Whistler Resort News

Wine Seminars - Swirl, sniff, sip, and savour a selection of vintages at various tasting events dreamed up and executed to perfection by your favourite wine experts and personalities.

VIKING Stage Series - Our good friends at Viking are returning again in 2010 to offer up a series of deliciously educational tasting demonstrations aptly named the Viking Stage Series.  Quickly becoming a festival highlight for foodies and wine connoisseurs alike you won’t want to miss these new and improved seminars that will tempt the senses. Touching on a variety of dynamic and exotic topics and hosted by a range of outstanding guest chefs, this full working Viking kitchen will set up shop in the Grand Foyer of the Whistler Conference Centre all weekend long!

Winemaker’s Dinners - Internationally acclaimed Chef’s will inspire any foodie with expertly crafted menus paired to absolute perfection with a spectrum of wines. Enjoy a multi-course meal guaranteed to be remembered at one of Cornucopia’s exquisite Winemaker Dinners.  Join select Whistler restaurateurs and their winery partners and treat yourself to a sensory overload. Indulge at these one-off events that will leave you in awe of how food and wine can be fused to enhance a dining experience.

Parties - Cornucopia in the true sense of the word is all about an over flowing supply of abundance and this festival definitely lives up to its name. Over both Crush evenings as the Gala Grand Tasting winds down, the night stays alive with glamour, epicurean sensation, music, dancing and an element of surprise. With renowned Champagne Houses of the world; Sterling Silver Girls, lingerie filled catwalks and mixologists working their magic it is obvious why the Cornucopia nightlife is heralded as a highlight on the annual Sea-to-Sky social calendar.

CRUSH Gala Grand Tasting
Friday, November 12th, 2010 – 8:30pm – 11pm
Saturday, November 13th, 2010 – 8:00pm – 11pm
THE party to be part of and Cornucopia’s flagship event - The Grand Gala Tasting.  So popular the event is now held on two nights - take your pick! Spoil your senses and indulge at CRUSH on Friday Nov. 12th or Saturday November 13th featuring the wine delights of over 75 wineries and heralded as the most anticipated wine event of the Fall.