The Meadows Ridge Rotary Club is hosting its 23rd annual WineFest, and it will be back online this year.
The event will be held on May 7 from 7-9 p.m., and dinner tickets must be purchased by May 4.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the service club turned its popular longtime food and wine tasting event into an online, at-home experience last year, and it was a hit. Organizer Dave Rempel said the Wine Festival allows wine enthusiasts to have a great time and enjoy food from Big Feast Restaurant, while also raising much-needed funds for local charity causes.
Those attending online can purchase a participation ticket for $25, which offers access to the May 7 event, including cooking demonstrations, wine tasting advice, a silent auction, and live entertainment.
Alternatively, they can buy a VIP ticket for $100, which will include a three-course dinner from Big Feast – one of four meal options, and a bottle of wine paired with their dinner choice. The VIP ticket also includes the features purchased with the participation ticket.
There will be a limited number of VIP tickets sold.
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Also with the VIP ticket, there will be a small number of wine tastings sold in addition. For $75, purchasers will receive a bottle of red, another of white, and a third bottle of sparkling or rose.
The MC for the evening will be resident foodie and distinguished Rotarian Fred Armstrong. Local singer-songwriter Caden Knudson will bring the music.
The silent auction features a seven-night Cultus Lake cottage stay, and eight-hour sturgeon fishing charter, various wine products and packages, rounds of golf and more. There is a complete list available online at trellis.org
The event will be offered with a partially pre-recorded format, with intermittent live podcasting. Everyone who takes part will get an email link prior to the event.
The event raised more than $20,000 last year, benefiting numerous organizations in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
Tickets and information are available online at trellis.org/meadow-ridge-rotary-virtual-wine-festival
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