#Wine Festival

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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2023 Vancouver International Wine Festival x Canada Place x Waterfront.

[VIWF] returned for eight wine-soaked days of fun. Known as "the largest wine festival in the Americas", VIWF wined and dined thousands of attendees at its various tastings, pairing meals, and signature events across the city.

Bottega Gold Prosecco / Jamoneria by Arc Iberico Imports / Nakano Sakagura Umé

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When the sun hits just right…

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Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival Returns with Global Delights

Epcot’s highly anticipated International Food & Wine Festival is set to make its grand return on August 29, running daily through November 23. This year, the festival promises an array of mouthwatering culinary experiences, with a mix of new and returning menus that cater to food lovers of all kinds. As one of Disney’s largest culinary events, it brings together tastes from around the globe, offering an expansive variety of dishes that reflect diverse cultures and flavors.

Cheese Lovers Rejoice with Emile’s Fromage Montage

One of the festival’s most beloved offerings, Emile’s Fromage Montage, inspired by the cheese-loving rat from Ratatouille, is back with even more cheesy delights. Visitors can embark on a savory adventure across the park, collecting stamps as they savor a variety of cheese dishes. Highlights include Swiss raclette-covered potatoes, Greek griddled cheese, and selections from the Macatizers Menu, such as truffle macaroni and cheese.

Read More: (https://theleadersglobe.com/life-interest/food/epcots-international-food-wine-festival-returns-with-global-delights/)

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Enjoying the moment at Polemedia (Limassol Forestry Park), Cyprus on 30 March 2013.

This is 9 years after we first arrived on Cyprus soil.

Cyprus, Memories of a life gone by.

It was a big move and it could so easily have failed.

But, we did it!

We took the bull by horns, sold our 2 bedroom terraced home in a Lancashire mill town in UK, taking our dog and 2 cats to "follow the dream" of a New Life in Cyprus.

Many dream, but don't do.

If life throws you the option - take that chance.

Don't leave it too late.....

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CORAL BAY - AN OVERNIGHT STAY.

February 2015 at Coral Bay Harbour in Paphos on the western side of the island and a popular tourist resort with British people as well as UK retirees.

The weather had played a real blinder and the day before we were ready to take the 70km drive from our home on the outskirts of Limassol towards Paphos - it snowed!

It was one of the coldest winters we'd experienced since the time we had arrived on the island, all the way back in 2004.

Not just in the mountains above Nicosia or on the Troodos ski resort - but, in the seaside resorts all along the coast...

It was still freezing cold when we arrived in the late morning, so we took ourselves into Coral Bay itself and a had a wander around exploring and taking in the scenery.

A little memorial sanctuary we found along the top of the coastal footpath above Coral Bay, close to our accommodation.

Here's that little memorial, I mentioned.

So here we were, taking a little break away from home reliant totally on a split air-conditioning unit to keep the 1 bedroom apartment we had chosen to stay in, warm and toasty.

Did we trust it? Not on your life!

We took our emergency electric fan heater along for the ride, and boy - did we need it...

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Everyone staying in the apartment complex that night, all ended up in the bar - body heat was the life and soul of the party that night.

LIMASSOL OLD TOWN.

A place we always liked to take our visitors who came to see us during the years we were based in Cyprus.

It's an interesting town although a new Marina was constructed a few years before we left it behind to return to UK in 2016.

You will always find a little bar or kafenion tucked away in the narrow streets.

This photo again, is in February - hence the outside liquid gas powered patio heaters.

And below, the wooden pier near Limassol Old Port - always a firm favourite place of mine.

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LIMASSOL WINE FESTIVAL.

We visited the wine festival, held in the public gardens down by the coast, just out of Limassol town centre, for the very first time in the summer of 2015.

The Wine Festival is an annual event and generally takes place in August, a time when most Cypriots take their summer holidays.

It's hot and humid, which gets very wearing - unless you're constantly in an office with air-conditioning.

A few photos from that night, here below:

The "Vraka Man"

Celebrating 54 Years of the Cyprus Wine Festival.

No festival is complete in Cyprus - unless there's SOUVLA.

Souvla - is large pieces, marinated and cooked slowly and lovingly over piles of white hot smouldering coals on huge BBQs. It's generally served with Cyprus potatoes cut into large wedges - also cooked slowly in oil as well as their skins

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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SOUVLA.

This is the traditional way to serve Souvla (it can be pork or lamb) and it's served differently from the Souvlakia you are served in tourist restaurants where the meat is in smaller pieces, either on a skewer or in Pitta Bread.

It's the only way I will eat pork.

"I never liked it as a child living in the UK, but regular nights at a local bar - very close to where we lived in the village of Ypsonas some 12km out of the Tourist Area of Limassol, soon changed my mind on that."

"Frixo Fridays" on the old road leading out of Limassol in the direction of Paphos, would take you there.

We would meet with the local residents, the bar owner (Frixos) and his wife (Patroulla / Pat) and around half a dozen British people who lived on the other side of the village to us.

The juke box was constantly refilled with coins, the Zivania, KEO Beer and Carlsberg flowed along with much singing and dancing.

Souvla and salad was served free each Friday night - and we got the smell drifting gently into the bar from the back patio, where Frixos tended to it for several hours before and during the course of the evening.

GREAT MEMORIES!

Needless to say, we shipped a couple of Cyprus BBQs back to UK when we returned in 2016.

Go on, I know you're curious - click that link and have a peep at them. They're available to purchase in the UK.

I hope you enjoyed the photos and reading this small part of my past life in Cyprus.

Regards

Shell

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WINTER WINE FESTIVAL AT TRAX FARM

Treat your Valentine to an afternoon of wine, food, and live music as Trax Farms hosts their Winter Wine Festival on Saturday, February 17th,  and Sunday, February 18th.  Both sessions welcome Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Truck, as well as wineries Christian W. Klay, Deer Creek, Giant Oaks, Kavic, and La Vigneta.  On Saturday, live music will be provided by Smoke & Mirrors, with food trucks from…

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Irresistible Italy: Highlights from ViWine Festival 2023

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Wurstmarkt Bad Dürkheim - The biggest Wine Festival in the World

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Private Wine Tasting in Atlanta

Wines & Words was created to demystify the intimidating world of wine and bring to all cultures, the passion and camaraderie that wine instills. If you're looking for a unique and intimate experience in Atlanta, Georgia, why not consider a private wine tasting? Whether you are looking for wine tasting for events, sommelier wines, wine resort or private wine tasting experience in Georgia, we make sure you enjoy the best time with your friends or family. Our company offers a variety of private limo wine-tasting experience. During the tasting, a knowledgeable and friendly wine expert would guide guests through a selection of different wines, sharing stories and insights about each one. They might also offer tips on how to taste wine like a pro, and how to pair wine with food. So, whether you're a wine enthusiast or simply looking for a unique and memorable experience, it's definitely worth considering.

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2024 Vancouver International Wine Festival x VCC West x Waterfront.

This was nicely highlighted by an impressive selection of proseccos and sparkling wines from wineries spanning generations of Italian family lineage.

"Discover Italy!" wine tasting station

Medici Ermete / Umani Ronchi wineries

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Borgo DiVino: il wine festival del Mugello

Degustazioni guidate, masterclass, oltre 90 aziende in mostra e più di 400 etichette per una manifestazione ormai diventata appuntamento fisso per gli amanti del buon bere. Il 29 e 30 ottobre Villa Pecori Giraldi a Borgo San Lorenzo ospita la quinta edizione di “Borgo DiVino”.

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“1999” - Prince

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