““S three evenings of ime to ce FOR THE seventh year in a tow, the Vancouver Playhouse will present The Vancouver Wine Festival as its largest fund-raising pro- ject. The Festival, March 9- 13, will feature over 200 dif- ferent ‘wines from over 45 wineries, special guest speaker, dinners and special events. Tastings are the founda- tion of the Festival. Wine lovers gather to taste the finest wines available from the United States and Canada, to talk to winemakers and to experi- ence the excitement of fin- ding a new favorite or special bottle, Narra 58 But the Festival is not only for those who are already experienced wine tasters. Of equal benefit to those who are interested in wines from a/:fess. academic point of view, the. Festival ‘exposes the uninitiated: to the fabu- lous world of wines in an in- " formal atmosphere. ' Each evening prior to the “930 p.m. tastings, a number Of guest speakers will give . talks and presentations ona variety of wine-related sub- “jects. ° Lectures are non- ~:. technical and cover'a variety * "_ of topics.of interest to both he enthusiast and the expe- ienced wine taster, ‘The eatured speaker at the Fes- : tival will be Bob Thompson, “well known author and ex- “pert on California wines. -Thompson will speak~ all the “tastings. Additional speakers “will be \selected from .the wide range of winery per- sonnel attending the Festi- val, As a special attraction the Festival will once again of- fer, in conjunction with the Liquor Distribution Branch, The Festival Wine Store. All wines available for tasting will also be available for purchase in the Wine Store and many non-listed and specialty wines available in any B.C, Liquor store will be offered. An important part of the 4 Festival is attending one or more Special Events. Fast becoming two of the most popular are special dinners offering unique evenings of food and wine-tasting. Each dinner is especially created by skilled chefs to perfectly compliment the wines being tested. . The Wine-maker's Dinner - located this year at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver - is an opportunity to taste a complete range of wines from a distinguished winery and to honor the man responsible for their ex- istence, The Four Seasons’ Barrel Tasting and: Dinner com- pares released wines from distinguished wineries with their unreleased barrel sam- ples. The tasting and dinner offer a fascinating insight into the winemaker’s art. ' Additional wine evenits will include an amateur wine-maker's. forum’ where home-made wines will be analysed by visiting profes- sional wine-makers and a very special cooking demonstration. Details regarding these events will be released shortly. The Vancouver Wine Fes- tival has grown in stature to become one of the foremost events of its kind in North -; America. The event has also _Taised much. ‘needed funds for the Playhouse ii the past seven years and will continue to do so in the future. Tax receipts are available at the Festival Chicken ‘Home Tonight . All During February Take a whole Montieai style BBQ ‘" . chicken home . THE PIZZA MADNESS continues Celebrate with the best-tasting pizza in town. Large Pizza 5 Toppings: * Sauce » Cheese * Pius any 3 others Hours: Sun-fhurs 5om-1om Fry Sat Sam. tam Only | 789 o.Take. Out.” “$8. 00 To Eat In Free Delivery after 5 pm, minimum order oF $6.00 Wooden Plate Restaurant Fully. Licensed i 986-3010 2988 Mountain Hwy. ‘986-2475 for approximately | 33 - Wednesday, February 27, 1985 - North Shore News iebrate wae are also available at all ticket outlets in major malls. offer tax deductible receipts. Tickets for the Vancouver Wine Festival are available by calling the Vancouver Playhouse at 873-3311 or by calling the Vancouver Ticket 50 per cent of the value of tasting tickets. Please note that most special events also Upgrade your home computer with the handsome, convenient compu-table. 8 different modute com- binations in ready-to-go - kit form. {f you already have a desk, add a hutch on top. You and your - computer will look : smarter than ever with a’ compu- ‘table. Basic desk from Desk and hutch illustrated 279° _ On the North Shore since. 1955 ' {URNITURE & t APPLIANCES Under the bright yellow awning g 1380 MARINE DRIVE, oT VANCOUVER « * 987- 22535 | _ VISA « MASTERCARD ¢ Steamed ° Broiled WHOLE ATLANTIC LOBSTER COMBO PREPARED AS ABOVE INCLUDING: Q 4 rasdeneriery aa be catrte: anertte WHOLE LIVE ATLANTIC LOBSTER © American Served with tov fresh vegetables @ 6 a7. New York Steak or N * Soz. Filet Mignon 4 COURSE DINNER FOR TWO $35.00 PREPARED YOUR'WAY: 5 3] ()" ries pr parsley potators Or choose from our award INTERNATIONAL PLAZA HOTEL 1999 MARINE DR. NORTH VAN 924-0611 ~~) NOD RESERVATIONS FROM 6PM MO - % . Dinner 5:00-7:30 1301 Lonsdale N. Vancouver Buy one Dinner Entree and your quest { will receive one of cual or lesser value ' Valid to Nese 9/85, “FREE UNDERGROUND PARKING”