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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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Upcoming
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Super
Premium Wines from Chile & Argentina, May 21, 2003
- SOLD OUT
With Paul Watkin
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Finca
Flichman, Argentina |
This
SWWS event is a privileged opportunity to taste some of the
very best wines of South America's two top wine-making countries:
the Premium and Super-Premium red wines of Chile and Argentina.
Both Chile and Argentina have developed some top quality premium
red wines in recent years, and we have assembled a great selection
of some of these wines, many of which are very hard to find
in Canada.
From Chile comes several exciting cabernet based wines, including
such top scoring premium wines as the sought after carmenere/cabernet/syrah
blend from boutique winery Antiyal (around $40 a bottle),
Concha y Toro's flagship reserve cabernet, Don Melchior
(about $50 a bottle), and the huge, massively extracted, single
vineyard cabernet from Domus Aurea (around $70 a bottle!).
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From
Argentina we have some great Malbec based reds, which are
that country's top red varietal, and source of some of the
most characterful red wines anywhere. Taste the great Dedicado
from Finca Flichman and Weinert's classic Gran Vino
(92 points), as well as a flight of super premium single vineyard
malbecs from Catena, Valdivieso and Cadus.
These flagship red wines of the highest reputation promise
an extraordinary evening with some of South America's greatest
wines. Not to be missed by serious red wine lovers!
Our speaker is wine educator and industry professional Paul
Watkin. Paul brings nearly two decades of experience in
the wine/hospitality trade. He has served as a fine dining
room professional at renowned restaurants and hotels. He has
acted as Beverage Program Manager and Wine List Consultant,
as an Assistant Manager (for West Vancouver's Dundarave Wine
Cellar), and Dining Room Manager and Service Instructor at
the prestigious Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. He is
an active member of the Society of Wine Educators, and has
written extensively on the subject of wine.
Join us at the Listel Hotel for a fabulous selection of wines
and delicious appetizers. |
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Altos
Las Hormigas Malbec Reserva Argentina 2001
Catena Lunluta Vineyard Malbec Argentina 2000
Cadus Malbec Reserva Argentina 1999
Rothschild Escudo Rojo Cab.S./Merlot/Cab.Franc Chile 2000
Antiyal Carmenere/Cab.S./Syrah Chile 1999
Primus Veramonte Carmenere/Cab. S. Chile 1998
Weinert Gran Vino Cab.S./Malbec/Merlot Argentina 1997
Finca Flichman Dedicado Cab.S./Syrah/Malbec/Merlot Argentina
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Concha y Toro Don Melchor Cab. S. Chile 1997
Domus Aurea Cab. S. Chile 1997
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May
21, 7.00-9.00 pm Listel Hotel, Robson St.
$40 Members $45 Guests (includes wines and appetizers)
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.
Previous events have sold out. First come, first reserved
and payment received. Please book and pay no later than May
13 to avoid disappointment.
To volunteer for pouring, please contact Paul
Erickson |
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June
2 , 2003
New Zealand Wine Fair
6:30 - 9:30 PM
The Four Seasons Hotel
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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 |
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| Summer
Solstice Festival, June 19 , 2003 |
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Over
40 wines - 5 countries - Appetizers - Cheese
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Vancouver
Lawn Tennis Club 1920 |
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 five BC wine
agents that are bringing in their best and most popular Southern
Hemisphere wines to sample. Agents that have graciously offered
to pour their wonderful wines include: The Bachus Group, The
Delf Group, Liberty Merchant Company, Maxxium Canada, Mark
Anthony, and Winspeer. There will also be a good selection
of wines from the SWWS' own cellar including favourites from
the many special tastings this year. A full list of the wines
will be provided during tasting to help you take note of the
wines you would like to purchase in the future.
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 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.
To volunteer for pouring, please contact Paul
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Wanted |
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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. |
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2003
- 2004 Tasting Calendar |
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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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Wine
About Town |
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Check
out Gismondi.com
for articles, reviews and a database with more than 700 tasting
notes.
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Recent
Events |
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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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The
Pinotage
tasting held on February
18, was a special experience, as most of the wines are not available
in Canada.
Dr. Hennie van Vuuren, Director of the B.C. Wine Research Centre
at UBC, gave us some great insights in the history of this
unique grape. Our favourite Pinotage wines of the evening were
1) L'Avenir Estate 1999 and 2) Kanonkop Estate 1998. Here
is the full tasting report.
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Tasting
calendar
2002-2003
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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
Mar Vancouver
Intl Wine Festiv.
Apr Pinot
Noir
May Premium
Chile & Argentina
Jun Solstice
Wine Festival
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Free
tasting notification
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If you are not yet a member but would like to
receive our tasting notification and monthly
news simply let us know
by email. |
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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.
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