Winemaker’s Dinner with Hester Creek
With winemaker Mark Hopley and Assistant Winemaker Brooke Jesus.
Hester Creek
Holiday Gift Wines @Sam_WineTeacher
What wine lover doesn’t appreciate receiving a special bottle of wine no matter what the occasion? Besides, if you are never quite sure what gift to buy someone, wine makes it easy. I never have a problem walking through a wine shop and selecting wines for my friends. Of course, it helps if you know … Read more
Cabernet Franc Marathon
Both provinces make top-quality cabernet franc wines and prices seemed relatively consistent.
Tasting Group – White Rhone Wines
Historically, viognier has been one of the dominant white grapes of the Northern Rhone Valley.
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2020
If you have a wine and food lover on your shopping list, we have a holiday gift suggestion that’s bound to be well received. Dine Out Vancouver’s The Great Big Taste on Thursday, January 16 2020 will pair bites from some of Vancouver’s top chefs with BC wine, craft beer, and spirit samples.
BCHF Scholarships Awarded to Exceptional BC Wine Professionals
The Sommelier Scholarships are awarded to individuals already working in BC’s hospitality industry who are furthering their wine knowledge through a course of study at an eligible institution.
A Grand time at the Dine Out Vancouver Festival kickoff – The Grand Tasting
Dine Out Vancouver Festival – The Grand Tasting was an opportunity to taste bites from fourteen local restaurants that are participating in Dine Out Vancouver Festival which begins today and runs through February 4th. Alongside the culinary stations was a representation of BC wineries. This included 27 wineries, four breweries, cideries and distillers. So basically two stations of libations for every culinary station.
An evening with Whisky Wisemen and a range of Whiskys to Taste
We tasted 3 Bruichladdich whiskys between speakers, introduced by brand ambassador Gez McAlpine: first the unpeated The Classic Laddie, followed by Port Charlotte Heavily Peated Single Malt and finally their fantastic Ocotomore, Super-Heavily Peated Islay Single Malt – The world’s most heavily peated single malt.
BC Hospitality Foundation Accepting Sommelier Scholarship Applications
The BC Hospitality Foundation (BCHF) is pleased to announce that it will accept applications for its 2019 Sommelier Scholarships. In February the charity will award 10 Sommelier Scholarships of $1,000 each. The deadline to apply is January 15, 2019.
Half Corked Marathon shortlisted in Canadian Tourism Awards
Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country’s flagship event recognized in national awards Oliver Osoyoos Wine Association’s Half Corked Marathon has been shortlisted for a Canadian Tourism Awards as a finalist for the Metro Toronto Convention Center Event of the Year. “We take great pride in the Half Corked Marathon, our flagship event of the year and … Read more