Thumb your nose at Alberta during the trade war and sample some BC wines at a Coquitlam festival next month.
West Coast Experiences has more than 45 wineries pouring its reds and whites at the annual BC Uncorked Wine and Food Festival at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club on March 10; more than a dozen wineries are new to the evening event, organizers say.
And, for brew connoisseurs, West Coast Experiences has its biannual Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival on March 9 and 10, at the same venue, featuring 40 varieties plus nibbles from eight restaurants and caterers. New for this year’s beer fest is the Cask Corner that will have up to eight cask offerings on tap.
Proceeds from both wine and beer gatherings support Team Taylor, a cycling group that raises money for the Ride to Conquer Cancer in aid of the BC Cancer Foundation. Now one of the top 10 Ride to Conquer teams — due in part to the festival support — it’s is led by Taylor’s father, Steve Parsons, who lost his 17-year-old boy to brain cancer in 2003.
Sponsored in part by The Tri-City News, tickets for both fests typically sell out. Go online to bcuncorked.com or coquitlambeerfestival.com.
jcleugh@tricitynews.com
