I did an olive oil tasting for the very lovely people of Vancouver Coastal Health this morning as part of their nutrition month efforts. As I was on my way there I decided it would be nice to contribute to their hard-work somehow. They work closely with the Vancouver Hospice Society, so 10% of all Renato Fenocchio Olive Oil sales this month will be donated to the hospice society. I tweeted about it this morning, planning on just donating today’s 10%, but we’ve already sold 9 bottles so far (at an average price of $40 after quantity discounts) which is $36 dollars for Hospice. I want to give them at least $100- they do really great work from bereavement walking programs to their efforts to build a holistic hospice in Vancouver. They have a hard time raising money because they don’t have fluffy animals or pictures of cute kids, so let’s lend a hand. If you haven’t ever known someone who died, you at least know someone who will. The Vancouver Hospice Society works to make sure that we all get a chance to live well while we can.

Support a charity that all of us may need oneday and enjoy an olive oil that The Globe and Mail raves about, “Every so often, you come across a taste that can elicit nothing other than “wow.”

Quantity

One bottle $45.00 Two bottles $90.00 3 bottles *10percent off $121.50

UPDATE: We are now up to a dozen bottles and $50 for Hospice. Halfway there!

I got a phone call from a TV reporter and he wants to shoot some footage of what we do. Since we try and do a lot of events, dinner parties, and anything more intimate than a trade show as much as possible, I figured we might as well put together a little luncheon for him to film. I immediately sent out a tweet wondering if anyone wanted to eat a multi-course lunch on Tuesday, paired with Farmstead wines and was willing to be filmed. I am going to cook a few courses, open some wines and tell a story or two about the farmers. Before you wonder why you never get to come to any of our tastings, meals, events, please connect with us here- http://twitter.com/farmstead

Join Farmstead Wines and Benton Brothers Fine Cheese at Raw Canvas, Yaletown for an informative tasting of rare, artisanal wine and cheese.

Don’t miss the opportunity to taste an array of naturally farmed, handcrafted wines expertly paired by Andrew and Jonah Benton who specialize in small production, raw milk and artisanal cheeses.

We will be pouring:

Marc Tempe Alliance 2003 - ($25)

Domaine Gauby Cotes Catalanes Blancs 2005 - ($56)

Marc Tempe Pinot Noir Altenbourg 2004 - ($43)

Claus Preisinger Heideboden Red 2006 - ($39)

Renato Fenocchio Barbera D’ Alba Elena 2006 - ($39)

Agricola Marrone Moscato D’ Asti Sole D’ Oro 2007 - $30

Seats are limited.

Raw Canvas
Cafe-Lounge-Gallery
1046 Hamilton St (Hamilton&Nelson)
Friday 27th March, 7pm
Cost: $35

Number of Tickets

1 Ticket $35.00 2 Tickets $70.00 3 Tickets $100.00 4 Tickets $125.00

Farmstead founder, Anthony Nicalo speaks at a meeting of the British Columbia branch of the American Marketing Association.