The Victoria Wine Festival Presents a California Wine Seminar

Taste Premium California Wine hosted by renowned Sommelier Peter Lindenlaub

The Victoria Wine Festival has assembled a winter seminar to showcase the Wagner Family of Wines from California (WFW), with wines supplied by Andrew Peller Imports. The seminar will be hosted by Peter Lindenlaub, a British Columbia resident who has over 20 years of experience in the beverage alcohol business including managing a successful import wine agency, and who now oversees the international distribution of WFW. The Winter Seminar will offer seats for thirty attendees at Upstairs Cabaret on February 18 at 7:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase for $50 online at www.vicwf.com.

Attendees of the Winter Seminar will taste their way through eight different wines from WFW,discovering how the wines are influenced by climate, winemaking style, and grape variety. Each of the eight wines will be distinctly different so as to appeal to a broad range of palates, and will demonstrate why WFW wines are world famous. The following eight wines will represent the ultimate expression of each area’s unique terroir and meso climate:

• 2012 Conundrum White – Blends from California ($24.99)
• 2013 Emmolo Sauvignon Blanc – Napa Valley ($29.99)
• 2012 Mer Soleil Silver Chardonnay unoaked – Santa Lucia Highland, Montery ($28.99)
• 2012 Mer Soleil Reserve Chardonnay – Santa Lucia Highland, Montery ($34.99)
• 2012 Conundrum Red – Blends from California ($24.99)
• 2013 Belle Glos Las Alturas Pinot Noir – Santa Lucia Highland, Montery ($43.99)
• 2012 Caymus Zinfandel – Napa Valley ($45.99)
• 2012 Emmolo Mer – Napa Valley ($69.99)

The Victoria Wine Festival is committed to building the knowledge of the average wine consumer and focuses on wines for everyday enjoyment. The festival will take place at Parkside Hotel from September 25th to 26th. Tickets for the wine festival and related events are available online at www.vicwf.com. Updates are posted on the website and on the FaceBook page .