Written By Guest Writer Events / Places / Sponsored / Victoria Nov 2, 2017 Tastes and Spirits Sampling Included at the 3rd Annual Victoria MidLife Show Saturday, November 18 at the Victoria Conference Centre SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestThe popular Tastes and Spirits sampling areas are back for their third year as part of the Victoria MidLife Show held at the Victoria Conference Centre, 720 Douglas Street from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, November 18.Best of all, admission to Tastes and Spirits is included in your $5 admission to the event.Meet distillers, brewers and vintners in the Spirits Room. In between pours, they will answer your questions and share their knowledge. In addition to beer, wine and cider, the booming distillery sector will be well represented in the room. Gin has come a long way from the bathtub on Vancouver Island! 19+ only for the Spirits Room.Meet the chefs, the caterers and fine food purveyors in the Tastes Room. In between samples, ask them about their sourcing and preparation.They say you should age with dignity. The folks organizing Victoria’s MidLife Show think you should age with a sense of adventure, panache and determination. Are you ready for something new? It could be travel, publishing your novel, skydiving, volunteering, home renovation, live theatre, exploring new technology, or taking an interest course at Camosun.You can explore many opportunities at the Victoria MidLife Show at the Victoria Conference Centre on November 18. Produced by BetterThan50, the show is an interactive consumer lifestyle event targeting 50 to 70 year olds who constitute fully 36 per cent of the population of Greater Victoria. In addition to Tastes and Spirits, the event includes interactive exhibits, demonstrations, speakers, a fashion show and even a self-defense workshop.Tickets can be purchased online at www.midlifeshow.comSee the website for more details.Pictured: Yam & Goat Cheese Foccacia morsels by Vista 18 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 Awards / Drink People / Events / Wine Events / Wine News October 15, 2020 SOMM SMACKDOWN—Rumble at Aura Waterfront Restaurant Strange, interesting, and wonderful things can happen in odd times, and there is no stranger time than now, but something needed to be done to pay ... Read More Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events March 2, 2020 Victoria Beer Week March 6 – 14 Victoria Beer Week returns March 6-14 with 19 different events held in venues around Victoria. This 7th annual festival of craft beer offers ... Read More Events / Food & Wine Pairing / Food Events / Places / Victoria February 25, 2020 Pacific Northwest Wine Dinner: Canoe Brewpub & Unsworth Vineyards Multi-award winning Unsworth Vineyards and Canoe’s Chef Kyle Dampsy joined forces on Wednesday, February 19, in Canoe’s upstairs Dining ... Read More Beer / Events / Food Events / Places / Spirits / Victoria February 25, 2020 11th Annual Island Beer and Spirits Festival The Strathcona Hotel has long brought together BC brewers and distillers in its multiple taprooms but rarely is the brewing craft celebrated so much ... Read More Beer & Cider / Events / Food Events / Places / Victoria November 17, 2019 Canoe Brewpub’s Eighth Annual Winterbrau Festival 2019 Beer brewers from across the island and the lower mainland gathered in the lofty wooden halls of Canoe Brewpub over November 9 and 10 for the eighth ... Read More Events October 30, 2019 Eat the Future Victoria’s food community came together this week at Boom + Batten restaurant for Eat the Future, a tasty event to raise money for future chefs ... Read More Comments are closed.
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