It’s a Big Thing! The Small Guys Wine Festival

Praised in the same breath as Vino al Vino in Tuscany, Italy; Feast Portland in Oregon, USA; Rootstock Sydney in Australia; and Wine on the River in South Africa, Garagiste North was recognized by the London Financial Times in a print article Five of the best Wine Festivals by Andrew Joyce (and online by Melanie Abrams) … Read more

CONTEST – win two tickets to a Quini wine tasting at Sutton Place Wine Merchant

For the month of March we are giving away six pairs of tickets to each wine tasting! To enter: Leave a comment on this post and sign up for our newsletter. Please list your date preferences as 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice during March in your comment. For extra bonus entries Tweet: WIN tickets to a @QuiniWine tasting courtesy … Read more

CONTEST open to Singles or A Couple WIN tickets to a Valentine’s Day Wine Tasting “It’s Science!”

Wine Adventures Magazine blends science with wine for a delicious social psychology experiment on LOVE. Enter to win a ticket, or a pair of tickets to Wine Adventures Magazine special “scientific” Wine Tasting. To enter leave a comment on this post telling us if you are a single male/female, age range 19-29, 30-39,40-49,50-59,60+ or let … Read more

CONTEST – win two tickets to a Quini wine tasting at Sutton Place Wine Merchant

For the month of February we are giving away a pair of tickets to each wine tasting – that’s two pairs of ticket every week! To enter: Leave a comment on this post and sign up for our newsletter. Please list your date preferences as 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice during February in your comment. To … Read more

Quini Expands Wine Tasting Education Program – Partners with everything WINE and Offers Wine Tasting Tips

Quini (www.quiniwine.com), the wine market intelligence platform and wine tasting app has expanded its tasting and education events footprint to include Everything Wine (www.everythingwine.ca), British Columbia’s wine superstore. Quini’s thematic wine tasting and education series will launch at Everything Wine’s North Vancouver location on February 3rd, 2015. Multiple sessions will be held each month covering … Read more

Quini wine tasting events at Sutton Place Wine Merchant

Expect a wine tasting like you’ve never experienced before. An interactive journey into wine that uses your iPhone, iPad, laptop or Android phone to take you on an informative discovery that will last a lifetime. “We’ve enhanced our winter programs with simple but effective tips on how to taste wines like a pro and remember … Read more

World’s Highest Altitude Vineyards: Wines of Argentina Tasting Friday, January 30

What happens when you bring together the warm climate temperatures of a southern hemisphere country at the very edges of grape growing and the world’s highest altitude vineyards? Some very captivating wines.   When: Friday, Jan 30, 2015 7PM Where: Baguette & Co French Bakery & Cafe 2509 Main Street, 2nd Floor Tickets + Details: http://argentinawines.eventbrite.ca Join wine journalist … Read more

Sugar, Herbs & Spices: Characteristics in Wine – Tasting & Workshop Thursday, January 29

Ever wondered how the words used to describe wine actually match the smell and taste of wine? Get your wine savvy on with the last of three delicious Sniff & Sip wine tasting workshops for 2014/2015.   When: Thursday, Jan 29, 2015 7PM Where: Baguette & Co French Bakery & Cafe 2509 Main Street, 2nd Floor Tickets + … Read more

Bienvenuti Barbara Tamburini!

Tamburini is a dynamo with absolutely boundless energy. Winemaker to sixteen wineries in mainly the Tuscan regions of Italy she has a comprehensive knowledge and an extensive educational background. Tamburini’s specialty is biodynamic winemaking and she is not afraid to experiment.