What is #BCWineChat? BC Wine Chat is a Twitter chat, held every Wednesday night from 8-9 pm.  Each week, a different wine-related topic is discussed. Interested in wine? Have a Twitter handle? Join #BCWineChat on Wednesdays!

What is this event? We’ll be hosting a fun, walk-around wine tasting featuring some fabulous wines from a selection of BC’s top wineries. And once again, we’ll have the pleasure of hosting a Nova Scotia winery! Attendees to this event with Twitter handles will be encouraged to tweet about the wines and maybe meet some fellow tweeps “IRL” – In Real Life.

What’s included? A selection of wines from 15 wineries, a selection of appetizers, a chance to meet and chat with winery owners and representatives, and time to hang out with fellow wine lovers in a beautiful, artistic space!

Who’s pouring?

• 8th Generation Vineyards
• Bench 1775 Winery
• Black Cloud Winery
• C.C. Jentsch Cellars
• Culmina Family Estate Winery
• Fairview Cellars
• L’Acadie Vineyards
• McWatters Collection
• Noble Ridge Vineyards & Winery
• Okanagan Crush Pad
• Quails’ Gate Estate Winery
• ​Summerhill Pyramid Winery
• TIME Estate Winery
• Tinhorn Creek Winery
• Wild Goose Vineyards & Winery

Best of all, proceeds from this event benefit the BC Hospitality Foundation :)

Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Time: 7:30–9:30 pm
Place: Chali-Rosso Art Gallery, 549 Howe Street, Vancouver
Price: only $40 for all attendees via e-transfer to info@bcwas.org (preferred) or via Paypal (below). Cheques can be mailed to: BC Wine Appreciation Society, PO Box 48912 Bentall Station, Vancouver, BC, V7X 1A8

Please send us your Twitter handle for our name tags.

2019 BCWAS membership: Join us now, and your membership is good until March of 2020. Only $40 for more than a year of our fun and fabulous events! Click here to become a member of the best wine club in town. Questions? Contact us at membership@bcwas.org

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.

Please note that 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.
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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.

​Some of you have been patiently exercising admirable self-control for Dry January, so why not mark the end of the month with some fine BC wine. Come out and join us for our Break Your Resolutions Party! We’re ready to get you sipping some of the finest “one-offs” in our cellar. Our Cellarmaster has spent copious hours examining our cellar inventory to pick wines that are unique, special,  one-of-a-kind delights. Check out some of the wines being poured:

• Tantalus 2015 Blanc de Noir Sparkling
• Wild Goose 2014 Mystic River Gewurztraminer
• Ruby Blues 2014 Viognier
• 50th Parallel 2013 Chardonnay
• La Frenz 2017 Limited Edition Pinot Noir Rose
• Quails' Gate 2017 Lucy's Block Rose
• The View 2017 Pinotage Rose
• Howling Bluff 2013 Three Mile Vineyard Pinot Noir
• Stoneboat 2013 Pinot Noir
• Poplar Grove 2010 Merlot
• Laughing Stock 2009 Syrah
• Hester Creek 2011 Reserve Cabernet Franc
• Poplar Grove 2011 Cabernet Franc
• Covert Farms 2013 Amicitia Red

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!

​Sound interesting? Book now and get in on closing “Dry January” for 2019! It’s reasonably inexpensive for what you’re going to get and above all - think about it – you’ll have the chance to delight your palate with a wine that you may never see again. We hope to see you there!

It's hard to believe November is nearly over, and the holiday season is fast approaching! The BCWAS welcomes all members and their guests to join a festive social gathering in which to celebrate and wish each other well. Like our annual AGM, this will be a BYOB event - a chance to share a great BC wine you picked up this year! The Society will be providing a selection of cheese & charcuterie, plus hot and cold hors d'oeuvres for everyone to enjoy. Please bring a wine glass if possible, but there will be spares available for those unable to do so.

Even better, we have reached into the Society cellar, and our own Cellarmaster has generously donated from his collection, to offer a dozen exciting door prizes - odds are better than 1 in 4! We've also put together an incredible silent auction full of spectacular gift items (for you or your loved ones), including vintage BC Wines and vertical collections from as far back as 2006, with reserve prices starting below original value! A dozen auction items include the following packages: Sandhill Small Lots "Two" 2006, 2007, & 2008; Mission Hill 2008 Compendium & Quatrain; Fairview Cellars 2010 & 2011 The Bear; Culmina Hypothesis 2011, 2012, & 2013; Blue Mountain 2014 Reserve Pinot Gris & Pinot Noir; and Meyer McLean Creek Pinot Noir 2014, 2015, & 2016.
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Date: Friday, December 7th

Time: 6:30-9:30pm drop-in, but door prizes are announced every ten minutes beginning at 7pm!

Place: 503 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver (at the intersection of Cambie Street)

Directions: The Holiday Social will be held in the same location as our recent AGM, in the Amenity Room of our Cellarmaster's condominium. Attached is a map showing how to find the Amenity Room via the garden courtyard; there will also be a BCWAS member in the building lobby to let you in there. The #15 bus stops on Cambie at 16th Avenue (travels north-south along Cambie from False Creek to Marine Drive and vice versa), and the #33 bus stops in front of the building on 16th Avenue (travels east-west between UBC and 29th Avenue Skytrain Station); transit stops are marked on the map.

Price: Only $15 at the door for all members and their guests! Please RSVP to info@bcwas.org so we know how many to expect - the more the merrier!

​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.

Fairview Cellars is the culmination of a life long quest of Bill Eggert’s to own and operate his own winery. The 10-acre property, located adjacent to the first green of the Fairview Mountain Golf Course, was purchased by Bill in 1989. The vineyard was started in 1993, and the first commercial vintage was in 1997. Half the property was planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, and most of the rest is Cabernet Franc and Merlot. One row of Syrah and one row of Petit Verdot were added later, and Sauvignon Blanc was planted in 2007.

Bill will be joining us, and – let your inner wine geek celebrate - he’ll be bringing along some very cool wines, including the 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, 2012 Two Hoots Red Blend under two different screwcap closures, and the 2005 Cabernet Franc and the 2004 Bear Meritage under both cork and screwcap.

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There will be a vegetarian menu created closer to the date of the dinner; please let us know if you wish a vegetarian menu.
Other substitutions for allergy reasons only, please.

First Course
Beets, Baby Kale, King Cole Blue Cheese, Grapefruit Zest, Olive Oil 
2007 Fairview Cellars Sauvignon Blanc

Second Course
Seared Rare Duck Breast, Beluga lentils, Roast Pickled Pearl Onion, Lavender Jus
2012 Fairview Cellars Two Hoots x 2

Third Course
Herb Dijon Crusted Lamb Chop, Sage Gnocchi, Pan Jus
2005 Fairview Cellars Cabernet Franc x 2

Fourth Course
Bavette Steak, Green Peppercorn Creme Demi-Glace, Smoked Tomato
2004 Fairview Cellars The Bear x 2

Dessert course
Mini Raspberry Creme Brûlée
Coffee/Tea

BLUE MOUNTAIN BY THE SEA: A 10-year vertical tasting of the award-winning Blue Mountain Reserve Pinot Noir led by Christie Mavety of Blue Mountain.

Growing up on the estate, it was natural for Christie Mavety to work in the vineyard, in the plant nursery, and in the winery cellar during her high school years as a summer job.  During those years she became familiar with the operation of the vineyards and as well as the processing of the grapes from harvest to bottling. Christie now works at the management level in Sales & Marketing, and we are very pleased to have her with us at this tasting.