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Christopher Gaze, Bard on the Beach artistic director/founder; Sophie Lui, Global TV anchor and gala emcee; and Harry Hertscheg, Vancouver International Wine Festival executive director.Christopher Gaze, Bard on the Beach artistic director/ founder; Sophie Lui, Global TV anchor and emcee; and Harry Hertscheg, Vancouver International Wine Festival executive director. Jean-Philippe...
Christopher Gaze, Bard on the Beach artistic director/founder; Sophie Lui, Global TV anchor and gala emcee; and Harry Hertscheg, Vancouver International Wine Festival executive director.
Jean-Philippe Turgeon, Gerard Bertrand export director; Anna Manchon, Torres area manager; and Mikael Falkman, Champagne Taittinger international business developer.
Anthony Gismondi, Vancouver Sun wine writer; and Mark Hicken, chair of the wine committee for the gala.
Nicholas Edgar, Scotia Capital analyst; and Erin Chamberlain.
Christopher Gaze, Bard on the Beach artistic director/founder and his wife, Jennifer.
Jamie Sikorski, Direct Sales Ltd. president; Karen Carmichael, Jai Style founder; Cynda Heward, St. Mary’s Hospital president; and Brenda McAllister, gala chair.
AJ McLean, The McLean Group of Companies portfolio manager; and Jason McLean, The McLean Group of Companies president.
Domingos Soares Franco, Jose Maria da Fonseca VP senior winemaker; and Sheila Whittaker, Philippe Dandurand Wines.
Aaron Kennedy, DMK Design president; and Lejla Karamesic, Silver Wheaton executive assistant.
Bruce Dean, Northam Beneficiaries president; and Jean Remy Rapeneau, Charles de Cazanove proprietor.
Lesley Laudan and Mervyn Gilbart-Smith, retired.
More than 400 guests attended at the Bacchanalia Gala Dinner and Auction, which is the centrepiece of the Vancouver International Wine Festival and a must-attend event for serious wine collectors. Rare, valuable and unusual wines, donated by some of the world’s top winemakers and private collectors, were up for auction.
A champagne reception kicked off the gala followed by nine wines paired with five courses. A live auction after dinner included once-in-a-lifetime culinary experiences and excursions, featuring chefs and sommeliers from the West Coast’s top restaurants. The amount raised from the auctions alone totalled over $180,000. Top items included a dinner and stay at Chateau Angelus vineyard chateau ($8,000), and a Bearfoot Bistro dinner ($6,000).