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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Starting this month in Sicily, our sommelier Matthew Landry has curated a diverse selection of wines befitting the diverse topographies and microclimates of Italy’s largest island. Chef Carlos Rodriguez, meanwhile, will be pairing each wine with updated takes on regional favourites.
Love is in the air at Burdock & Co. The Main Street eatery invites lovers young and old – as well as family and friends – to cozy up over a multi-course farm-to-table Valentine’s Day feast.
The team behind award-winning Gastown restaurant Wildebeest continues to raise the bar by adding industry stars Alex Black and Christina Hartigan to the roster as Bar Manager and Wine Director, respectively.
Join us at the Rio Theatre for director Jason Wise’s latest entry into his highly acclaimed wine documentary series – SOMM 3 on Tuesday, November 20.