Hawksworth Restaurant Wine Director is Canada’s Best Sommelier 2020
Congratulations to Bryant Mao, Wine Director at Hawksworth Restaurant, on receiving the coveted award of Best Sommelier 2020 by the prestigious Canada’s 100 Best Awards.
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CheckMate Artisanal Winery welcomes back guests…
Every tasting experience has been tailored to showcase what makes the winery shine. Guests can tour the cellars and vineyards, learn about the terroir, and enjoy thoughtful food pairings, all while raising a glass to summer in the Okanagan
WFH 🍷 Wine From Home With Earls Sommelier David Stansfield
Back by popular demand, Round 3 of Earls Virtual Wine Tutorial with Sommelier David Stansfield.
VV TAPAS LOUNGE NOW OPEN IN STRATHCONA VILLAGE
Created for those who love good food and wine, the 55-seat eatery was designed by Vancouver based Nahal Gamini Design. The room immerses guests in a bright and modern setting, incorporating elements of the outdoors in with wood tables, a cork bar front, greenscape wall, and a reclaimed wood 12-seater bar.
Enjoy all that Mission Hill Family Estate Winery has to offer with their Experiences & Tours
Our exclusive Sommelier-Guided Experiences begin with a glass in-hand and offer an intimate first-hand understanding of our winemaking philosophy, property, and history at Mission Hill Family Estate, and the factors that make Okanagan wine country so unique and special.
What’s Happening this Fall at Mission Hill – Sommelier-Guided Experiences
With glass in hand we entered the Culinary Theatre where the Culinary Workshops take place now through December. There are several options for the Dynamics of Food & Wine series where the professional Culinary team prepare dishes that guests will later enjoy paired with Mission Hill wines.
Pairing Wine & Self-Love August 21 and August 22
We will chat self-love and taste 3 different local wines from Bella, Lock + Worth and Le Vieux Pin to guide the conversation on the various intentional choices the winemakers make that directly translate to the final bottle. This is your chance to ask a sommelier about all the myths and stigmas around wine.
“YES SHEF!” Fundraising Dinner at Chambar to Benefit Women’s Hospitality Scholarships on August 12
Some of Vancouver’s top culinary talents will come together at Chambar Restaurant on Monday, August 12 to promote and encourage gender equality within the hospitality industry.
BC Sommelier Wins South African Sommelier Cup Title
Sommeliers, wine directors, and retail wine store staff from around the world entered the competition, which takes place every 3 years. In Canada, master classes on South Africa were held in 6 major cities.
Best BC Somm and Wine Shop Purchaser take Kelowna! – Tasting Games!
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.