Join in the fun, and cheer on your favourite competition by wearing their colour! Buy tickets for the tonight’s Tasting Games Finale Tuesday May 21 in Kelowna.
Rhys Pender, MW, led the games, following an introduction by Arnica Rowan of Terroir Consulting. The agency, which developed the event, is a wine research and development firm based out of Kelowna. Pender began by introducing the three panelists and told us a bit about how the games would work.
The Tasting Games North Okanagan division event in Kelowna was our biggest, baddest event so far! On stage, the hilarious Howard Soon – decked out in a Kelowna Rockets jersey and repping the valley – took on the esteemed wine educator DJ Kearney and the laid back Vancouver sommelier Matthew Landry.
The first B.C. Tasting Games tournament took place on April 23rd at Terrafina Restaurant in Oliver, BC. On stage, Severine Pinte, winemaker at Le Vieux Pin and La Stella took on David Paterson, general manager and winemaker at Tantalus, and Wes Hunter, the beverage manager from Raudz Creative Concepts.
Hosted by Master of Wine Rhys Pender, each of the fun, irreverent events in Oliver, Penticton and Kelowna will feature three wine industry celebrities on stage, blind tasting five wines. The evening will begin with a quick “how to blind taste wine” tutorial from Rhys, and then the game is on!
It was a warm, sunny day in May that saw us descend, totally unannounced, at Noble Ridge. We were lucky to find Leslie not just on site but available to lead us on a tasting journey.
This summer is the perfect time to discover the great value of wines from South Africa. Throughout June, the BCLDB will focus on the country with in-store tastings and displays, as well as a FREE consumer tasting. The tasting will take place Friday, June 8th 2018 at the Park Royal BCLDB Signature Liquor Store, and … Read more
Vancouver Foodster celebrated it’s 5th Anniversary for Tasting Plates on March 8th 2017 – founded by Richard Wolak, Tasting Plates Vancouver takes participants on a unique food journey, exploring and celebrating Vancouver’s diversity! We commenced our tour at Marquis Wine Cellars on Davie Street with a sampling of a Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvingon … Read more
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Terroir Consulting was delighted to offer a spot in the 2020/2021 Master Tasting class series through Vinica Education Society.