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Sip, Shop and Stroll Main Street During the First Ever ‘Pleasant Pairings’ Event

Set the tone for the month of December by meandering up Main Street on December 1st, when seven neighbourhood shops will be paired with as many Naramata-based wine and liquor producers.

Sip, Shop and Stroll Main Street During the First Ever ‘Pleasant Pairings’ Event

Photo: Nouvelle Nouvelle

Set a relaxing and delicious tone for the month of December, with an evening of sipping, shopping and strolling up Main Street during the first ever ‘Pleasant Pairings‘ event.

For one night only, on Wednesday, December 1st (5-8pm), seven Mount Pleasant neighbourhood shops will be opening their doors to the public and pouring bottles from as many Naramata-based wine, cider and liquor producers. Each of the participating small businesses (check out the mapped list below) are located on the block between East 20th and 21st. Alleviate some of your holiday shopping stress by visiting them all, checking off the peeps on your list and enjoying a cumulative tasting of beverages from the following, all in one go: Daydreamer Wines, Lock & Worth Winery, Nichol Vineyard, Naramata Cider Co., Bella Wines, Elephant Island Winery, and Legend Distilling.

Get more details on what’s flowing where here. Talk about a genius and long overdue collaboration!


Nouvelle Nouvelle
3634 Main St.
Eugene Choo
3683 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5V 3N7
Woo to See You (Mount Pleasant)
3671 Main St.
Good Boy Collective
3633 Main St.
Vancouver Special
3612 Main St.
Sunja Link Body Shoppe & Spa
3761 - 3763 Main Street
Collage Collage
3697 Main St.

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