Category Archives: Event
Similkameen Shining Star, Clos du Soleil
Discovering a hidden gem is one of the most exciting parts about being a wine-lover. Stumbling across your next favourite bottle is a memorable occasion, whether the wine was a gift from a friend, a bottle you fell in love … Continue reading
World Water Day 2013
WineCollective was proud to support CAWST over the holidays, donating $2 for every gift purchased to their efforts of providing access to affordable water and sanitation. In addition to the donation on behalf of our members, we hope that we were … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada Water Week, CAWST, Devonian Gardens, WineCollective, World Water Day
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Hosting a party? How much wine will you need?
Here is a simple way to calculate how much wine you will need for your Holiday soirée. Of course, some important factors that aren’t mathematically calculated will come into play. Are your friends wine-o’s or beer-o’s? Will there be a professional pouring … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian wine clubs, Evite, Holiday party, Kenaston Wine Market, Table % Vine, Tannic, wine calculator, wine club, wine consumption, wine pairing, WineCollective
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Fort McMurray Wine Auction
This past September WineCollective and Tannic supported a great event, organized by a group of very dedicated people. On September 29th, the third annual Fort McMurray Wine Auction sponsored by SMS Equipment, was held benefiting the Big Brothers Big Sisters … Continue reading
Happy Halloween, wine lovers!
At WineCollective, we love Halloween! Thinking of wine in connection to my favourite holiday, visions of vampiric indulgence from gothic chalices came to mind. The campiness of this imagery is clearly the influence of too many silly movies, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Fun, Top Tips, Travel, Wine, Wineries
Tagged California, Ghost, Halloween, haunting, Napa Vallley, wine, WineCollective, wineries
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Cheers to SpierHead, winner of best new winery!
It is quite obvious that we at WineCollective LOVE wine, and everything about wine! We are passionate about discovering new, and unique wines from all over the world. We also love sharing all kinds of wine news with our members, … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Fun, News, Wine, Wineries
Tagged awards, Best New Winery of the Year, British Columbia wine, Chardonnay, Fall 2012 wine, golf, Judy Bishop, Judy Bishop-The Travelling Eye, Kelowna, Okanagan, Okanagan Wine Festivals Award, Pinot Noir, SpierHead Winery, SpierHead Winery Wine Club, Tannic, Western Living, wine, wine club, WineCollective, winery dog
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Pisano from Uruguay to Calgary
WineCollective has been a fan of Pisano since last February, when we featured their Tannat and Merlot blend, Cisplatino. We were first drawn to the producer purely because we have never featured an Uruguain wine, and we love finding something … Continue reading
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Tagged Calgary, Event, food, food pairing, Heritage Park, Pisano, Pisano Cisplatino, Pisano RPF, Selkirk Grill, sparkling Tannat, Tannat, Uruguay, Uruguay wine, Whitehall agencies, winery, YYC Wine
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Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life
The Scotiabank AIDS Walk has been raising awareness and funds in support of the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Calgary area since 1994. Over the past 17 years, over $1 350 000 has been raised for AIDS Calgary Awareness Association (ACAA). ACAA was created to … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS fundraiser, Alloy, beer, Brewhouse, Calgary, Charity, food, Fun, fundraiser, Great Western Brewing, Original 16, Scotiabank, Scotiabank AIDS Walk, Silent Auction, Tannic, tasting, Team Klinck, Teatro, wine, wine package, wine tasting, WineCollective, Yardhouse
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From Italy to Calgary with Wine!
All around the world people took part in Donnafugata’s Night Harvest. We couldn’t have been more pleased to have shared in this invite among BonVida Wines, WineCollective, Tannic and everyone who stopped by to take part in this worldwide event. People here at the … Continue reading
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Tagged BonVida Wines, Donnafugata, Donnafugata's Night Harvest, food, Italy, Night Harvest, Open House, Sicily, Tannic, wine, WineCollective, Winemakers, Worldwide
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Facebook Contest Winner
WineCollective would like to congratulate Kayla G., on winning our Facebook Photo Contest. Kayla G.’s photo “Relax&UnWind” was selected as a finalist and then went on to receive the most votes to win $150 to WineCollective! We couldn’t have been … Continue reading
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