Laughing Stock Vineyards Spring News

Naramata Bench Spring Release Event April 21, 2011 – 6:30 to 9:00pm The Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver. What’s better than a new wine release? A not yet released Barrel! This year Naramata Bench wine makers are bringing wines in barrels and their wine thief to treat guests to a preview of tastes from the Barrels of the Bench as well as new Spring releases and appetizing pairings from some of Vancouver’s finest restaurants. We are super excited to have Cin Cin as our restaurant partner this year. As well as tastes and treats at Spring Release you will also be able to place your bids on our auction of exclusive wines and the “Best of the Bench” 2011 collection. Tickets are $89 and must be pre-purchased and this event sells out every year – so get your tickets now online or call 1-800-663-1900. James Suckling Reviews. His First-Ever Canadian Wine Tasting While I think it’s amusing that the former senior editor of Wine Spectator Magazine had never previously tasted Canadian wines, he did just that in Montreal recently and rated both Portfolio 2007 and Blind Trust 2008 as OUTSTANDING at 91 points each. During his time at Wine Spectator, James tasted an average of 4,000 wines annually with a primary focus on European wines. See his blog at jamessuckling.com LAUGHING STOCK VINEYARDS PORTFOLIO 2007 Stylish wine with tobacco and toasted oak and dried berries. Full and refined, with chocolate and subtle blackberry flavors. Pretty. Grows on you. Gets better and better in the glass. 91 points LAUGHING STOCK VINEYARDS BLIND TRUST 2008 Wow. This is fruit forward yet it’s fresh and racy with lots of dark fruits and dark chocolate character. It’s full bodied, with round and polished tannins and a long flavorful finish. Loads going on here. Hard not to drink it now, but it will come on even better in a year or two. 91 points You can still purchase Portfolio 2007 through our library vertical, just until the end of the month. March 29, 2011 Wine Law Conference, Vancouver. March 31, 2011 Futures Offering Closing for Portfolio 2009. April 21, 2011 Tasting room opens on Naramata Bench. 10 am – 5 pm daily. April 21, 2011 Naramata Bench Spring Release Event, Vancouver. Portfolio 2008, Wine of the Week, Anthony Gismondi, Vancouver Sun, March 4, 2011 Once upon a Grapevine – Women in Wine, FWE Gala 2011, February 21, 2011 Around BC, Entrepreneurial Success Stores, Small Business BC, February 2011 Portfolio, Best Rich Red Wines of 2011, Vancouver Magazine, December 1, 2010 Other Newswire Located on the picturesque Naramata Bench, Laughing Stock Vineyards is a serious enterprise with a lighthearted attitude. And with a name like Laughing Stock, we wake up everyday with the motivation of not living up to our name. Please visit our website at www.laughingstock.ca for more details. Never invest in anything that eats or needs repairing. Billy Rose Laughing Stock Vineyards 1548 Naramata Road Penticton BC V2A 8T7 250.493.8466 info@laughingstock.ca

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B.C. Shellfish Festival

B.C. Shellfish Festival

Posted by Mathew Wright

Comox, BC – Shellfish lovers have the chance at winning one of two getaway contests to the BC Shellfish Festival this June in the seaside town of Comox to enjoy all the sights, sounds andflavours at the largest shellfish festival on the West Coast.

Contest#1 – Not open to residents of Vancouver IslandTwo return tickets on Harbour Air from downtown Vancouver direct to Comox on June17, 2011, returning June 19, 2011 (45 min flight)Two night’s accommodation in a one-bedroom suite with jacuzzi at the Crown Isle Golf& Resort Community, June 17-18, 2011 Two tickets to the Chefs’ Dinner on June 17, 2011 featuring chefs Robert Clark of CRestaurant in Vancouver; Andrew Springett of Black Rock Oceanside Resort in Ucluelet; Andrew Stigant of Crown Isle Golf & Resort Community; Garrett Schack of Vista 18 in Victoria; Richard Verhagen of Market Street Grill on Salt Spring Island and Belinda Jonesof Gatehouse Bistro in Cumberland Two tickets to the BCSF Festival Day event at Comox Marina Park, Saturday, June 18,2011 featuring cooking demos, live bands, the BC Oyster Shucking Championship, localfood and more

Deadline to enter is May 1, 2011 Entry details at:

http://www.bcshellfishfestival.ca/BCSF/weekendgetawaydetails.htmlContest#2

– Open to allTwo night’s accommodation at the Crown Isle Golf & Resort Community, June 17-18,2011Two tickets to the Chefs’ Dinner on June 17, 2011Two tickets to the BCSF Festival Day event at Comox Marina Park, Saturday, June 18,2011 featuring cooking demos, live bands, the BC Oyster Shucking Championship, localfood and more

Deadline to enter is May 16, 2011Entry details at: http://www.discovercomoxvalley.com/promotions/contests.htmMore information about the festival and all the events taking place can be found on ourwebsite at www.bcshellfishfestival.ca and our FB Page at <a href=”http://www.facebook.com/BCShellfishFestival.

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