CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE: VIWF ANNOUNCES 2023 TRADE COMPETITION WINNERS
The Vancouver International Wine Festival announced the 2023 trade competition winners on Friday.
Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers
2023 BC Best Sommelier of the Year Competition
The excitement starts to build as all 16 candidates enter the Captain’s room to great applause.
Master of Port Canada 2022 announces Finalist
The Master of Port Canada Semi-Finals and Finals took place on October 11th and 12th, 2022 at The Vancouver Club with five competitors in the finals.
Rheingau, the Land of Riesling
The BC chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers, or CAPS recently hosted a seminar titled, “Terroir of Rheingau: The Region of Riesling”, and featured four wines from the prestigious Weingut Robert Weil. ‘Weingut’ can be translated as vineyard, wine growing estate or winery. Export Manager Nicolas Pfaff was on hand to lead … Read more
The Best Sommelier of Canada, 2017 is Carl Villeneuve-Lepage
After an intensive two-day competition alongside Canada’s top sommeliers, Carl Villeneuve-Lepage, sommelier, Restaurant Toqué!, Montreal, Quebec, has been named the Best Sommelier of Canada. In addition to the title, Villeneuve-Lepage takes home close to $40,000 in prizes, including a personalized Vancouver Canucks jersey, trips to various points around the globe, $10,000 cash and $5,000 in wine. … Read more
Best Sommelier of BC
Public are invited to watch sommeliers compete When: Monday, January 9, 2017 (1:00pm-5:00pm; doors open at 12:30pm) Where: • Competition Arena: Rogers Arena- 200 Level, Captain’s Lounge, enter via Gate 10, 800 Griffiths Way, Vancouver. • After-party: CIBO Trattoria, 900 Seymour Street, Vancouver. Timeline: • 9:00am to 11:30am- Not open to public. Written exams for 16 competing sommeliers. … Read more