The presented by BlueShore Financial celebrating all things food and drink is happening now until November, 15th.听 With hotel deals, wine, cocktail and beer events as well as fabulous parties, this is the perfect last minute November get-away. With over 150 events, there is something for everyone. Find our highlights of events below that at time of publishing still had tickets available.
For the fun crowd, Cornucopia鈥檚 signature event, the 听 is perfect for discovering the world of wine and draws the under 40 crowd for a fabulous night of sipping and swirling. (November 7, 8:30pm-11:00pm, $89.00)听 is now part of Cornucopia and for oyster lovers is not to be missed. With wine, beer and caesar tastings this promises to be a shuck鈥檔g good time. (November 8, 1pm-5pm, $98.00)听 Take a bite out of the world at the with food from Mexico, Paris, New York, Shanghai, London and Dublin along with wine, beer and spirits tastings. (November 13, 8pm-10:30pm, $45.00)
For serious wine lovers,听showcases fines wines starting at $35.00 and up. This event draws a sophisticated crowd where you can find wines worthy of your cellar collection. (November 6, 8pm-11pm, $120.00) showcases the top 25 wines of the entire festival as chosen in a blind tasting by local sommeliers and wine writers. Excellent value. (November 7, 5pm-7pm, $45.00). Wine seminars provide a chance to hear from the experts, winery owners/winemakers and taste a variety of wines from across the world. There are over 40 wine seminars to attend and are a highlight of the festival for both newbies and oenophiles. (See website under Drink Seminars for details. Prices from $40+)
For food and wine lovers, the exceptional restaurant/chef wine luncheons and dinners are not to be missed. Highlights include: excitedly held in a luxurious private home (November 7, 12:30pm-3:30pm, $125)听 (November 8, 6:30pm-11:00pm, $199), any of the Araxi Intimate Wine Dinners (various evenings) including (November 9, 6pm-11pm, $149), and the (November 12, 7pm-11pm, $175).听 Impress your date!
For champagne and bubble lovers, kick off the morning with (November 8, 11:30am-2pm, $75) Enjoy excellent value at drink seminars dedicated exclusively to bubbles including (Sunday, November 8, $40) and (Sunday, November 15, 1:30pm-2:30pm, $29) Break the bank on champagne paired dinners: (November 6, 7pm-11:30pm, $245) or the (November 7, 6:30pm-11:00pm, $398.00). Discover the fabulous value of our own wine industry and the first BC winery dedicated exclusively to sparkling wine, with a five course bubble paired dinner at Whistler's "new it restaurant", . (November 9, 6:30pm-9:30pm, $150)
The hidden gem of the festival, offers outstanding value. All of the chef demos are paired with either wine or cocktail or beer tastings and are priced at only $40. This includes watching a live cooking demo , 3+ bites to eat and 3+ paired wine/ or cocktail/ or beer tastings. Highlights: featuring Derek Dammann from Montreal鈥檚 award-winning restaurant Maison Publique (November, 7, 2:30pm-3:30pm), with Vancouver's own Edible Canada (November 14, 12pm-1:30pm) with Fort Beren Wines (November 14, 2pm-3:30pm) and Victoria's (November, 15, 2pm-3:30pm.) Also don't miss the fabulous 听 and the 听 also held at the Culinary Stage.
For beer lovers the happens at the Whistler Conference Centre on Sunday, November 15th from 2pm-5pm with over 40 craft breweries. Tix: $39.00 and includes a souvenir glass and 5 tokens. Additional tokens are $1.50.
Visit the website for all of the events happening at Cornucopia including wine. yoga and the
See you at Cornucopia.
Tickets, accommodations:
November 5th-15th, 2015. Presented by BlueShore Financial
Whistler, BC
