Meetings
in Vancouver
Catering to any interest it's all waiting for you in Vancouver.
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Shopping in Vancouver
to meet any taste
from Malls to Boutiques. Begin downtown, check out trendy Robson street
or hip and funky Yaletown |
Golfing in Greater
Vancouver
Vancouver offers many great Golf Courses. With mild winters keeps golf
course open year round. |
Grouse Mountain
Vancouver's #1 attraction in
Winter and Summer, take the Gondola ride to the top enjoy the activities |
Vancouver Aquarium
In Stanley Park featuring Beluga whales, Dolphins, seals and huge
aquariums with fish from around the world. |
Gastown
Vancouver's historic area with shopping, sightseeing and entertainment. |
Robson Street
Vancouver's favourite place to shop trendy stores unique restaurants and
lots of people watching. |
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Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival |
For tickets and information, call 604.873.3311
2009 Festival Preview
March 23 - 29 2009
British Columbia: Our Land, Revealed
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.
The 2009 Global Focus is on Pinot(s) with tales of passion, mutation and
terroir. The Festival expects to play host to hundreds of different and
exciting Pinot(s) from around the world. Thats right, Pinot, plural.
At the 2009 Festival you will find examples of every type of Pinot
imaginable: Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinotage, Pinot
Auxerrois, Pinot Meunier and Blauburgunder/Spatburgunder from various
regions, including Burgundy, Alsace, British Columbia, New Zealand,
Oregon, South Africa, Italy, California, Australia, Chile and Champagne,
to name only a few. This is an amazing opportunity to explore the
seminal forms of Pinot and the unique viticultural crosses and mutations
like the provacative Pinotage.
The Tasting Room will once again have a Global Focus tasting station
highlighting Pinot(s), presented by Wine Access magazine and the
International Sommelier Guild. Wineries pouring Pinot(s) will have a
special icon on their signs, and you can also use the Pinot(s) index in
the Festival Program, which lists every Pinot in the room.
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.
Words to the wise
Buy early! Many events will sell out early
To buy in person, go to the Playhouse Theatre Company production office
at 127 East 2nd Avenue, Vancouver
(Note this is NOT the downtown theatre.)
Playhouse Theatre Company
Box Office
127 East 2nd Avenue (between Main and Quebec)
Vancouver, BC
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cash and major credit cards accepted
In person at the festival
In the unlikely event that tickets are still available, you may buy them
when the ticket kiosk is open at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition
Centre, 999 Canada Place. This kiosk operates only on the dates of the International Festival Tastings.
Avoid
disappointment and buy in advance. Tickets to special events such as
winery dinners and luncheons are not sold at the door or by the host
venue. They must be purchased in advance at 604-873-3311 or at the kiosk
(if available).
Trade Days:
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.
More Small Print:
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.
Please taste responsibly.
We serve tasting pours. Your job is to not swallow every ounce that’s
poured.
Do master the fine art of spitting and/or dumping.
No, not on the floor – in the buckets provided at each station. Even if
you don’t spit, feel free to sip and savour and then pour out the rest
of your glass.
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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