Category Archives: Speakers
First Speaker Announced…Moray Tawse of Tawse Winery
The romance of owning a winery – passing your days in the sunny vineyards, long lunches with a plethora of bread a cheeses, fantastic winemakers dinners at top restaurants, hanging out in the cellar indulging in your wines….it’s the good … Continue reading
Thanks to sponsors for making the tickets so affordable!
We can only offer you such great wines and speakers in such a sweet venue due to the support of a couple of fantastic companies: The Fine Wine Reserve – Toronto’s premiere wine storage facility offering both self service wine … Continue reading
Final Two WineCamp Speakers Announced!
The last two speakers are going to talk about the two main part of drinking wine: the wine it self and the glass Derek Barnett, from Lailey Vineyards, will talk about wine making in Ontario. Derek was born in England … Continue reading
Final speaker, final wine, final hours until WineCampTO
A cheesy finish to WineCamp Krista Broadhurst is the Assistant Sommelier at Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar and she’s passionate about more than just wine. Surprise, she also loves cheese, Canadian artisan cheese to be exact. Krista will wrap up the … Continue reading
Second Speaker, Second Wine, First in Canada
Ann Sperling, Director of Winemaking and Viticulture at Southbrook Vineyards Preferring to think of herself as a ‘Winegrower’, instead of ‘Winemaker’, Ann Sperling is credited with making the first every biodynamic wine in Canada – 2008 Southbrook Vineyards Cabernet Rose. … Continue reading
First Speaker Confirmed: Wine Expert David Lawrason
David Lawrason, Toronto Life Wine Expert & VP Wine for WineAlign.com One of Canada’s leading independent wine journalists, David’s reviews and recommendations are easy to find – Toronto Life, Wine Access, online at WineAlign.com and WineryToHome.com. Part of what makes … Continue reading
‘The Wine Guy’ on WineCampTO I
…from Tony Aspler’s article ‘Top 2009 Wine Finds’ in City Post Magazine “BEST NEW WINE INITIATIVE WineCamp.ca Not boot camp but bottle camp. WineCamp is an opportunity for “techies” to combine drinking wine, learning about all things wine and networking. … Continue reading
First Wine Camp Speaker: Tony Aspler
Tony will be speaking about the history of the Ontario wine industry. Both production and consumption have seen huge changes. In 1981, one in five bottles of wine sold at the LCBO was ‘Baby Duck’… how crazy is that? For … Continue reading