2005 Spring Festival Event Highlights

For a complete listing of spring festival events please visit our (click) Events Calendar!!

Blind Wine and Cheese Tasting
Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm - May 5
Location: Blue Gator, 441 Lawrence Ave, Kelowna
Details: So you think you know your wines? And you think you know your cheeses? Well let's put you to the test! Partnered with the Dairy Farmers of Canada this event is for those who want to test their wine and cheese palates. We offer a fun blind tasting of Okanagan wines and fine Canadian cheeses followed by dancing to great blues at the Blue Gator. Come and learn to identify your favourite varietals and cheeses and vote to determine whether or not you can recognize the differences between wines and cheeses. Tickets available at Ticketmaster. For further details on the event call 250-861-6654
Price: $35 + ticketmaster charges
Ph: 250-860-1470

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Masters of Food and Wine
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm - May 6
Location: Laurel Heritage Packing House, 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna
Details: A celebration of fine food and wine! The Okanagan Wine Festivals and the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association bring you this evening of fine wine and fabulous cuisine. Wine and Food stations will be located within the building. Local restaurants and wineries will participate in this event that will allow you to sample some of the finest food that can be paired with the world renowned wines of the Okanagan. Call Ticketmaster for tickets. For more information call the Okanagan Wine Festivals Society at 250-861-6654. Ticket includes: souvenir wine glass, all your wine tasting, food samples and a free taxi ride home (Lake Country-Peachland). This event always sells out buy your tickets early!! This is a safe ride home event.
Price: $50.00 + ticketmaster charges
Ph: 250-860-1470

Wine - From The Ground Up
Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm - May 7
Location: Penticton Trade & Conv Centre, 273 Power St, Penticton
Details: The Okanagan Wine Festivals is pleased to present an educational afternoon hosted by Rod and Marjorie King from Naramata and the Dairy Farmers of Canada. You will be introduced to a number of wines from the Valley. Learn how grapes are grown so that they are at their peak before being turned into some of the world's best wine. The seminar provides the most important lesson of all - drinking wine is not stuffy, it's fun and part of our culture in the Okanagan. A highlight of this seminar is the opportunity to learn how these wines work with fine cheeses provided by the Dairy Farmers of Canada. "Heat the past or get the raw deal", enjoy an amazing array of raw milk, heat treated and pasteurized cheeses.
Price: $30.00 + ticketmaster charges
Ph: 250-860-1470

Kelowna Consumer Tasting
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm - May 7
Location: Laurel Heritage Packing House, 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna
Details: Sip! Sample! Spit? This event is for those who want to explore some of the finest wines that are being produced right here in our back yards. A great event for those trying wines for the first time as well as those who want to expand their wine knowledge. There are over 35 wineries present and over 175 wines to sample. Ticket includes: souvenir wine glass, all your wine tasting, bread and cheese and a free taxi ride home (Lake Country-Peachland). This event always sells out buy your tickets early!! This is a safe ride home event.
Price: $40.00 + ticketmaster charges
Ph: 250-860-1470

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