Category: Vancouver

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Game Changers – 360 Degree Photo Spheres and Videos

 mywinepal  June 13, 2017

Technology progresses and enables us to do things we only dreamed was possible.  For me, one thing I would like people to experience is what does it look and sound like to be in the middle of a wine tasting event.  I can now do this thanks to 360-degree photo spheres and 360-degree videos. I recently attended the “Taste Valpolicella…

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GrapeJuice Wine Auction 2017 – Get Your Tickets!

 mywinepal  March 8, 2017

Where, When and How Much is a Ticket? Wednesday, April 26, 2017  from  5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Aston Martin Vancouver & Bentley Vancouver 1770 Burrard Street, Vancouver $125 per ticket BUY TICKETS TODAY Want to change a girl’s life? Make a donation to sponsor a Big and Little Sister match at the event. Since its inception, GrapeJuice has raised…

Vancouver International Wine Festival

Win 2 Tickets to Thursday Night’s International Festival Tasting Contest

 mywinepal  February 14, 2017  5 Comments on Win 2 Tickets to Thursday Night’s International Festival Tasting Contest

The contest is now over.  We have a winner.  Congratulations Irene @i_on_food_drink. Are you ready for a contest to win 2 tickets to the Vancouver International Wine Festival‘s Thursday night International Festival Tasting in the convention centre downtown (Feb 16)?  The Festival tasting runs from 7pm till 10pm in the West conference Centre, Ballroom D.  There will be wines from across…

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VanWineFest Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction – Get Your Tickets

 mywinepal  January 26, 2017

One of the highlights of the Vancouver International Wine Festival is the Bacchanalia Gala Dinner and Auction.  Beyond the amazing food and wine that you will eat and drink, there is an auction of wines that will make your jaw drop.  Truly an event to open your wallet to try to acquire some of these icon wines, and at the…

Vancouver International Wine Festival

Which Wine Stars Can You Meet at Vancouver International Wine Fest 2017?

 mywinepal  January 20, 2017

One of the great things about the Vancouver International Wine Festival is that in the big Festival Tasting Room at the Conference Centre is that you can meet a winery principal and talk to him or her about their wines.  You can often find out info that is not widely known, such as how they decided to plant an obscure…

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A Peek at a Dine Out Restaurant to Consider: Mangia e Scappa

 mywinepal  January 17, 2017

Dine Out Vancouver starts on Friday, Jan 20, 2017 this year.  Already many restaurants are probably all booked up, but you would like to go to a top quality restaurant.  One thing is to think outside of the box; the box in this case being the City of Vancouver.  There are many restaurants east of Boundary.  One such restaurant that…

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Welcome CHURCH & STATE Wines at the Vancouver International Wine Fest 2017

 mywinepal  January 9, 2017

Church & State is head and heart, change and tradition, roots and growth. Church & State is in constant conflict, yet always in perfect balance. Who Is Church & State Wines? Kim Pullen founded Church & State Wines in 2004. Purchasing a 25-acre estate on the Saanich Peninsula, which had been home to the defunct Victoria Estate Winery, Kim set…

Oleg and Svetlana Aristarkhov from Moraine Estate Winery

Visit Moraine Estate Winery at the Vancouver International Wine Fest 2017

 mywinepal  December 22, 2016

Who We Are Moraine Estate Winery is a family owned winery and vineyard overlooking Okanagan Lake, located just minutes from the City of Penticton. From its shelf-like location above striking clay bluffs, Moraine peers over the landscape and water. These iconic glaciated white clay cliffs comprise the breathtaking Naramata Bench and inspire the winery’s land-formed name. The winery owners are…

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Brockmann’s Chocolates – 30 Years of Making Canada Delicious

 mywinepal  December 12, 2016

Brockmann’s Chocolates Celebrates 30 Years in Canada  “Who is the Brockmann family?” They have been in Canada for 30 years making chocolates, and I don’t know about them.  But here they are; right underneath my nose! The Brockmann family has been creating delicious chocolate recipes for over 80 years, and is now celebrating 30 of those years of chocolate making in…

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Enjoy the Wines from Meyer Family Vineyards at the Vancouver International Wine Fest 2017

 mywinepal  December 8, 2016

Welcome to Meyer Family Vineyards After a decision to change careers and enter the wine world we spent three years searching for the perfect vineyard site in the Okanagan Valley. In 2006 Janice and I (JAK) purchased a small 1.62 HECTARE vineyard on the Naramata bench. In late 2008 we purchased a 6.9 HECTARE property in Okanagan Falls. We hired the…