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[Wine] 2016 Vancouver Wine Fest Tasting Room

Posted in Culinary Events, Drinks, Kathryn, Product Reviews, Vancouver, Vancouver International Wine Festival, Wine Series, tagged Bolgheri, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio, Vancouver International Wine Festival, VIWF, wine on tap, Wine Tasting, Zinfandel on March 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The Vancouver International Wine Festival 2016 Tasting Room had, in my mind, great potential to be the best I have experienced to date. Why? One word…Italy! Yes, the romantic, bold and fabulous world of Italian wines was featured at this year’s wine fest. However, to my surprise, there were more wines I preferred from other countries. Perhaps it was the hype I had built up in my mind that made me expect a taste sensation, but instead, I got a sub-par flavour experience. Having said that, I will still one day venture to Tuscany and drink wine all day while my husband, Bryan the beer columnist, writes his novels (not unlike Joshua Jackson in Shadows in the Sun).

Most of the wines available for tasting were reds…very rich and very heavy. I love my bold reds but it also has to be balanced and have some complexity to it to make it interesting, and I just didn’t find that with any of the Italian wines. Perhaps some aging would have helped soften the wines and bring out the flavours. That is what some of the winery representatives mentioned as I was sacrificing myself trying as many wines as I could in such a short time…what a tough life!

Please note: Prices listed below are mostly based on the BC Liquor Stores website and may vary depending on monthly promotion, and it will be priced differently at private, independent liquor stores as well. (more…)

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Bite and Sip – Discovering Uber and Vancouver Urban Winery

Posted in By Invitations, Culinary Events, Food Bloggers, Joyce, Product Reviews, Restaurants, Vancouver, Wine Pairing, tagged Bite and Sip, FreshTap, limo service, Tap & Barrel, Uber, Vancouver Urban Winery, wine on tap on August 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Earlier this week, we were invited to attend an event called Bite and Sip, a boutique food show where meat, produce and wine on tap unite. For a quick recap, I checked out booths by Trimpac Meats and Freshpoint, and tried a few bites using ingredients carried by these two companies, including:

Tomato bocconcini pipettes
Lamb loin with feta
Wagyu short ribs with wasabi mayo

Bites I had

I got there towards the later part of the event, so not very many items were left for tasting. Therefore, I took the time to stop by the booths and chatted with the folks there. I found out about PEI Beef, and that Glowbal Restaurant Group is the exclusive restaurant buyer of PEI beef here in Vancouver (I was quite impressed by the meat quality when I ate at Black + Blue earlier this year). You can also get it retail at perhaps two meat shops locally.

Guests mingle

It certainly brought back some fond memories of my work in the agriculture industry a few years back when I saw Freshpoint’s tables.

Greenhouse veggie display

Mushroom display

Through this event, I made two major discoveries that I want to share with you here. First of all, the venue; then, transportation to and from the event. (more…)