The Pinot Party is Back – Monday July 16th

Join us for an evening of Pinot Noir – A celebration of the world’s best grape

Get your tickets, Pinot fans! The second annual Pinot Party will be held on Monday, July 16th. What better way to spend a summer night than sipping Pinot Noir from Canada and around the world with fellow extreme wine enthusiasts and some of the city’s top sommeliers. Taste wines from more than a dozen top producers alongside local charcuterie from artisan sausage maker Angelo Bean.

And this is exciting – for the first time – Toronto tasters will sit down to some of the finest Pinot Noirs from across the country. From the Okanagan to Niagara to Prince Edward County to Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley – CAPS is bringing the country’s best Pinots to the table for all to taste and assess alongside wines from France, New Zealand, Oregon and beyond.

Need a little extra schooling? We’ll be kicking off the event with a Master Class led by UK journalist and respected wine guru, Dr. Jamie Goode.

“As President of the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers, I am pleased to welcome Jamie Goode to the second installment of the “Pinot Party” at which we will showcase some of Ontario’s most exclusive pinot noirs in a global context. I hope you will join us in support of Ontario’s sommelier community so that we may continue to provide local programming and be a source for competition and camaraderie in the wine industry.” – Sara d’Amato, WineAlign 

Wines:
Drappier, Champagne
Ata Rangi, Martinborough, NZ
Tantalus and Blue Mountain, Okanagan, BC
Lightfoot & Wolfville and Blomidon Estate Winery, Nova Scotia
Bachelder, Domaine Queylus, and Henry of Pelham, Niagara
Long Dog Winery, Prince Edward County
and more from Lifford Wine & Spirits, Le Sommelier, and Nicholas Pearce.

When:
Monday, July 16
Schedule:
2:00-3:30PM
Master Class with Jamie Goode
$75 for CAPS members
$100 for non-members
*includes admission to the walk-around tasting

4:00-10:00PM
Pinot Party and Walk-Around Tasting
$40 for CAPS members
$60 for non-members

Where:
Lifford Wine & Spirits
471 Jarvis St, Toronto

Check out the complete list of our the Pinot Party partners and participants here

All proceeds are in support of CAPS Ontario 

CAPS represents Canada’s sommeliers – with activities and programs that directly benefit the sommelier community – raising funding and awareness for competitions, professional development, industry events as well as promoting the elevation of wine culture and service in Ontario for the past three decades.

The Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS) is a pan-Canadian association, which brings together individuals within the sommelier profession, restaurant services, and other sectors of the wine industry. CAPS is affiliated with the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI) headquartered in Paris and counting 54 member and observer countries.

Water provided by ESKA
Media Sponsor – WineAlign and the Siren Group