Summer is in full swing in Whistler after a typically variable-weathered June for our spring programming, Nourish. I am four months out of my previous position working with an outstanding wine agency for 5 and a half years, and starting with the health and wellness events of Nourish Event Series in June was just what I needed. We hosted brunches and BBQ’s, fitness classes, nature walks, sound baths, and more, and shared a lot of great healthy food and delicious drinks mostly of the alcohol-free variety.
Now this lady formerly known as the Wine Fairy is here to get you stoked for our main event this November! I’m energized for this new stage in my life and am now focusing on my backyard food farm, lots of mountain biking, and my expanded role with Whistler Cornucopia. Our team has been working away since last year’s edition wrapped up and things are coming together. We have many of our individual winery slots filled for our Signature event, CRUSH, with some expanded regional areas which I can’t wait to tell you about as it all comes together. I’m working through an exciting list of seminar submissions so we can taste and learn together about a diverse range of wines and other tasty beverages. Plus, we will have your favourite Signature events and some fun new ones too!
We are working extra hard to support our BC winery partners this year as it has been a challenging couple of years for them. This year’s extreme cold weather event led to severe bud damage and killed numerous grape vines. As a result, many wineries won’t have much, if any, crop for 2024. So, now that summer is rolling, please get out and support the BC wineries. You can tack on a scenic drive to your Whistler visit and head over to Lillooet to see our friends at Fort Berens, or rock into the Okanagan and stock up on delicious wines to support our cherished industry partners and add to your summer enjoyment.
If you need some non-alcoholic wine or beverage recommendations, or insider Whistler tips, please drop me an email at samantha@watermarkinc.ca. Otherwise, see you on the trails or at the lake, if I’m not busy farming in my Pemberton backyard!
