Cellar Singles Tasting

By mid-January everyone should be recovered from the holiday excesses and ready to celebrate the lengthening days and a brand new decade ahead of us! Last year's singles tasting was very well received, offering opportunities to taste a number of special,  one-of-a-kind delights. Over the course of 2019 our Cellarmaster visited wineries across BC seeking extra-special bottles to prepare for another opportunity such as this. This year's tasting will feature a number of newer, award-winning bottles that you just might still find on shelves if you're lucky! Check out some of the wines being poured:

• Maverick Wines NV "Ella" Sparkling Brut - rarely available!
• Road 13 2015 Sparkling Chenin Blanc - hard to find, winery exclusive!
• Harper's Trail 2018 Riesling - National Wine Awards 2019 Platinum Medal and top-scoring Riesling
• JoieFarm 2018 "Orange" Gewurztraminer - unique and unusual, a real treat!
• SpearHead 2018 Riesling - Best White Wine in Canada at the All Canadian Wine Championships
• Nk'Mip "Mer'r'iym" 2017 White Meritage - National Wine Awards Platinum Medal
• Meyer 2017 Tribute Series Chardonnay - one of four BC Platinum medal-winning Chardonnay in 2019!
• Deep Roots 2017 Reserve Gamay - small lot, Wine Club exclusive!
• Blasted Church 2017 Pinot Noir - National Wine Awards 2019 Platinum Medal and top-scoring Pinot
• Daydreamer 2017 "Amelia" Syrah - National Wine Awards Platinum Medial
• Ursa Major 2016 Syrah - National Wine Awards Platinum Medal
• Moon Curser 2017 Touriga Nacional - the only one in Canada, and another Platinum medal-winner!
• Painted Rock 2014 Red Icon - the revered blend from the Skaha Bench, 92-points from Gismondi!

As we have limited quantities of each bottle, we’re setting up three tables with eight wines each. You can choose four wines from each table for 12 samples, as usual. Don’t worry - everyone will have a fantastic tasting! We’ll make sure that each table has a broad selection of fabulous wines to try. As the guest list grows so too will the number of wines, we have more lonely singles in the cellar looking for love!

Date:  Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Time:  7:30 to 9:30 pm
Place:  Water Street Cafe, 300 Water Street, Vancouver
Price:  Members/Guests $49/$64 by PayPal, E-transfer to [email protected], or cheque (mailed to BCWAS, P.O. Box 48912 Bentall Station, Vancouver, BC, V7X 1A8). Please e-mail us if paying by cheque so we can hold your spot.

Please note that there are no paper tickets for our events. Once your purchase is completed you will be added to our attendees list. Please check in when you arrive. We are unable to provide refunds: if you purchase a ticket but cannot attend the event, please let us know with as much advance notice as possible and we’ll try to re-sell your ticket, but we cannot guarantee this.

Please make sure you have a safe way home: take transit, call a cab, or ask a friend to be a designated driver. We will have free transit tickets on hand for those who take transit home.