Well, we're here! And the fun has already begun.
After we stopped by the Whistler Conference Centre to pick up our tickets, we made way to our room at the Delta Whistler Village Suites and settled in, so to speak. Within the hour, we were headed out to Cornucopia's first event of the weekend, House Party—Best of B.C.
This sold-out night of food, fun, and wine (which at a ticket price of just $35 is a real bargain) featured a barbeque buffet from Sidecut at the Four Seasons Whistler, yummies from Windset Farms, B.C. wine and beer galore, and even an organic vodka.
There were many familiar faces there, too. Here are just a few of them...
At right, Lindsey White from Tinhorn Creek Vineyards in Oliver, B.C. talks up the wines. Her favourite red is the Cab Franc and her favourite white is the 2Bench blend, a delicious coming together of five different grapes.
Below, wine maker Michael Ferreira and Nicole Ferreira of Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery in Oliver share some news about their wines. And, in the picture directly below them, you'll see the Ferreiras like to really take advantage of social media. They have a poster of a smart-phone barcode you can scan and all the ways you can contact them, including Twitter and Facebook.
By the way, if you're interested in reading about what we and others have to say live, we'll be tweeting using the search term, #CornucopiaTaste.
Crystal Froese (below) of Dunham & Froese Estate Winery and her huge, warm smile invite us to taste from a bottle of her Amicitia Red Blend.
We've lots more planned for the rest of the weekend. Here's our schedule for just tomorrow:
- Wines of Argentina Lunch and Tasting, 10:00-1:00 p.m.
- Trade Tasting, 1:00-3:30 p.m.
- Top 25 Celebratory Reception, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
- CRUSH Gala Grand Tasting, 8:30-11:00 p.m.
Salut!
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