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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Cornucopia offers an event menu for all palates and budgets
Whistler, B.C. –Satisfy your cravings this fall during the 20th anniversary of Cornucopia, presented by BlueShore Financial.
Taking place November 10 - 20, Cornucopia is a feast for the senses. With over 125 events on the menu from educational seminars, to grand tastings, gourmet luncheons and winemaker dinners – Cornucopia offers something for guests of all walks of life – from wine world novice to oenophile.
Or, if craft brews and spirits are more your style, or if you are you a self-proclaimed foodie or committed to health and wellness – Cornucopia is plating up a diverse schedule to choose from.
Fundamental wellness workshops from the Nourish Series lineup start at $25 per ticket and include topics such as The Ancient Art of Fermentation; to very popular Aging Gracefully to the new For the Love of Plants and Nose to Tail Techniques and Traditions. Do you want to fully immerse, retreat-style to your health? A four-day Nourish Retreat is returning to Cornucopia from November 17-20.
Discover a new favourite wine, craft brew or spirit; sit in on a spirited debate between experts, learn how to mix the ultimate cocktail or take your tastebuds on a tour around the world during Cornucopia’s daily drink seminars. 500-Year History of Gin, Top Value Wines, Bio-dynamics: Wine Fad or Wine’s Future?, or Mix It Up & Chow It Down: Pairing Food and Cocktails - patrons can learn about these and more from the best for less with tickets ranging between $29 - $52.
Looking for that bang for your buck? Then look no further than the festival’s Signature Tastings - where else can you sample a multitude of beverages in one room. Kicking off the festival on Thursday November 10 will be Cornucopia’s 20th Anniversary Party: A Showcase of Whistler Culinary Excellence -- a gathering of Whistler’s visionaries and culinary talent. Next up is Cellar Door Grand Tasting – now in its third year, this tasting event showcases top-shelf wines retailing for $35 per bottle and up. Also celebrating its 20th anniversary is the not-to-miss Crush Grand Tasting - 75 wineries each pouring a selection of wines from their portfolios and With a Twist Silent Disco caps off weekend #1. House Party: Best of BC will get things going for weekend two which will include Brewed: BC Craft Brewers Guild Winter Beer Market and Cornucopia Night Market: Taste the World on Friday, Poured Grand Tasting for Saturday evening and wrapping up the festivities Sunday, November 20 is the Bearfoot Bistro’s World Oyster Invitational & Bloody Caesar Battle. And with Signature Tasting prices starting at $39 you can’t afford not to go.
Cornucopia in partnership with Whistler.com offers exceptional accommodation rates with packages starting from $75/pp per night. Visit whistlercornucopia.com for full information on event and accommodation details.
These offers provide no better excuse to come to the mountains this fall with Cornucopia food + drink festival.
Media are invited to apply for accreditation to Cornucopia 2016. Accreditation forms can be accessed here.
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Cornucopia, presented by BlueShore Financial is Whistler’s Celebration of Food + Drink. The dazzling eleven-day display of gourmet food and drink attracts over 15,000 visitors to the resort and caters 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 local restaurants, restaurateurs and the food and wine industry. With wide-spread appeal through the immense variety of events available, the festival is truly a food and drink 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 1.800.944.7853 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.
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Media Contacts
Mary Zinck
Media Program - Cornucopia
Manager, Travel Media
T: 604.938.2702
E: mzinck@tourismwhistler.com
W: www.whistlercornucopia.com/media
T: @CornucopiaWine
F: @WhistlerCornucopia
I: @cornucopiawhistler