banville & jones events
As we move out of winter and into spring , Banville & Jones Wine Co . gives you several reasons to wake from hibernation with its innovative events calendar .
Wine In Pairs Tasting in pairs is the ultimate way to understand matching food and wine ! Guest chefs from the city ’ s most exciting restaurants and our team of wine experts will delight you with their creations .
Cooking and Wine Tasting Classes The evening includes exclusive wine pairings , gourmet food tasting with recipes from Winnipeg ’ s finest chefs , and a Banville & Jones apron for you to take home .
Luxury Tasting Once a month , our wine experts open the doors of our Specialties cabinets to explore some of Banville & Jones ’ s exclusive treasures .
Tasting Tours Wine & Cheese Wine & Cheese pairs some of our favourite wines with a selection of Bothwell cheeses .
Wine Lover ’ s Walkabout Held in our Tuscan Room , this is a great event to mingle with other wine enthusiasts and taste some fun wines selected by our experts .
Returning this summer : Tasting on the Terrace When the sun returns , join us on our beautiful Tuscan terrace for a wonderful summer evening of wine tasting !
Banville & Jones is proud to announce two very special Tuscan wine events :
Ciao Bella ! Join winemaker Lia Banville for an afternoon tasting of Lia ’ s award-winning Tuscan wines . Lia will also preview her Banville & Jones Wine Merchants portfolio featuring tastes from the best wines of Italy ! Date : Saturday , February 28 Time : 1:00 – 5:00 pm Cost : $ 29.99
Ode to Tuscany Pierluigi Tolaini hosts his first winemaker ’ s dinner featuring Chef Michael Dacquisto . We will showcase the highly acclaimed wines of Tolaini Estate including Picconero , Tolaini ’ s flagship wine . ( 94 points in Wine Enthusiast ).
Date : Saturday , March 21 . Time : 7:00 pm Cost : $ 99.00 per person , plus taxes ( limited seating )
Test Kitchen Encore As a new feature event , join our very own Chef Joel Lamoureux to savour the current Test Kitchen recipe and wine parings ( see pages 47 – 49 for the recipe and wine pairing ).
BANVILLE & JONES WINE EVENTS SCHEDULE February 2009 through May 2009 Events begin at 7:00 pm unless otherwise noted . Please check www . banvilleandjones . com for updated information on wine event themes and dates .
Wine in Pairs Cost : $ 69.99 per person , plus taxes Sunday , February 8 : Wine in Pairs with Bistro 7 1 / 4 Friday , February 13 : Red Hot Reds with Chef Craig Guenther Saturday , February 21 : California Dreamin ’ with Dandelion Eatery Saturday , March 7 : Northern Italy with Amici Restaurant Tuesday , March 17 : Go Green with Craig Guenther Friday , March 27 : Tuscany with Amici Restaurant Saturday , April 18 : Wine in Pairs with Craig Guenther Wednesday , April 22 : Wine in Pairs with Pizzeria Gusto Sunday , April 26 : Wine in Pairs with Bistro 7 1 / 4 Tuesday , May 5 : Cinco de Mayo with Café Dario Saturday , May 9 : Staff Picks with Amici Restaurant Friday , May 29 : Wine in Pairs with Dandelion Eatery
Cooking and Wine Tasting Classes Cost : $ 89.99 per person , plus taxes Wednesday , February 18 : Hot and Spicy with Rembrandt ’ s Tuesday , March 24 : Cooking with Pizzeria Gusto
Luxury Tasting Cost : $ 99.00 per person , plus taxes Thursday , February 26 : Pinots Thursday , March 12 : Super Tuscan ! Thursday , May 28 : Southern Hemisphere
Wine and Cheese Cost : $ 35.99 per person , plus taxes Friday , February 27 Friday , April 24 Friday , May 22
Wine Lover ’ s Walkabout Cost : $ 35.99 per person , plus taxes Friday , February 6
Test Kitchen Encore Cost : $ 89.99 per person , plus taxes Thursday , May 21
Visit www . banvilleandjones . com for info about our wine enthusiast classes in Assiniboine Community College ’ s Continuing Education program in Brandon .
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