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The evening was hosted by the team at Hillside Winery, paired with Water Street’s own Sous Chef Jon Chang wine dinner menu. Each dish was crafted to pair perfectly with each Hillside wine selection.
This Vanessa Vineyard wine dinner hosted by Glowbal was one of the best wine dinners I have ever attended. The dishes were marvellous and the pairings absolutely perfect.
Excerpt of an interview with Chef Paul Moran from 2014 and an update of his accomplishments since. Currently Executive Chef at The Hatch and 1909 Kitchen at Tofino Resort and Marina. I first met Chef Paul Moran the day of the inaugural Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship competition, held in 2013 at the Pacific Institute of … Read more
Every year wine lovers look forward to the Okanagan Falls Winery Association Spring Release Tasting. One of the hallmarks of this event is the choosing of the “featured” wine varietal, this year that distinction goes to “Meritage”.
At Provence Marinaside it was titled Goût de France and you were transported via a culinary journey directly to France. The restaurant was filled with happy diners excited to partake in this celebration of #GoodFrance #GoûtdeFrance.
TWG Tea Salon & Boutique offers Afternoon, or High Tea, such a lovely tradition and Vancouver is blessed with one of the most outstanding tea salons anywhere.
Limited quantities and varietals of Vanessa Vineyard are available in Vancouver exclusively at Marquis Wine Cellars.
What you may ask is the BCWAS? Established in 2005, British Columbia Wine Appreciation Society is a not-for-profit organization showcasing the wines of British Columbia through monthly tasting events. Our events range from informal walk-around tastings to formal tastings with the winemakers and/or winery principals. Attendees enjoy tasting, learning and discussing wine in a relaxed atmosphere.
It is very special to have the opportunity to not only attend a delightful wine dinner but to also have John Skinner on hand to give us his personal perspective of each wine pairing, a history of the wine making process often accommpanied with a short story of how each varietal came to be a feature of the Painted Rock portfolio.
For me I can’t help thinking of the scene from Love Actually where (James) Colin Firth travels to Portugal to propose to Aurelia where she is working in a local restaurant. He calls to her from the doorway of the restaurant and she looks down from the upper floor as he proposes in his broken Portuguese. The Greek might just be the place for romantic proposals.