A Sunday in August
Albino Rocca
Apara
Arboleda
Barone Ricasoli
Blue Grouse Estate Winery
Bodega Garzon
Casale del Giglio
Cedar Creek
Champagne Roger
Constant Lemaire
Château Pesquié
Chiara
Condello
Clos du Vieux Bourg
Colle di Maggio
Domaine Roland Lavantureux SARL Domaine Rolet
Donum Estate
Dr. Thanisch
Erben Müller-Burggraef
Erbaluna
Gerard Bertrand
Henri Giraud
Herdade do Rocim
Istine
John Duval Wines
Joie Farm
Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards Lightning Rock Winery
Loacker Wine Estates
Marchesi di Barolo
Martin's Lane Winery
Phantom Creek Vineyards
Poderi Gianni Gagliardo
Poggio Torselli
Shiraiwa K.K. - "IWA 5"
St. Katharina Vineyard
Stoneboat Vineyards
Tenute Barone di Valforte s.a.s.
Vasanti Estate Winery
Veronica Ortega
Weingut Nik Weis
St. Urbans-Hof
Weingut Weszeli
Whispering Horse

Blind Ambitions

This seminar sharpened tasting skills through structured blind flights and group calibration. Participants explored pattern recognition, varietal markers, and instinctive assessment. The goal was to craft a clinic to build sensory fluency while being mentored and informed by the wineries that crafted the wines.

Participating Wineries: Arboleda (Chile), Vasanti (British Columbia), Soalheiro (Portugal), Marchesi di Barolo (Italy), Phantom Creek (British Columbia), Clos du Vieux Bourg (France), Colle di Maggio (Italy), Chateau Penin (France)

Stranger Vines

This session spotlighted grapes far outside the mainstream. Attendees tasted varieties thriving in unfamiliar landscapes and uncovered how climate, culture, and innovation gave them a new home. The future of wine proved to be wider and perhaps stranger than expected.

Participating Wineries: Bodega Garzon (Uruguay), Whispering Horse (Fraser Valley), Stoneboat (Okanagan Valley), Casale del Giglio (Italy), Domaine Rolet (France)

Under Pressure

Sparkling wine was explored through the lenses of grape, method, and origin. Attendees unpacked how pressure, lees aging, and regional identity shaped everything from freshness to complexity. Producers showed that bubbles are just the beginning while the structure, story, and intent ran deeper.

Participating Wineries: Lightfoot & Wolfville (Nova Scotia), Sorelle Bronca (Italy), Champagne Roger Constant Lemaire (France), Lightning Rock (British Columbia), Blue Grouse (British Columbia)

Icons of Italy

Nebbiolo and Sangiovese were placed side by side vintage by vintage. The seminar unpacked structure, tannin, and tone through benchmark bottles from across Italy. Tradition and evolution did not compete, they informed each other to go deep into Italy’s two most famous graps.

Participating Wineries: Istine (Chianti Classico), Chiara Condello (Emilia-Romagna), Poggio Torselli (Chianti Classico), Albino Rocca (Barbaresco), Gianni Gagliardo (Barolo)

Will It Blend?

This tasting examined how great wines are built by design. Producers broke down their blending approaches across soil, variety, vintage, and technique. The room saw how instinct, vision, and technical choice work in concert.

Participating Wineries: Shiriawa K.K. Sake (Japan) Henri Giraud Champagne (France), John Duval (Australia), Barone Ricasoli (Italy), Chateau Pesquie (France)

Show Me the Whey

In a wild and focused tasting, cheese, wine, and beer collided through the lens of texture. Attendees explored acid, fat, funk, and fermentation to understand how pairings elevate and challenge the palate. Benton Brothers brought the cheese and the producers brought the edge. It was structured chaos and deeply memorable.

Participating Wineries: Blind Enthusiasm Brewing (Edmonton), Herdade do Rocim (Portugal), Barone di Valforte (Italy), Roland Lavantreaux (France), Bocale di Valentini (Italy)

Riesling Roundtable

This seminar traced Riesling’s identity across soil, slope, and style. Benchmark producers from BC and Germany poured benchmark expressions that revealed both purity and diversity. Attendees discussed how climate and intention shape expression. Every glass was a study in tension and light.

Participating Wineries: Nik Weis (Germany), Dr. Thanisch (Germany), Tantalus (British Columbia), Martin’s Lane (British Columbia)

Homeward Bound

This session gathered winemakers helping to define the next chapter of British Columbia wine. Through rotating discussions and dynamic formats, the group explored identity, experimentation, and the creative friction of an evolving region ongoingly dealing with the elements of climate, demand, and innovation.

Participating Wineries: CedarCreek, Apara, Averill Creek, JoieFarm, A Sunday in August, Hidden Vines

Harvest Moon

This seminar explored sustainable and biodynamic farming as more than a philosophy and more like a toolkit in action. Attendees learned how lunar cycles, preparations, and holistic practices impacted vine health, expression, and resilience. Wines poured were shaped by intention rather than intervention.

Participating Wineries: St. Katharina (British Columbia), Weszeli (Austria), Gerard Bertrand (France), Veronica Ortega (Spain), Corte Pavone (Italy)

BIG NIGHT – Capo & The Spritz
A wine-fueled homage to the cult classic movie Big Night. No timpano here, but plenty of Barolo, Chianti Classico, and endless pizza and arancini. Make sure you watch the movie before arriving.
 
UMAMI TSUNAMI – Hapa Izakaya
Boutique wines meet Japanese snack bar bites in the ultimate stay-drink-sip experience . Izakaya bites with salt, smoke, soy, paired with wines from BC, Chablis, Germany, and more.
 
WINE & SWINE – The Flying Pig
West Coast comfort bites served to highlight righteous wines poured by the people who made them from BC, Portugal, Australia, Germany and more! An event built for second helpings and generous pours.
 
OFF MENU – Stockroom
Yaletown’s top speakeasy cocktail den is quietly taken over by a lineup of wineries worth sneaking into the stockroom for. Taste incredible wines from Austria, Beaujolais, Portugal, BC and more paired alongside a range of speakeasy snacks.