Written By Treve Ring Libations / Wine Festivals Jun 9, 2011 Tofino Food & Wine Festival – Splendour in the Gardens SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestI can’t say I’m really the outdoorsy type. I’m a west coast girl, revere our natural environment and its inhabitants and think the shores of Ucluelet and Tofno are heaven on earth. That said, I’m also a city girl, creature for comforts (like showers, internet and flush loos) and appreciative of the finest things in life – wine.The Tofino Food & Wine Festival is the one event annually where my west coast and urban halves unite as one complete whole. Now in its 9th year, the festival is a weekend long event, and this time the culmination of a months’ worth of feasts: tastings and events celebrating what is local and good. The main event – Grazing in the Gardens – is entirely en plein air, rain or shine (though trust me, it’s always sunny). Guests make their way through the meandering rainforest paths of Tofino’s Botanical Garden, happening upon surprise sustenance stations. I found Blue Mountain past the hippy bus. La Stella and Le Vieux Pin were next door to the giant monkey head. Rocky Creek and Lake Breeze were sheltered in the shadow of the shipwreck. I kept my eye out for alligators while loading up on freshly shucked oysters, and shimmy shaked to wandering minstrels while balancing my bbq’d slider.The hot sun shone down on the happy crowd – a mix from curious tourists to surf chasers to fine-things-in-life following west coast wineos, like me.**The Tofino Wine & Food Festival is centered around Grazing in the Gardens, but there are also dinners, lunches and other tasting events planned throughout the weekend. If you can catch a spot at The Wickaninnish Inn’s Wine Dinner, do, as their culinary team showcases a different local winery (this year was CedarCreek) and sells out every year. If you want to enjoy both the luxuries of peace and a resort, book into Ucluelet’s Black Rock Resort, a stunning, coast caressing architectural achievement. A shuttle conveniently runs between here (plus other Tofino locations) and the main event at the Gardens. Tofinowine festival SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Treve Ring Treve Ring is a wine writer, editor, judge, consultant and certified sommelier, and has been with EAT Magazine for over a decade.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her work with EAT, she is a Wine Critic and National Judge for ... 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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