May 13 | Viticultural Best Practices to Produce Quality Grapes on Vancouver Island By Mike McInnes, Co-owner of Quail Rock Vineyard on the Saanich Peninsula. -May 7 BCAWA Course for Beginners. Start dateMay 7. Contact Rick Homer 250-384-7898 for information |
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June 9 | Tips and Tricks for making great wines from Vancouver Island grapes with a guided Tasting by Zac Brown, Cow owner and winemaker at Alderlea Vineyards in the Cowichan Valley www.alderlea.ca. $5.00 per member requested for wines. |
August 10 | Saanich Sommeliers annual summer picnic |
August 16 Tentative | Daniel Pambianchi workshop.. Visit Techniquesinhomewinemaking.com. Workshop on Dissolved Oxygen and Managing Volatile Acidity |
September 9 | Monthly club meeting, social hour and wine tasting. Grape picking and wine making begins |
October 8 | Octoberfest Social |
November 12 | Monthly club meeting, Social hour and wine tasting |
December 9 | Just Savories and sweets, a pre-christmas social |
January 8 2026 | Annual general meeting and banquet |
February 2026 | Saanich Sommeliers Annual Wine Open Competition and Social |