Fresh Fest, one of the signature events for the 10th annual BC Seafood & Shellfish Festival, showcases the talents of the province’s top chefs and features B.C.’s farm-raised seafood paired with B.C. VQA wines June 10, 2016, 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. Old House Hotel (1730 Riverside Ln, Courtenay, B.C.) Fresh Fest celebrates unique culinary seafood creations … Read more
Black Hills Estate Winery announces release of 2014 Nota Bene Black Hills Estate Winery is pleased to announce that it will release its sought-after flagship wine, the 2014 Nota Bene, on June 7, 2016, exclusively to wine club members and long-term customers. This limited-release Bordeaux-style wine will then be available to the trade and public … Read more
Abbotsford Winery Welcomes All for One Year Anniversary Party What: Singletree Winery’s One Year Anniversary Party! When: Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 12 noon to 5:30 pm Where: Singletree Winery, 5782 Mt. Lehman Road, Abbotsford, BC Highlights: •Admission is free, all ages are welcome (bring a picnic blanket) •Meet the entire Etsell family •Enjoy … Read more
Can’t get enough wine? And now there’s dinner! Get the best out of wine-gastronomy at our dinner nights hosted at partner restaurants around town. OWNER ERYN DORMAN AT LATAB OPENS THE DOOR EXCLUSIVELY FOR MARQUIS WINE CELLARS ON THIS NIGHT PRESENTING DISHES OF SEASONALLY SOURCED INGREDIENTS WITH CO-OWNER AND CHEF KRIS BARNHOLDEN. Dinner features … Read more
Historic Cowichan Winery Holds Open House Sunday, May 29 When: Sunday, May 29 from 12noon to 5pm Where: Blue Grouse Estate Winery, 2182 Lakeside Road, Duncan, BC, V9L 6M3 What: Blue Grouse Estate Winery’s Annual Public Open House Details: •Free admission to the public, families are welcome •Meet the winemaker Bailey Williamson •Complimentary … Read more
Stefanie Schales, co-proprietor along with her husband Bernd, of 8th Generation Wines in Summerland, led the BC Wine Appreciation Society through a tasting of twelve of their wines recently. She spoke about last year’s vintage and how 2016 was starting. Stefanie mentioned that there was a lot of flowering happening in the Okanagan, with lilac, … Read more
5:00 pm – Thursday, June 2 – SYNCHROMESH Needing an after work wine wind up? Join us for a free tasting of five wines featuring proprietor Alan Dickinson renowned Rieslings of Synchromesh Wines. Synchromesh is a small, family run operation focused on producing terroir-driven, world class Riesling, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. Wines are born … Read more
Le Vieux Pin Winery and Homer St. Café are teaming up this spring to showcase a very limited edition Roussanne, paired with two contemporary French inspired dishes. This is the first time Le Vieux Pin Winemaker and Viticulturist Severine Pinte has created a single varietal, single vineyard Roussanne. The stars aligned during the growing … Read more
It was a rainy day on Granville Island, but the mood inside Edible Canada was bright and sunny. Besides the cheerful company, and some wonderful wines, the passion for BC food and wine was palpable. After a little wine tasting and mingling, Town Hall’s Leann Froese got everyone’s attention and introduced Eric Pateman from … Read more
Cowichan’s Blue Grouse Estate Winery Captures International Travel Award Blue Grouse Estate Winery announced it won the Service Excellence Award for Duncan in the 2016 Holiday and Tour Specialist Awards from the Luxury Travel Guide. This award helps to solidify Blue Grouse Estate Winery as a leader in the Cowichan Valley, not only for … Read more