Swirl Wine Store a Taste of BC Wines to Taste of Yaletown – October 17-20
You will be guided through this sit down tasting with a few of BC’s best red blended & single varietal wines.
Month: October 2019
Emotions run high as wine awards handed out
Since 1985, The Founder’s Award recognizes outstanding and selfless contributions to the wine and grape growing industry and is offered as an achievement to pioneers of British Columbia wine.
Fort Berens Wins Top White Wine plus 5 Gold Medals
Rolf de Bruin, co-founder and co-owner of Fort Berens shared, “This has been an incredible week. We are incredibly humbled to see our Chardonnay recognized as the top white wine at Whistler Cornucopia. To win top white wine in Whistler is a real honour for our entire team.”
#WineWednesday Wine Reviews by @Sam_WineTeacher
2016 Chardonnay CedarCreek Kelowna, BC $18.99 Lemon yellow with medium-minus intensity. Apple, pear, citrus and butter on the nose. Very good balance with good mouthfeel. The flavours reflect the nose followed by a medium-plus finish. This is the perfect everyday chardonnay to keep handy in your fridge. 2015 Cabernet Franc Pacific Breeze New Westminster, … Read more
Vancouver International Film Festival – 2019 -“Conviction”: a review
“Conviction” is more than a documentary; it is a call to action. The filmmakers, and Nova Scotia Senator Kim Pate, are lobbying for “decarceration”, investing in people, not prisons
Wine & Islands Cruise with Maple Leaf Adventures and TT Wine Explorer
Launching this October, this boutique-sized, 5-day journey explores British Columbia’s wines, and the people and natural world that creates them. The trip includes plenty of time exploring little-known gems from the mediterranean-style western islands to award-winning reds from the semi-desert Okanagan and Similkameen regions.
DanceHouse’s Season Opener: ‘Spirit’ October 25 & 26 at Vancouver Playhouse
DanceHouse , in partnership with Dancers of Damelahamid , launches its exhilarating 2019/20 season with Australia’s acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre in the Canadian Premiere of Spirit , October 25 & 26, 2019 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Back and Spookier than Ever, Tsawwassen Mills Monster Maze is the Ultimate Halloween Experience
Taking place on October 17th and running until the 31st, this is the second year Tsawwassen Mills is hosting their epic Monster Maze. Offering an alternative to the typical weather-dependent outdoor events being offered around the city, the Tsawwassen Mills Halloween experience allows visitors to not only shop and dine at the mall’s many vendors, but experience a family-friendly Halloween event.
Align Entertainment announces Metro Vancouver principal cast of upcoming show Shrek the Musical
Set in a mythical “once upon a time” sort of landscape, Shrek the Musical is just like the animated movie series and chronicles the life of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life, retreats to an ugly green swamp to exist in happy isolation. Along the way, he meets others as unique as he is, realizes his own self-worth and spoiler alert – overcomes the bullies who have taunted him his entire existence.
VSO Presents the Music of Dvořák, Barber and Berio, featuring Five-Time Grammy Award-Winning Soprano Dawn Upshaw on October 18-20 at The Orpheum.
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is pleased to present Tausk Conducts Dvořák’s New World Symphony, a concert of folk songs and music from the New World featuring five-time Grammy award-winning soprano Dawn Upshaw, on October 18, 19, and 20 at 8:00PM at The Orpheum.