What鈥檚 not to love about food and wine?
But, even better: What鈥檚 not to love about drinking fine wine and tasting blissful bites in Whistler during Cornucopia, an annual festival dedicated to the best of the best, which this year runs Nov. 8 to 18.
An add-on available for Cellar Door and Crush events is a sommelier tour, during which a local sommelier will guide you to their top four to five tables to sample their favourite wines from that label. Photo Tourism Whistler/Mike Crane
Some of the highlights of Cornucopia 鈥� and there are many 鈥� include the 鈥渟ignature鈥� events starting with the festival鈥檚 flagship聽聽on Saturday, Nov. 10. And for those of you who like to beat the crowds, there鈥檚 also the option of an聽聽ticket ensuring you鈥檙e one of the first to taste your way around the room.
Meanwhile if you can鈥檛 make it to Crush, other signature tastings include, the聽聽Nov. 9 and聽聽Nov. 17, followed by the聽聽party at the Audain Art Museum.
A fun add-on available for Cellar Door and Crush is a sommelier tour with Whistler Tasting Tours.聽A local sommelier will guide you to his or her top four to five tables to sample their favourite wines from that label.聽(The information is located at the bottom of the Cellar Door and Crush event description.)聽From there, you鈥檙e free to wander the tasting room and discover new favourites. A great value option is booking hotel packages and receiving tickets to Poured, Cellar Door or Crush 鈥� starting at $70 per night.
And while the winemaker dinners often sell out there are still plenty of events to choose from, including the casual聽,听聽 or the more upscale dinners such as the聽听辞谤听.
Another fun pre-event option is Savour at the Westin, a 鈥渞oaming鈥� event during which guests visit various food bars including the coveted Poutine Bar, Specialty Sliders, Truffle Mac n鈥� Cheese, and more. These comforting culinary delights are perfectly paired with B.C. and international wine samplings.
Of course various seminars on wine, gin, and Scotch take place throughout the eleven days with tickets start at $43. Some of the best values are the culinary stage/别惫别苍迟蝉.听罢丑别听聽events includes a chef demonstration and a multi-course meal paired with wine or a spirit and start at $42. Nourish events also offer multi-course tastings without alcohol starting at $32. Topics include plant to plate and sweet and savoury.
Tip: Although guests taking in the Crush tasting will have the opportunity to try bites from participating vendors, it鈥檚 recommended they eat dinner prior to arriving. Food vendors taking part in Crush include聽,听,听,听,听,听,听,听听补苍诲听.
