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Friday, October 19, 2012
The Legendary After Parties of Cornucopia presented by North Shore Credit Union
Tourism Whistler media release
For immediate release - October 16, 2012
The Legendary After Parties of
Cornucopia presented by North Shore Credit Union
Suggested tweet: Six parties over three nights – @CornucopiaWine gets
you in shape for #Whistler #après #winteriscoming
Whistler, B.C. – Famous - or perhaps infamous – whatever the term, there is no denying it
the After Parties of Cornucopia
presented by North Shore Credit Union are legendary.
Staying true in theme with this year’s festival expansion to five days;
the array of After Parties on the menu for 2012 is aimed to appeal to all
price points, tastes and preferences.
“We’re thrilled with the new additions to the After Party offerings,”
says Jess Smith, communications manager with event producer, Watermark
Communications. “We feel the new events both complement festival
favourites, House Party and Araxi’s Bubbles + Oceans and bring a new level
of excitement and diversity to the festival’s late night programming.”
Thursday night kicks off the festival party schedule with House Party.
The theme is “Best of B.C.” and event organizers keep it local with
BBQ provided by Sidecut at
Four Seasons Resort Whistler, organic potato vodka from the award-winning Pemberton
Distillery, micro-brewed B.C. beer and last but not least a
selection of wines from Okanagan vineyards.
Following House Party is the Best of the VINOS, presented by
the Wineries of British Columbia. This “Best of”
event include screenings of the top submissions from the 2010, 2011 and
2012 Vinos Wine Film Festival that takes place every spring in Osoyoos,
B.C.. The audience will vote for a “People’s Choice award” winner,
before ending the night with the wrap party and yet more B.C. wines to
sample.
For many revelers, Crush Gala Grand Tasting is merely the springboard
for nightlong gastronomic pursuits. This year, the Cornucopia party
circuit debuts three new late-night celebrations and the return of annual
favourite.
Eau de Vie - A Spirited Affair makes
its debut to Cornucopia on Friday night. 5280 Bar
at the Four Seasons will be transformed into a “chic sanctuary of
innovative cocktail culture”. Patron Tequila, Remy Martin Cognac
complemented by DJ music with an international flair set the tone for
this ‘Water of Life’ late night affair.
Also making its first appearance to the night parties - The
Fairmont Chateau Whistler is rolling out the red-carpet Vegas style at
the new High Rollers after
party. Cocktails and canapés; live music and dancing girls; charity
gaming tables and Lady Luck; all the ingredients required for a
casino-cool, cosmopolitan affair that Cornucopia has become known for.
The
Longhorn Saloon is adding a little rock ‘n roll to the Cornucopia
banner on Saturday night with Rock of Ages featuring
Wines that Rock. Rolling Stones’ Forty Licks Merlot, Woodstock Chardonnay
and The Police’s Synchronicity are just a few of the ultimate in rockstar
wines set to make an appearance at the Saloon’s annual costume party – it’s
the chance to party like a rockstar.
One of Whistler’s top rated restaurants steps up on Saturday night with
the always anticipated, late night soiree Bubbles + Oceans.
Celebrate Cornucopia Araxi
style – bubbles from some of the top Champagne and sparkling wine houses;
an extraordinary selection of hand-crafted culinary creations, fine
seafood, freshly shucked oysters and more from award-winning executive chef
James Walt and his team.
Visit whistlercornucopia.com
for ticket and event information. Cornucopia packages are available on Whistler.com
starting at $94 per person/per night*.
In addition, guests will want to book their winter vacation packages by
November 15 and save up to 39 per cent on winter stay and ski packages that
include lodging and lift tickets. Plus, kids stay, ski, rent & shuttle
for free. The Book
Early and Save promotion promises the lowest rates of the
season and the Best Price Guarantee.
Faces of
Cornucopia
Tyler Schramm,
Master Distiller, Pemberton Distillery
Following his dream to produce a local and organic spirit, Tyler Schramm
studied a Master’s of Science in Brewing & Distilling at Heriot-Watt
University in Edinburgh, Scotland, a world leader in Brewing and Distilling
Sciences. Tyler completed his Master’s thesis in potato vodka distilling,
with the goal to prove that vodka - considered by many of his university
colleagues and professors to be an indistinct and tasteless spirit - could
be just as rich and complex as a single malt scotch. Here Tyler created the
original recipe for Schramm Vodka.
Schramm returned to the Pemberton Valley and the Pemberton Distillery
was born. Early in 2009, Tyler conducted a series of trial
distillations to perfect his recipe and in July he carefully hand-distilled
the first crop of locally-grown organic potatoes and the Schramm family
hand-bottled the first run of Schramm Vodka, taking pride in its clarity,
smooth mouth-feel and rich character. http://www.pembertondistillery.ca/
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Cornucopia is a five day dazzling display of gourmet food and
wines, attracting more than 10,000 people to the resort – and catering to
everyone from amateur enthusiasts to aficionados. Respected industry
professionals, judges and presenters headline each event, seminar and
tasting, offering the best possible opportunity to garner as much
information and insight as possible. Held on the cusp of the opening of
each ski season in beautiful Whistler, British Columbia, Cornucopia was
designed to showcase and support the local food and wine industry. Now
encompassing wineries and restaurants from Vancouver, greater B.C. and
beyond, Cornucopia has become internationally recognized as a preeminent
representation of the culinary and viticulture tourism industry in Canada.
With widespread appeal shown through the immense variety of events
available, the festival is truly a food and wine festival with a Whistler
attitude.
Whistler is Canada's premier year-round leisure and meeting
destination located in the Coast Mountains 120 kilometres (75 miles) north
of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Consistently rated the top ski
resort in North America, Whistler was the Host Mountain Resort of the 2010
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The resort offers an extensive range
of accommodations totaling 10,000 bedrooms among 24 hotels as well as
townhomes, condos, B&Bs and chalets. Whistler also boasts more than 100
restaurants and bars, 200 retail shops, 25 spas and countless activity
options from world-renowned skiing and snowboarding, mountain biking and
golf, to hiking, rock climbing, and watersports. The Resort Municipality of
Whistler is home to a diverse community of more than 10,000 permanent
residents.
Tourism Whistler is the member-based marketing and sales organization
representing Whistler, operating the Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler
Golf Club, Whistler Visitor Centre, as well as 1.800.WHISTLER and
whistler.com - Whistler's official source for visitor bookings and
information. As the convention and visitors bureau for the Resort
Municipality of Whistler, Tourism Whistler represents more than 7,000
members who own, manage and operate properties or businesses on resort
lands including hotels, restaurants, activity operators and retail shops.
Media can visit whistler.com/media for Whistler facts,
media releases, story starters, local personality profiles and access to
images and B-roll.
Media Contacts
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