The GOODS from Vancouver Urban Winery

Vancouver, BC | Vancouver Urban Winery’s popular Sunday School is back in session! This series is a special one for hosts David Stansfield and Lisa Cook. It marks the three-year anniversary of Vancouver’s rowdiest wine school. Since 2013, Sunday School has entertained over 1,500 thirsty students, drunk more than 500 wines, hosted 28 wine-soaked seminars, toured four major Canadian cities and survived one near fatal sabering incident (thanks, Lisa).

Over three years Sunday School’s focus on interactive, easygoing wine education remains constant. “It’s wine school with more wine than school,” says Cook. “Our goal has always been to help people become better wine buyers through serious drinking.”

“Not too serious, though,” adds Stansfield. “Think of these sessions as everything you ever wanted to know about wine but were too drunk to remember.”

The #700 Series kicks off on March 20 at The Settlement Building (55 Dunlevy Ave.), from 3pm to 5 pm with Sommelier Smackdown VII. (WWE lawsuit pending — true story!) Additional classes run on:

April 17 – BC vs. The World VII
May 8 – The Price Is Wrong: Mother’s Day Edition
June 12 – The Cider House Rules with Special Guest Clinton McDougall from Sunday Cider & Bestie Restaurant.

Each seminar features multiple flights of wine loosely structured around a theme and served blind. Unlike public schools, class sizes are limited – and guaranteed to sell-out.

Tickets are $45 through Eventbrite or $40 by phone at (604) 566-9463, via email ([email protected]), or in person from The Settlement Building (55 Dunlevy Ave. in Railtown) open daily from 11am to 11pm.

IN BRIEF

VUW Sunday School: #700 Series – Three-year Anniversary
Address: 55 Dunlevy Ave. in Railtown
Time: Doors 2:30 pm; Seminar 3 pm to 5 pm
Calendar:

1. March 20 – #701: Sommelier Smackdown VII
2. April 17 – #702: BC vs. The World VII
3. May 8 – #703: The Price Is Wrong – Mother’s Day Edition
4. June 12 – #704: The Cider House Rules

Tickets: $45 via Eventbrite | $40 via Phone: (604) 566-9463
Email: [email protected]
In-person: Belgard Kitchen, 55 Dunlevy Ave, within The Settlement Building

Details

55 Dunlevy Ave | Vancouver BC | V6A3A3
Contact: [email protected] | Phone: 604.566.9463
Website: www.settlementbuilding.com | Connect #SettlementBuilding

Located at 55 Dunlevy Avenue in Vancouver’s Railtown district, The Settlement Building – which opened in spring 2012 – is home to a collective of lifestyle and manufacturing brands including Vancouver Urban Winery, FreshTAP, Roaring Twenties Wine Co., Belgard Kitchen, and Postmark Brewing. The 7,700-square-foot heritage building features a lounge and tasting bar with 36 wines-on-tap, 4 beers-on-tap, and creative daytime, Happy Afternoon, evening and weekend brunch menus. The Settlement Building is open seven days a week from 11am – 11pm.

The People Who Make It Happen

Steve Thorp | Co-Founder
Mike Macquisten | Co-Founder
Kate Marshall | General Manager, The Settlement Building
Emily Ziff | General Manager Belgard Kitchen
David Stansfield | Sommelier
Kelly Symonds | Winemaker
Jason Masuch | Belgard Kitchen, Sous Chef
Nate Rayment | Postmark Brewing, Managing Director & Partner
Jack Davidson | Postmark Brewing, Brewer’s Assistant

ABOUT VANCOUVER URBAN WINERY

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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.

About Postmark Brewing

www.postmarkbrewing.com | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | 604.699.1988

Postmark Brewing is a Vancouver, BC born and built craft brewery open daily from 11am – 11pm for growler fills, pints, tasting flights, and full food menus. Our west coast lifestyle and love for great quality beers for every occasion lead us to the design, development and brew of our favourite pints. Consistent quality is paramount as we strive to create beers that cater to not only our thirsty palate but to the active lifestyles we enjoy with our friends and colleagues. At Postmark Brewing we are inspired by more than just great tasting sessionable beers, we enjoy taking a collaborative approach towards our other favourite things in life including music, photography, clothing, art, events and especially those who are taking risks and making great things happen.

ABOUT BELGARD KITCHEN

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Belgard Kitchen serves lunch, evening and weekend brunch menus to the 67-seat lounge in The Settlement Building located at 55 Dunlevy Avenue in Railtown. Our lunch dishes are designed to match the neighbourhood hustle. Think: colourful, seasonal salads, hearty rice bowls, creative pizzette, wraps and sandwiches. As the air gets cooler, the evening menu switches to small plates designed to share and pair with the growing on-tap program. Don’t miss: mushroom and bacon pate, radicchio salad, tomato soup fonude with cheese toasties, speck and asparagus and the Belgard meatballs. Kick-off the weekend mornings with coconut quinoa porridge, salmon gravlax hash, steak & eggs, and of course, Belgard bacon. Belgard Kitchen is open daily from 11am – 11pm for daytime, evening, and weekend brunch menus.