Summary: <a class="a2a_button_facebook a2a_counter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tastingroomradio.com%2Fjanuary-6th-2018-dine-out-vancouver%2F&linkname=January%206th%2C%202018%20%E2%80%93%20Dine%20out%20Vancouver" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tastingroomradio.com%2Fjanuary-6th-2018-dine-out-vancouver%2F&linkname=January%206th%2C%202018%20%E2%80%93%20Dine%20out%20Vancouver" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tastingroomradio.com%2Fjanuary-6th-2018-dine-out-vancouver%2F&title=January%206th%2C%202018%20%E2%80%93%20Dine%20out%20Vancouver"></a><br> Getting ready for Dine Out Vancouver<br> Talking Organic with Ann Sperling<br> New releases poured in Victoria<br> THE SHOW<br> Lucas Pavan – Dine Out Vancouver Producer<br> Dine Out Vancouver Festival is Canada’s largest annual celebration of food and drink. Attracting more than 100,000 locals and visitors, the festival takes over the city with 17 days of culinary events, prix fixe menus at over 300 restaurants.<br> The festival promotes local and regional ingredients, BC wines and the city’s exceptional culinary talent from January 19 to February 4.<br> There is no better voice for a Dine Out Primer than Lucas Pavan who leads an all-star team that begins to build all these events just as August rolls in.<br> <br> Lucas walks us through events such as:<br> Railtown Catering Pop Up Dinner<br> Dinner on the Rocky Mountaineer<br> Taste of the market at Lonsdale Quay<br> Dine out Grand Tasting<br> East Van Craft Beer and Food Tour<br> The art of Tea<br> The Japanese Cuisine and Sushi Tour<br> Urban Wine and Distillery Tour<br> Introduction to Dim Sum<br> Olympic Village Food Tour<br> BC VQA Wine Brunch at Hart House<br> Vancouver Craft Beer and Street Food Tour<br> World Chef Exchange<br> Best of Granville Island<br> Street Food City Seven<br> Mamie’s Low Country Pig Roast<br> And many many more.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.dineoutvancouver.com/events/">https://www.dineoutvancouver.com/events/</a><br> <br> Ann Sperling: Sperling Vineyards Okanagan. Southbrook Vineyards Niagara<br> One of the very best winemakers in Canada.<br> Creating outstanding, award-winning organic wines at Southbrook in Niagara and at her family’s estate outside Kelowna.<br> Sperling Vineyards has been certified Organic and that’s our starting point with Ann.<br> Why organic? Other than the obvious decision to take care of the land around them..what else should wine fans watch for with the ever growing organic movement.<br> After all, more and more we are asking questions of our fish, food, and vegetables. Where was this grown, is it local, is it wild or farmed, was it organically grown? Why not our wines?<br> <br> We spend time talking about her glorious Old Vines Riesling.<br> <br> Loved listening to Ann. Truly at the top of her game!<br> <a href="http://www.sperlingvineyards.com/">http://www.sperlingvineyards.com/</a><br> IVSA New Releases <br> IVSA (The Import Vintners & Spirits Association) work very hard to keep all of us up-to-date on what’s new in the wine and spirits new releases.<br> I made sure I had fresh batteries in my recorder..found the Delta Ocean Pointe in Victoria and worked the room.<br> Couldn’t talk to everyone..the room as busy with lots of seekers but here’s who I was able to get the microphone in front of…<br> Lionel King – Partner in Bonvida Importers and Distributors <a href="http://www.bonvidawines."></a>
