Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival
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Vancouver Wine Festival Tickets
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 For tickets and information, call 604.873.3311
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cash and major credit cards accepted
Playhouse Theatre Company
Box Office
127 East 2nd Avenue (between Main and Quebec)
Vancouver, BC
Web SiteBuy early! Many events will sell out early
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Vancouver Wine Festival Featuring
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The 2009 Global Focus is on Pinot(s) with tales of passion, mutation and
terror. The Festival expects to play host to hundreds of different and
exciting Pinot(s) from around the world. That's right, Pinot, plural.
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Vancouver Wine Festival Events
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The 2009 Special Events program, consisting of seminars, winery dinners,
boardroom tastings, grazing events and wine parties will also highlight
the the Global Focus in depth and in style.
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Vancouver Wine Festival Trade Days
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Trade Days events are restricted to those who work in the wine or
wine-and-food industry. Individuals purchasing tickets for these events
will be required to identify themselves.
All attendees at the Trade Tastings must wear a nametag with their name,
role and place of business.
All trade session participants require a badge and a ticket for access
to the Tasting Room.
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Vancouver Wine Festival BC Focus
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These are exciting times for BC’s wine industry. Sales are rising fast,
tourist visits to wineries are skyrocketing, the number of wineries has
jumped, more acres of vines are being planted and more grapes harvested.
BC’s wine regions and places of breathtaking beauty, dominated by
mountains, lakes, fertile valleys and ocean vistas as spectacular as any
in the world. And the wines, the wines. BC VQA wines are now high on the
list of people’s favourites. We keep winning more than our share of
national and international awards. Our cool climate, once thought to be
a weakness, is now seen as our greatest strength.
What others now seek, BC has always had – the growing conditions to
produce grapes, which our many skilled winemakers are turning into
crisp, flavourful wines. |
Vancouver Wine Festival BC Word from the Wise
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Nothing shouts “wine rookie” louder than fragrance. Refrain from stinky
stuff like perfume, cologne, aftershave and hairspray. The noses,
palates and wines in the room will thank you.
Dress code: avoid fleece. Just kidding about the fleece – but we suggest
smart business attire, and enthusiastically recommend black. (Red wine
never looks good on white.)
To go the distance in the tasting room, wear really comfortable shoes.
Here are some tips when drinking wine:
1. Swirl. Gently swirl the wine in the glass to release the aromas.
2. See. Look at the wine’s color; it sets up expectations. Red wine
picks up color as it picks up flavour from the skins and seeds. Wine
with an intense color is likely to have an intense flavour. Keep in mind
that red wine lightens with age, and white wine darkens with age.
3. Sniff. Get your nose in the glass, you can’t be polite about it. The
first sniffs tell you the most; it’s best to take a few quick sniffs
instead of one long sniff.
4. Sip. Keep the wine in your mouth to taste it for 3 to 4 seconds,
swirl it around all over your tongue. Experts pull air through the wine
while it’s in their mouths.
There’s plenty of wine. Trust us.
Make a plan, Stan. Stay overnight at one of our partner hotels.
Take a taxi. Take transit (BC Liquor Stores offers you a free ticket).
Assign a designated spitter. Walk. Just don’t drink and drive.
You must be at least 19 years old and might have to prove it. |
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