2009-2010 SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 - A Dinner with Jane Ferrari

Jane Ferarri will be back in Vancouver to host this fabulous opening event! We will be pairing her great Yalumba wines with some terrific food, while listening to Jane's wonderfully witty stories. SOLD OUT EARLY

OCTOBER 16, 2009 - G'Day Victoria

A superb wine tasting of 8 wineries from the beautiful cool climate regions of Victoria. This event will be put on with the AWAS at the specific request of the Government of Victoria! The venue is the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

OCTOBER 21, 2009 - Dinner with Peter Lehmann

What an opportunity! Philip is the son of Peter Lehmann, and we will be hosting a Winemakers Dinner courtesy of Norman Gladstone of International Cellars. There will be lots of great wine, including some gems from the AWAS Cellar! Venue is the famous Cru Restaurant.

OCTOBER 26, 2009 - Bourne Again

Stuart Bourne, renowned winemaker of Barossa Valley Estates will be in Vancouver. Vincor has generously offered an evening to taste his superb wines, and to also experience his quirky sense of humour.

DECEMBER 7, 2009 - A Christmas Party

A new event! Dinner with Australian wines followed by dancing at Federico's Supper Club.

JANUARY 19, 2010 - The Wine Olympics

FEBRUARY 2010 - The Olympic Games

We will be taking this month off, as it will be difficult to schedule an event with so much going on in Vancouver. 

MARCH 22, 2010 - The Gala Dinner "A New Century"

We will celebrate the year 2000 by pulling out these 10 year old wines from the AWAS Cellar for another fantastic Gala affair.  NU Restaurant.

TBA - A Balmoral Affair

Over the years, the Society has stocked its cellars with numerous vintages of Rosemount's premium wine - Balmoral. Details TBA.

APRIL 2010 - A Kiwi Affair

New Zealand is one of the theme countries at the Festival, so we hope to convince some wine Principals to come early and do an event with us.

APRIL 2010 - Going for the Gold

How appropriate to have this fantastic wine dinner during the Winter Olympics year in Vancouver. Again, the AWAS Cellar has numerous  past vintages of Wolf Blass' Gold Label series. Fosters Wines Canada would match these wines with the present vintages to see their development. We will even finish with a couple of Wolf Blass' Platinum series to add excitement to the podium!  Venue TBA

MAY 2010 - 24 under 24

We will be having an exciting new event. There are so many lovely Australian Wines in today's market that sell for under $24.00. The AWAS Cellar Master will seek out the best of these for you to experience.

JUNE 2010 - The Annual Barbie

The annual wrap up Barbie and AGM will take place at the River Rock Casino and Resort

NOTE:  This schedule is tentative and will change as we firm up our guest speakers' commitments. 

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