A non-profit club in Vancouver that organizes tastings dedicated to creating a greater understanding and appreciation of wine from Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa.  

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Summer Solstice Festival, June 19, 2003 - See you next season!
Over 40 wines - 5 countries - Appetizers - Cheese


Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club 1920


Check out our "Recent Events" section below for the link to text and pictures of our Summer Solstice Festival.

Celebrate the start of summer at the lively and ever popular annual SWWS Summer Solstice Festival. Sample over 40 wines from Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa.


Test wine food combinations with selections of cheese, hor'doeuvres such as bruschetta, tartlets, and chicken drumettes and canapés including smoked salmon, chevre profiteroles, fresh shrimp and beef. This fun event will be held Poolside at the Vancouver Lawn and Tennis Club in the newly renovated Players Lounge.

Our festival-format wine and food tasting this year provides a wonderful opportunity to mingle and meet with six BC wine agents that are bringing in their best and most popular Southern Hemisphere wines to sample. The agents that have graciously offered to pour their wonderful wines include: The Bacchus Group, The Delf Group, Liberty Merchant Company, Maxxium Canada, Mark Anthony, and Winspeer. A full list of the wines will be provided during the tasting to help you take note of the wines you would like to purchase in the future. A partial list of wines to be poured by the agents are:

The Bacchus Group
• Fairview Goats do Roam (Red)
• Porcupine Ridge Cab Sauvignon 2000
• Porcupine Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 2002
• Porcupine Ridge Syrah 2001
• Robertson Sauvignon Blanc 2002
• Robertson Shiraz 2001
• Sinnya Merlot/Cabernet 2001

The Delf Group
• Bremerton Verdehlo 2002
• Finca Los Primos Malbec 2000
• Giesen Sauvignon Blanc 2002
• Lincoln Merlot 2001
• Penny's Hill Shiraz 1999

Liberty Merchant Company
• Aresti "A" Merlot 2001
• Aresti Montemar Chardonnay 2001
• d'Arenberg "the Custodian" Grenache 2000
• d'Arenberg Stump Jump Red 2001
• Tahbilk Marsanne 2001

Mark Anthony Brands
• Nederburg Sauvignon Blanc
• Nederburg Cabernet Sauvignon
• Plaisir de Merle Chardonnay
• Santa Rita Reserva Sauvignon Blanc
• Santa Rita Medalla Real Cabernet Sauvignon
• Trapiche Estate Chardonnay
• Trapiche Oak Cask Cabernet
• Yalumba Barossa Bush Vine Grenache
• Yalumba Y Series Viognier

Maxxium Canada
• Caliterra Chardonnay 2001
• Caliterra Syrah 2000
• Errazuriz Sauvignon Blanc 2002
• Errazuriz Merlot 2000
• KWV Cathedral Cellar Cabernet 1998
• KWV Roodeberg 2001
• Cono Sur Viognier 2002
• Cono Sur Pinot Noir 2002

Winspeer
• Dona Paula Malbec 1999
• Pirramimma Shiraz 1999
• Pirramimma Petit Verdot 1999
• Tolten Sauvignon Blanc "T", Casabalanca 2001
• Tolten Merlot "T", Colchagua 2000

Prize draws for wines will take place for all those that sign up for membership for our next tasting season - 2003/04, which starts in September.

All members, friends and family are welcome!

June 19, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Vancouver Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club - Poolside
1630 West 15th Ave, Vancouver
 
 
Tickets are $35 for both members and guests.
Reserve your space by email:southworldwine@hotmail.com or call 604-685-7997(SWWS). Send your cheque to #204-1666 Pendrell St. Vancouver, BC V6G 1S9.
 
 
 
 
June 2 , 2003

New Zealand Wine Fair
6:30 - 9:30 PM
The Four Seasons Hotel
The New Zealand Winegrowers and the New Zealand Consulate General invite you to taste over 75 wines and New Zealand inspired canapés like lamb, mussels and pavlova. Tickets are $45, but thanks to a special promotion, only $40 for SWWS members. Please use the special promotion code when booking your tickets with Ticketmaster. The code will be sent to you with the next newsletter.
For more information www.nzwinefair.com
 
 
 
  Wanted  
  Enthusiastic wine drinkers, who like to be in the know, generate new ideas and put on great parties. Oh, by the way, you also have to do a bit of planning and work in a team with other passionate wine drinkers, but that's the fun part. What are we talking about? The SWWS Executive and the Pouring Team of course. Let us know if you are interested in joining for our next season beginning September 2003.  
 
 
  2003 - 2004 Tasting Calendar  
  The 2003 / 2004 Tasting Calendar is now taking shape and will be announced in June / July. Stay tuned for some dynamic and interesting events.  
 
 
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Check out Gismondi.com for articles, reviews and a database with more than 700 tasting notes.

  
 
 
  Recent Events  
 
 
  The Summer Solstice Festival, the last event of this season, was a great success. More than 150 members and their guests sampled over 40 wines from Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa. Here is the full tasting report.  
 
 
  Our Premium and Super-Premium red wines of Chile and Argentina tasting held on May 21 was outstanding. All these wines can be picked as a winner on its own and it was hard to compare and vote for our favourite wines. In addition to these premium wines the Listel Hotel had paired up food to compliment the wines. Our speaker at this evening's tasting was Paul Watkin, a wine educator and consultant. Paul brings nearly two decades of experience in the wine/hospitality trade. Our favourite premium Chilean and Argentinean wines are: 1.Domus Aurea Cab.S. Chile 1997, 2. Finca Flichman Dedicado Cab.S./ Syrah/Malbec/Merlot Arg 1997, 3. Antiyal Carmenere/Cab.S./Syrah Chile 1999. Here is the full tasting report.  
 
 
 

The Pinot Noir tasting held on April 24 was quite unique as we sampled some top examples of Southern Hemisphere Pinot Noir in the first ever Southern Hemisphere Pinot Noir taste-off in Vancouver. We sourced prime examples of Pinot Noir to identify common traits and differences. Our speaker at this evening's tasting was James Nevison of HalfaGlass.com. He brought a unique, youthful perspective to the tastings. Our favourite Pinot Noir wines are: 1.Hamilton Russell 2001, SA, 2. Stonier Reserve 1998, Mornington Pen, Aus. Here is the full tasting report.

  
 
 
 

 

  
         

 
     
 
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Sep Errazuriz Wines, Chile
Oct Shiraz
Nov New Zealand
Dec Wine & Cheese Seminar
Jan Wine & Game Dinner
Feb Pinotage from South Africa
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We organize up to 10 wine tastings per year of Australian wine, Argentinian wine, New Zealand wine and South African wine. The highlights of the year include a wine dinner and a summer solstice wine festival at the Vancouver Lawn and Tennis Club.