The GOODS from Vancouver Urban Winery

Vancouver, BC | Vancouver Urban Winery’s popular Sunday School wine seminar series is back with an expanded curriculum and a keen team of instructors. Hosted by Sommeliers David Stansfield and Lisa Cook, Sunday School demystifies wine in an interactive, laid back environment. Each seminar features multiple flights of wine served blind and structured around a theme. Class content will range from understanding wine terminology and evaluating aromas and flavours to assessing perfect food pairings and gauging value. It’s perfect for novices and seasoned enthusiasts alike. Details after the jump…

SUNDAY SCHOOL, THE #300 SERIES

1. January 26th
#301 – The Price Is Wrong, B.
In this the Showcase Showdown of wine classes we attempt to answer the question, “what’s price got to do with it?” through a blind tasting of inexpensive versus pricey wines. Same grape. Same country. Different price tag. You make the call. Come on down.

2. February 16th
#302 – France vs. the New World
The Mother country of all-things-wine squares off against New World wines. Prep yourself for the Vancouver International Wine Festival – the theme country this year is France – through this world war of wine.

3. March 16th
#303 – Sommelier Smack Down: the Rematch
Two Sommeliers enter the cage. One exits with their ego intact. Equal parts ‘Bloodsport’ and ‘Sideways,’ this seminar sees instructors, Dave and Lisa, pit their favourite wines against each other in a vicious cage fight for wine geek supremacy. You act as the judge and jury over five rounds of tasting in this epic rematch.

4. April 20th
#304 – Food Fight: The Great Beer v. Wine Showdown
Play with your food at our Sunday School Food Fight. We’re pairing five small plate dishes with five wines and five beers. You’re eating, drinking, and voting.

5. May 18th
#305 – BC vs. the World: Round III
A no-holds barred, brown bag, blind tasting challenge that pits the best of BC versus the world. Each round squares off a local wine against a global challenger. This is the Rocky III of wine tastings: the Greatest Challenge.

6. June 15th
#306 – The Cider House Rules!
Cider. So hot right now. Could it be the drink of the summer? The answer is yes. Find out why through this comparative tasting of ciders, wines, and fruit beers with special guest presenter Clinton McDougall, certified cider geek and co-founder of Bestie restaurant, Chinatown’s finest sausage parlor.

CLASS TIMES
Doors: 6PM / Seminar: 7PM – 9PM / Mingle: 9PM – 10PM

TICKETS | $40 + GST per class available for purchase through Vancouver Urban Winery.

Visit us at 55 Dunlevy Street, Railtown and purchase at the tasting bar. Or, email or phone to book: 604.566.9463 / [email protected].

Details

Vancouver Urban Winery
55 Dunlevy Ave | Vancouver BC V6A3A3
Telephone: 604-566-9463
Email: [email protected]
Web: vancouverurbanwinery.com | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

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The People Who Make It Happen

Steve Thorp | Co-Founder, COO
Mike Macquisten | Co-Founder, CEO
Wayne Holm | Partner
Kate Marshall | Facility Coordinator
Tony Trieu | Design, Logistics
Kelly Symonds | Winemaker
David Stansfield | Sommelier

About Vancouver Urban Winery

Vancouver Urban Winery is located two blocks off Gastown in the historic heart of Vancouver’s Railtown. The 7,700 square foot urban winery is the first of its kind in Vancouver and also operates as a unique special events space. The winery features a tasting bar where consumers can learn about British Columbia wines, and the exploding wine-on-tap category.

Alongside the tasting bar sits a boutique wine shop full of local items, wine merchandise, artisan foods and beverages……and plenty of wine!

The winery manufactures, packages, imports and distributes wine for multiple brands including Roaring Twenties Wine Co. The operations of FreshTAP, which specialize in packaging quality wines in stainless steel kegs for the emerging wine-on-tap category also takes place within the Vancouver Urban Winery.

As an urban winery the business is not attached to a specific vineyard. This enables the winery to source wine grapes and finished product from any appellation in the world.

The urban winery concept brings the consumer closer to the winemaking experience in a more meaningful way than a simple wine bar or retail space might. Wine aficionados traditionally travel to remote areas to learn about winemaking firsthand and to taste the offerings of a wine producer in the setting in which they were made. Now, many urban dwellers can hop in their car for a short drive, take public transport or even walk to enjoy an authentic winery experience.