Exclusive Visa Infinite Wine Country Experiences Return to British Columbia

The BC Wine Institute is proud to partner again with Visa Infinite with an expanded series to create the ultimate wine touring experience for Visa Infinite cardholders. 

 

The British Columbia Wine Institute (BCWI) has teamed up again with Visa Infinite to create the ultimate wine touring program, exclusively for Visa Infinite cardholders. This year, 38 BC wineries are participating in the Visa Infinite Wine Country Experiences program and have developed special benefits ranging from complimentary tastings, unique winery experiences and exclusive special events.

 

The Visa Infinite Wine Country Experiences go beyond the bottle, giving cardholders an insightful look into some of BC’s most renowned wineries. Each partnering winery offers cardholders an exclusive benefit, including complimentary tastings, in-depth vineyard tours, behind-the-scenes winery tours, private barrel tastings, and discounts ranging from 10 to 20 per cent.  These benefits allow access to unique BC Wine Country Experiences, creating amazing memories to be enjoyed again and again each time a bottle of BC wine is opened.

 

Now in its fourth year, the 2015 program will feature a series of three long-table winery dinners, held at some of British Columbia’s most breathtaking wineries. The long-table dining series kicks off on Friday, July 24 with a Celebration of Sustainable Seafood Dinner at Church and State Wines in Victoria. At this exclusive event, guests will enjoy culinary creations from four of the region’s most passionate practitioners of eco conscious West Coast cuisine, led by renowned Chef Ned Bell (Executive Chef at YEW Restaurant, Four Seasons Vancouver). Each dish will be perfectly paired with a selection of award-winning wines from Church and State and other notable BC wineries.

 

Additional dining experiences this year will include a sumptuous multi-course dinner with chefs Rob Walker, Vikram Vij, Trevor Bird and Dilan Draper at the visually striking Liquidity Winery. In honour of the third annual British Columbia Pinot Noir Celebration, guests will be invited to meet and interact with Decanter Magazine’s Steven Spurrier at the dinner.  Cardholders will be in for another treat as Canada’s leading chefs unleash their combined skills for an incredible Okanagan feast drawing on pristine local ingredients to complement Burrowing Owl Estate Winery’s spectacular wines and views in the last event of the dining series.

 

Each dinner will bring together top chefs from across the country, paired with some of the best wines BC has to offer. The culmination of the Visa Infinite Wine Country Experiences program this year will be the BC Grand Okanagan Wine Country Weekend in September 25 to 27 in Kelowna.

 

“The Visa Wine Country program continues to shine featuring top-tier BC winery experiences that guests from all over the world can enjoy,” notes BCWI President Miles Prodan. “This year we have more wineries participating than before and we look forward to continuing to grow and expand the program.”

 

Participating BC wineries:

•Backyard Vineyards

•Black Hills Estate Winery

•Burrowing Owl Estate Winery

•C.C. Jentsch Cellars

•CedarCreek Estate Winery

•Church & State Wines (Victoria)

•Church & State Wines (Oliver)

•Clos du Soleil Winery

•Covert Farms Family Estate

•Culmina Family Estate Winery

•Glenterra Vineyards

•Howling Bluff Estate Winery

•Inniskillin Okanagan & Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate

•Lake Breeze Vineyards

•Lang Vineyards

•Laughing Stock Vineyards

•Nk’Mip Cellars

•Liquidity Wines

•Meyer Family Vineyards

•Moon Curser Vineyards

•Moraine Estate Winery

•Orofino Vineyards

•Painted Rock Estate Winery

•Perseus Winery

•Poplar Grove Winery

•Quails’ Gate Winery

•Sandhill Estate Winery

•See Ya Later Ranch

•Stag’s Hollow Winery & Vineyard

•St. Hubertus & Oak Bay Estate Winery

•Sumac Ridge Estate Winery

•Tantalus Vineyards

•Tinhorn Creek Vineyards

•Township 7 Vineyards & Winery (Naramata Bench)

•Township 7 Vineyards & Winery (Langley)

•Wild Goose Vineyards & Winery

•40 Knots Vineyard & Estate Winery

•50th Parallel Estate

 

This year’s Visa Infinite Wine Country Experiences program includes unique multi-course, multi-top chef dinners as well as the Grand Okanagan Wine Country Weekend where Visa Infinite cardholders will enjoy unforgettable evenings of perfect pairings. For more information about the events listed below, or to book your tickets, click here.

 

•Vancouver Island Celebration of Sustainable Seafood with Chef Ned Bell, Nick Nutting, Brock Bowes and Guest Chefs at Church & State Wines – Friday, July 24, 2015 at 6:30 PM.

•In honour of the third annual British Columbia Pinot Noir Celebration with chefs Rob Walker, Vikram Vij, Trevor Bird and Dilan Draper at Liquidity Winery – Saturday, August 21, 2015 at 6:30 PM. SOLD OUT

•An Okanagan feast with Canada’s leading chefs at Burrowing Owl Estate Winery – Friday, September 11, 2015 at 6:30 PM

•Experience the best of the Okanagan with the Grand Okanagan Wine Country Weekend of unique dinners, tastings and tours in one of Canada’s top wine destinations – Friday, September 25 to Sunday, September 27, 2015
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