WONDERFUL TURNOUT last week for the launch of the B.C. Vin Nouveau, the new light fruity wines from the Okanagan, Joy Metcaife yk JOY TELLS AiLL The wines were flown from Kelowna by Time Air to Van- couver International and then picked up by Canadian Helicopters and flown to their helicopter landing pad next to the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre (VTCC). Then three daring fellows from Recreational Rentals skated the precious and breakable cargo in canvas bags up to the Raintree Restaurant where Janice Lotzkar hosted about 200 guests for the cork-popping ceremony along with the B.C. Wine Institute's Chris Coletta, The four wineries were Do- maine de Chaberton Estate Winery, Mission Hill Wines, Quail’s Gate Vineyard Estate Winery and Calona Wines. 1 really enjoyed Ian Tostenson’s Calona Vin Nouveau with its pret- tenes floral label) Cidona’s doing agtea: job of enhancing Ue reputation inthe development of some realy fine B.C. red wines. Duncan tHelmes enlivened the do as a witty emcee. lames Barber, whose cocking show on CBC-TV is a great stte- cess, tells me that he receives about 150 letrers a day — many from women with proposals of Marriage! Sumac Ridge’s Harry Mcwvat- ters avesn't look lik2 he’s starv- ing, while Le Meridien’s Diane Dillon was excited about her trip to London for a little RER. eee Monday night at Joe Segal’s Prow Restaurant at Canada Place, there was a terrific party to cele- brate the 6th anniversary of the Vancouver Doormen Association's gala dinner. Photo James O'Mara CHRISTINE COLETTA (left) and Janice Lotzkar toast the launch of the B.C. Vin Nouveau at the Raintree Restaurant. These snuppily uniformed hotel doornien are ically the very first people visitors 10 Vancouver encoumer as they arrive in Gwe. They're on the front line as the ci- ty's inage-makers, The organization is headed by president Mike MiBer of the Hotel Vancouver and Charles Tomozer of the Westin Bayshore, and assisted by retired doormen Doug Edgeworth and Rey Cammack cof the Rayshore and Sam Caros of the Hyatt. Prow Restaurant GM David Richards produced an excellent menu enjoyed by invited guests like West Van's forestry giant Jack Munro (he’s such a pleasant gentleman!), former chairman of the board of Crown Zellerbach Adam Zimmerman, who flew in from Toronto jusi for the party, Vancouver Police chief Bill Mar- shall and his wife Sylvia, ex-chief Bob Stewart and his cute wife Barbara Stewart, and BCTV’s Pamela Martin, who looked very chic in a pink cashmere suit top- orc with a white Zonda Nellis shawl. The Sun’s veteran editor and proud dad, Alex MacGillivray brought his lovely young daughter Carotiae to the dinner. She is just the perfect combination of her dad and her late vivacious mother Pain, who died Jast summer. Publisher Teresa Evans was also on hand, along with the Proper- ties’ Joannie and her PR husband Jack Lee and clothier Murray Goldman. Speakers included Canada Wide magazine's Peter Legge, NW’s Rick Honey, and Grace McCar- thy, who is the chairman of the Doorman to the World convention in March of 1994, It was a hospitality fun night, organized by the fellows who do so much for our hospitality in- 'S photo Neil Lucente JHE DOORMAN’S dinner at the Prow with (left to right) Mike Miller, David Richards and Chavles Tomozer. aos Johanne Olsen Througt: Dan interiors, Juhanne presents a complete shepping caperience trom furniture to ucujue gifts and Guality kitchen accessors. "Our store offers such Zine hines as Kosta Boal. littais, and Amaia of Finiand. We also have a compiete line of cookware, including Cusinart, fagortin, Sige, and Cop peranre. 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