If you want to taste top-shelf wine from around the world, attend Top Drop Vancouver. I’ve attended the last two years and can vouch for the wines that you will enjoy. Here is my review of last year’s event:
And here is the announcement of the upcoming Top Drop event, along with the list of wineries that will be in attendance. Cin cin.
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Unique two-day festival brings together international wineries, craft breweries, cideries, gastronomy & more
While honest wines are the centerpiece of the festival, the restaurant and wine industry professionals behind the event believe craft beer, cider and gastronomical pursuits are all part of the same dynamic conversation, with each playing a key part in the event.
Now in its fifth year, Top Drop Vancouver welcomes New York City-based Wine & Spirits magazine as media sponsor. To celebrate this partnership, those purchasing tickets to The Main Event grand tasting by Monday, April 30th will have the opportunity to be entered into a draw to win one of 12 one-year subscriptions to the magazine; winners will be announced on Tuesday, May 1st.
Over the two days, Top Drop offers Vancouver’s wine professionals and enthusiasts unique events and opportunities. As Top Drop’s flagship experience, The Main Event is a walk-around, grazing-style tasting where, alongside enjoying sips and stories from the principals of over 36 international wineries, attendees can visit and taste with a good handful of British Columbian craft breweries, cideries and food purveyors.
The Main Event will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, May 18th at Yaletown’s Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews). A full list of event participants follows, and can be found on the festival’s website. Tickets are $75 and available online at TopDrop.ca. Event proceeds go to the BC Hospitality Foundation, an organization providing financial support to individuals from the hospitality industry facing a major medical crisis.
The Wineries Attending
Alpha Box & Dice – McLaren Vale, Australia
w/ Justin Fairweather, Proprietor
Antech-Limoux – Limoux, France
w/ Alexandre Duffieux, Export Manager
Anthonij Rupert – Western Cape, South Africa
w/ Douglas Elliot, Export Director
Antonelli San Marco – Umbria, Italy
w/ Filippo Antonelli, Proprietor
Azienda Agricola Azelia di Luigi Scavino – Barolo, Italy
w/ Lorenzo Scavino, Co-Proprietor
Bella Wines – Okanagan Valley, B.C., Canada
w/ Jay Drysdale, Proprietor & Winemaker
Blackbird Vineyards – Napa Valley, California, U.S.A.
w/ Paul Leary, President
Blandy’s Madeira Wine Company – Madeira, Portugal
w/ Nelson Colado, Commercial and Marketing Director
Blandy’s Madeira Wine Company – Madeira, Portugal
w/ Nelson Colado, Commercial and Marketing Director
Bodega Catena Zapata – Mendoza, Argentina
w/ Luis Reginato, Chief Vineyard Manager
Borgogno – Barolo, Italy
w/ Andrea Cravero, Export Manager
Champagne Vollereaux – Pierry, France
w/ Julien Breuzon, Export Manager
Champagne Vollereaux – Pierry, France
w/ Julien Breuzon, Export Manager
Compañía Bodeguera de Valenciso – Rioja, Spain
w/ Diego Santana, Export Director
Copain Wines – Mendocino, California, U.S.A.
w/ Ryan Zepaltas, General Manager & Winemaker
Coronica Wines – Istria, Croatia
w/ Moreno Coronica, Proprietor
Damilano – Piedmont, Italy
w/ Maurizio Arduino, Export Manager
Domaine Gerard Tremblay – Chablis, France
w/ Vincent Tremblay, Proprietor & Winemaker
Domaine Taupenot-Merme – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
w/ Virginie Taupenot, Proprietor
Foradori – Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
w/ Elisabetta Foradori, Proprietor & Winemaker
Gravner – Friuli, Italy
w/ Mateja Gravner, Proprietor & Winemaker
G.D. Vajra – Barolo, Italy
w/ Giuseppe Vaira, Family Proprietor & Winemaker
Mathieu et Camille Lapierre – Morgon, Beaujolais, France
w/ Mathieu Lapierre, Proprietor & Winemaker
Marietta – Geyserville, California, U.S.A.
w/ Scot Bilbro, Proprietor & Winemaker
Meyer Family Vineyards – Okanagan Valley, B.C., Canada
w/ JAK Meyer, Proprietor
Montalto – Mornington Peninsula, Australia
w/ Simon Black, Winemaker
Paolo Scavino – Barolo, Italy
w/ Riccardo Sgarra, Winery Ambassador
Pascal Bouchard – Chablis, France
w/ Fanny Lemettais, Export Director
Ridge Vineyards – Sonoma County, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.A.
w/ David Amadia, President
Rocca di Montegrossi – Chianti Classico, Italy
w/ Marco Ricasoli-Firidolfi, Proprietor
St. Innocent – Willamette Valley, Oregon, U.S.A.
w/ Mark Vlossak, Proprietor & Winemaker
Sella & Mosca – Sardinia, Italy
w/ Alfonso Gagliano, Export Manager
Spottswoode Estate Winery – Napa Valley, California, U.S.A.
w/ Beth Milliken, Family Proprietor, President & CEO
Stina – Dalmatia, Croatia
w/ Emil Mehdin, Marketing Director
Tantalus Vineyards – Okanagan Valley, B.C., Canada
w/ David Paterson, Winemaker & General Manager
Tedeschi – Veneto, Italy
w/ Riccardo Tedeschi, Proprietor
Tenuta Fanti – Sant’Antimo DOC, Tuscany, Italy
w/ Luca Vitiello, Commercial Director
TH Wines – Okanagan Valley, B.C., Canada
w/ Tyler Harlton, Proprietor & Winemaker
Yalumba – Barossa Valley, Australia
w/ Jane Ferarri, Winemaker, Ambassador
For Main Event tickets, along with more information and news, visit TopDrop.ca
