Written By Guest Writer Libations / Wine Events Sep 27, 2011 Drink PINK at the Wickaninnish & Support Breast Cancer Awareness SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestWickaninnish Inn and Blue Mountain Winery Support Breast Cancer Awareness(Tofino, BC) October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This October, guests can visit the Wickaninnish Inn, sip sparkling wine and know they are working to support a worthy cause. The Wickaninnish Inn is partnering with Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars to assist Breast Cancer Foundation. Funds will be raised in bubbly pink style.The Wickaninnish Inn is offering an October special called Packaged in Pink. The package includes a bottle of Blue Mountain Brut Rosé along with a gift certificate for a spa visit in the Ancient Cedars Spa. Part proceeds from every Packaged in Pink package sold will be donated to the BC-Yukon chapter of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. This package is available from October 1st-31st, 2011 (excluding the Thanksgiving long weekend). Rates begin at $549.39 and are based on double occupancy. “Packaged in Pink” includes:One night’s accommodation for twoOne bottle of Blue Mountain Brut Rosé 2007,Ancient Cedars Spa credit of $100.00 towards spa retail products or a treatment of your choice,Complimentary valet parkingGuests of the Inn and the Pointe Restaurant who have not booked the pink package can support Breast Cancer Awareness month by sipping bubbles. $4 from each glass or $10 from each bottle of Blue Mountain Rose sparkling wine will be donated to Breast Cancer Awareness.About the Wickaninnish Inn.Perched on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island near Tofino, the Wickaninnish Inn has been a Relais & Châteaux member property since 1997. A year-round destination exemplifying “rustic elegance on nature’s edge”, the Inn is owned and managed by the McDiarmid family of Tofino, and is exclusively located on beautiful Chesterman Beach. All 75 oceanfront rooms and suites welcome guests with a gas fireplace, soaker tub, locally-created art, individual balcony and a beach or ocean viewscape. The Inn is home to Ancient Cedars Spa and The Pointe Restaurant. Contact the Inn’s reservations team by calling 1.800.333.4604 or visiting www.wickinn.comAbout Blue Mountain Vineyard and CellarsBlue Mountain is a family run vineyard and winery established in 1991 with a commitment to sustainable viticulture practices and using exclusively estate grown grapes.About Breast Cancer FoundationThe Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is the leading national volunteer-based organization in Canada dedicated to creating a future without breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Canadian women. It is estimated 23,200 women in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 5,300 women will die from the disease in 2011. BC wineRose SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Guest Writer We get many people writing guest articles for us, as well as past contributors. This is the Guest ... Read More You may also like Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More Causes / Events January 25, 2019 Blue Monday Pop-Up Bar – 100 Proof Blues January can be tough around these parts. In fact, it has come to be so globally known as such, that the third Monday of each January has ... Read More Cocktails / Events January 25, 2019 The Complete Bartender Competition 2019 Little Jumbo played host to Nimble Bar Co.’s The Complete Bartender Competition, January 16, 2019 Last Wednesday, I judged my first cocktail ... Read More Beer & Cider / Events / Victoria March 1, 2018 Victoria Beer Week launches its fifth year Victoria is once again readying itself to host the fifth annual Victoria Beer Week. As locals and beer geeks alike wet their palates for special ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Victoria December 18, 2017 Level Ground Trading Moves Up to New State-of-the-Art Headquarters Victoria, BC – Level Ground Trading, Victoria’s Fair Trade pioneer, is moving from their current location in Central Saanich, to a larger ... Read More Comments are closed.
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