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Wine

Le Gavroche and Tinhorn Creek Seek Gold

by Degan Beley 11.22.2010

When the oldest fine-dining restaurant in Vancouver teams up with an established Okanagan winery, you know that good things are going to happen. Tinhorn Creek and Le Gavroche have been a solid team for years, and now they’ve recently announced that proprietor and chef of Le Gavroche, Manny Ferreira, and Tinhorn Creek will launch a [...]

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Wine and Music Convene at Sutton Place

by Katherine van der Gracht 11.22.2010

Care for a little classical music with your Cabernet? LaStella Winery owners Sean and Saeedeh Salem and director of the winery, Rasoul Salehi certainly do, as was demonstrated by the lavish November Wine Maker’s Dinner hosted by Vancouver’s Sutton Place Hotel this past Tuesday evening.

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Wines of Castilla-La Mancha

by Katherine van der Gracht 11.10.2010

In mid-November, AIS Wine Imports will unveil sixteen exclusively selected value-driven wines from the Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha through a series of public tastings in 38 wine stores around the province. Finally, European pricing comes to North America, as these in-store releases will feature a distinctive new line of vibrant Spanish reds and whites [...]

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Autumn Season PR Celebration

by Editor 10.19.2010

Cornucopia kicks off the 2010 Season in style on November 11-14; Sydney Island Venison Week at The Cascade Room; Corner Suite and Caleb’s Hope team up for a star-studded benefit dinner on October 19; Seasons in the Park wine tasting; Organic wine and food tasting at Hamilton Street Grill; Sweeney’s Hockey Night in Yaletown; Two [...]

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VQA Celebrates 20 Years of BC Wine

by paulkamon 10.05.2010

BC wines have come a long and storied way in 20 years. With the launch of the Vintner’s Quality Alliance standards in 1990, when the business was still in flux from the GATT treaty from 2 years prior resulting in a massive replanting, the stage was ceremoniously set for BC’s fledgling wine industry to embark [...]

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PR Pow Pow!

by Editor 09.29.2010

Playhouse Wine Festival will offer a week of Spanish Sipping in 2011; Mission Hill Family Estate celebrates ten years of Oculus; Araxi at Cornucopia: Big Guns + Bubbles; Uva Wine Bar now serves Italian-inspired breakfast and lunch; Latitude teams with Music on Main for Modulus Festival; Thanksgiving 2010 at Two Chefs and a Table; Restaurant [...]

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Incoming PR Drop

by Editor 09.16.2010

UPDATED Friday, Sept 17
The Keefer Bar & Sweet Soul Burlesque to host classic cocktail themed burlesque nights; Oyster Shucking Contest at db Bistro; Sparkling summer at Seasons in the Park; JoieFarm releases their reserve wine; Mission Hill Estate upcoming events; West announces David Gunawan as executive chef; A Catalan dinner with the wines of Miguel [...]

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Mid-Summer PR Hit

by Editor 08.19.2010

Feast of Fields plays host to the old and the new; Wine maker’s dinner at Boneta; Corner Suite Bistro De Luxe says, “Please, take a seat”; Jackée Guillou Trio August 26 at DB Bistro; ‘Louis Jadot’ wine-paired evening at Lumière; Red Card Sports Bar + Eatery hits a home run; The Salt Cellar Series: Marichel Vineyard; [...]

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Blind Tasting Review: 2009 JoieFarm Riesling

by paulkamon 07.14.2010

I have been playing a wine game with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town and beyond where I show up with a mystery bottle and ask them to review it blind. By not knowing what the wine is or who represents it, hopefully, an honest-no-bs-review is achieved. ~ PK
Come inside and read the review [...]

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Blind Tasting Review: 2008 Luberon – Marrenon Classic

by paulkamon 06.25.2010

I have been playing a wine game with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town where I show up with a mystery bottle and ask them to review it blind. By not knowing what the wine is or who represents it, hopefully, an honest-no-bs-review is achieved. ~ PK
Come inside and read the review of [...]

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Sunny Summer Solstice PR

by Editor 06.22.2010

The Glowbal Collection of Restaurants – June features; Hamilton Street Grill welcomes winemaker Randy Picton of Nk’Mip Cellars; Felix Turianskyj joins OPUS Vancouver team as acting executive chef; Caffè Artigiano takes the world stage once again at the 2010 World Barista Championships; Au Petit Chavignol presents “Summer of Riesling 2010″; The Smoking Dog Bistro welcomes [...]

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Visa Infinite Dinner at Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar

by paulkamon 06.04.2010

On Wednesday June 2nd, Visa Infinite held their 3rd exclusive cardholders dinner in Vancouver; this time Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar in Yaletown played host in their gorgeous aqua-themed wine room.
Executive Chef, Frank Pabst (Vancouver Magazine’s Chef of the Year), and Raw Bar Chef, Yoshihiro Tabo rolled out an impressive four-course meal that was [...]

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