
www.thefortwineco.com
Sep 25th Tasting - Gray Monk
Sip Wines, 3-6pm
1030 - 11660 Steveston Hwy., Richmond
604-271-9463
sipwines@sipwines.ca
www.sipwines.ca
Sep 27th The Salt Cellar Series -- Averill Creek
Fabulous wines paired with artisanal cheeses and chacuterie
Salt, Blood Alley, Gastown, Vancouver. 7pm
604-633-1912
www.salttastingroom.com/cellar.html
Sep 27th BC Celebration Tasting
Firefly Fine Wines and Ales, 7pm
2857 Cambie Street, Vancouver
604-875-3325
info@fireflyfinewinesandales.com
www.fireflyfinewinesandales.com/events.php
Sep 28th Best Wines - Exploring the Okanagan
With wine expert, John Gerum. 7pm
Ridge Meadows College, 23000 116th Ave., Maple Ridge
604-466-6555
www.rmcollege.ca
Sep 28th Winemaker`s Dinner - Mission Hill
Fleuri Restaurant, Sutton Place Hotel
845 Burrard Street, Vancouver
604-642-2900
mharris@suttonplace.com
www.vancouver.suttonplace.com/winemaker_dinner.htm
Sep 30th 18th annual Port and Chocolate Tasting Event
Presented by Liberty Wine Merchants, 7.30pm
Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park
604-224-8050
www.libertywinemerchants.com/pages/wine-tasting-events.php
Sep 30th Absolute Beginner - Carmenere & The Wines of Chile
With wine expert, John Gerum. 7pm
Offered through New Westminster Continuing Education
604-517-6345
www.wcwed.com/courses_sep.html
Sep 30th Asian Feast Wine-Pairing Dinner
The housewine girls team up with MyChef Café,
39 Kingsway, Vancouver. 7pm
604-569-1300
www.housewine.ca/news/news.php?pageID=31
Sep 30th Exploring McLaren Vale Dinner
Australian Wine Appreciation Society and friends. 7pm
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle, 1128 Hastings Street
www.awas.ca
Sep 30th 30th Anniversary Cellar Dinner
Vancouver American Wine Society and guests. 6.30pm
Federico`s Supper Club, 1728 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
www.vaws.org
October 2010
Date Event / Venue / Host
Oct 1st - 10th Okanagan Fall Wine Festival
Over 165 sensational events,
throughout Okanagan Wine Country
250-861-6654
info@TheWineFestivals.com
www.TheWineFestivals.com
Oct 1st 11th Annual Grapestomp!
Enter your team! Grapestomp, tasting, BBQ, entertainment.
Penticton Lakeside Resort, 21 Lakeshore Drive. 6pm
204-250-493-8221
vanessa@rpbhotels.com
www.pentictonlakesideresort.com/new/
Oct 2nd Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Advanced Course
6 day course - Sat/Sun/Mon x 2. 9:30am-5:00pm
BCIT downtown location, Vancouver
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Oct 4th Chefs Across the Water Wine-Pairing Dinner
With Guest Chef Sean Brennan (Brasserie l`Ecole)
Hastings House, Salt Spring Island
800-661-9255
info@hastingshouse.com
www.chefsacrossthewater.com
Oct 4th Celebrity Chef Dinner with Chef Neil Taylor
Hester Creek Estate Winery.
13163-326th Ave., Oliver
250-498-4435
www.hestercreek.com/news_events/
Oct 7th Taste Chile!
Showcasing the best of 30+ Chilean Wineries!
W2 Storyeum, 151 West Cordova, Vancouver. 7pm
www.winesofchile.org/register/canada/
Oct 8th - 10th Autumn Bounty Culinary Festival
Showcase of the finest food & beverage produced locally
Delta Sun Peaks
250-578-6000
sunpeaksresort.com/activities/events/event.aspx?c=1&e=1118
Oct 9th Cranberry Festival
Cranberry Harvest Celebration + wine tasting
Fort Wine Co., 26151 84th Ave., Langley
604-857-1101
info@thefortwineco.com
www.thefortwineco.com
Oct 13th Absolute Beginner - Wines of the Okanagan Workshop
With Sommelier John Gerum. 7pm
Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar St., Vancouver
604-222-6060
wcwed.com/courses.html
Oct 16th Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Intermediate Course
3 day course - Sat/Sun/Sun. 9:30am-5:30pm
BC Wine Information Centre, 553 Railway St., Penticton
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Oct 18th Wine & Spirit Trust (WSET) - Advanced Course
6 consecutive Mondays, with Wineplus+. 9am - 5pm
BC Wine Information Centre, 553 Railway St., Penticton
250-317-8796
rhys@wineplus.ca
www.wineplus.ca/tastingseries.html
Oct 18th Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Intermediate Course
9 consecutive Mondays, 6-9pm
BCIT downtown location, Vancouver
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Oct 19th Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Intermediate Course
9 consecutive Tuesdays, 6-9pm
Landmark Technology Centre, 1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Oct 19th Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Intermediate Course
9 consecutive Tuesdays, 6-9pm
BCIT downtown location, Vancouver
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Oct 19th Absolute Beginner - Malbec & The Wines of Argentina Workshop
With Sommelier John Gerum. 7pm
Offered through New Westminster Continuing Education
604-517-6345
www.wcwed.com/courses.html
Oct 23rd Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Foundation Course
One day course. 9.30am-5.30pm
Fairmont Empress Hotel, 721 Government St., Victoria
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Oct 25th Tasting - Bordeaux (Red)
With Master of Wine, Rhys Pender. 7pm
BC Wine Information Centre, 553 Railway St., Penticton
250-317-8796
rhys@wineplus.ca
www.wineplus.ca/tastingseries.html
Oct 25th Dish `n` Dazzle 2010
BC Hospitality Foundation’s Fall Fundraiser
Vancouver Convention Centre. 6.30pm
asacks@bchospitalityfoundation.com
www.bchospitalityfoundation.com
Oct 26th Absolute Beginner - Wellness & Wine Workshop
With Sommelier John Gerum. 7pm
ACT, Arts Centre & Theatre, 11944 Haney Pl., Maple Ridge
604-465-2570
www.wcwed.com/courses.html
Oct 27th Absolute Beginner - The Perfect Food & Wine Match Workshop
With Sommelier John Gerum. 7pm
Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. John`s Street
604-931-2008
www.wcwed.com/courses.html
Oct 29th Gold Medal Plates
A celebration of Canada`s Olympic Team. 6pm
Sheraton Wall Centre, 1088 Burrard St., Vancouver
604-803-8813
www.goldmedalplates.com/c_vancouver.html
November 2010
Date Event / Venue / Host
Nov 6th Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Foundation Course
One day course. 9.30am-5.30pm
BCIT downtown location, Vancouver
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Nov 6th Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Advanced Course
6 day course - Sat/Sun x3. 9.30am-5:30pm
BC Wine Information Centre, 553 Railway St., Penticton
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Nov 6th Best of BC Wines UNCORKED!
Over 100 wines from 30+ Premium BC Wineries. 6.30pm
Port Moody City Hall Galleria, Newport Drive
604-931-2008
www.bcuncorked.ca
Nov 7th Amusing the Senses (Concert & Dinner)
Intimate String Quartet concert + fabulous 4-course dinner
The Fairmont Empress, 721 Government St., Victoria
250-389-2727
emp.diningres@fairmont.com
www.fairmont.com/empress
Nov 8th Tuscan Dinner
Hester Creek Estate Winery. 6.30pm
13163-326th Ave., Oliver
250-498-4435
www.hestercreek.com/news_events/
Nov 10th 8th Annual Slurp & Swirl
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
Proceeds to the Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society.
604-669-1940
info@joefortes.ca
www.joefortes.ca
Nov 11th - 14th Cornucopia
Whistler`s Annual Celebration of Food & Wine
Dozens of Tastings, Dinners, After Parties!
www.whistlercornucopia.com
Nov 13th Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Intermediate Course
3 day course - Sat/Sun/Sun. 9:30am-5:30pm
BCIT downtown location, Vancouver
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Nov 28th Wine & Spirit Trust (WSET) - Intermediate Course
3 consecutive Sundays, with Wineplus+. 9am - 5pm
BC Wine Information Centre, 553 Railway St., Penticton
250-317-8796
rhys@wineplus.ca
www.wineplus.ca/tastingseries.html
Nov 29th Tasting - German Riesling
With Master of Wine, Rhys Pender. 7pm
BC Wine Information Centre, 553 Railway St., Penticton
250-317-8796
rhys@wineplus.ca
www.wineplus.ca/tastingseries.html
December 2010
Date Event / Venue / Host
Dec 13th Tasting - Italian Reds
With Master of Wine, Rhys Pender. 7pm
BC Wine Information Centre, 553 Railway St., Penticton
250-317-8796
rhys@wineplus.ca
www.wineplus.ca/tastingseries.html
March 2011
Date Event / Venue / Host
Mar 2nd Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Advanced Course
15 consecutive Wednesdays, 6-9pm
Landmark Technology Centre, 1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
Mar 23rd Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) - Advanced Course
15 consecutive Wednesdays, 6-9pm
BCIT downtown location, Vancouver
604-922-4915
sondra@finevintageltd.com
www.finevintageltd.com
May 2011
Date Event / Venue / Host
May 3rd A 10 night "Dam Grape Adventure" at Sea!
West Coast Wine Cruise, San Diego - Vancouver,
with the cast and crew of Giggle Dam!
604-720-9190
apfeiffer@travelonly.com
www.giggledam.com/cruise.html