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.

Renato Fenocchio does make really fantastic olive oil, but I was a little skeptical of an inquiry for 150 bottles for an individual. The email exchange is below and just another thing to look out for when you do business online.

Tony Mckim Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:41 PM
To: info@farmsteadwines.com
Dear Owner,

My name is Tony Mckim and I am Interested in Ordering some olive oil and to be Honest this is my first time for such an Internet Order.So would be very Glad if you can send me an email with some Types, Size, price ranges of your olive oil you have in stock and advice as soon as possible so that we can proceed and advice the Forms of Payment that you Accept. I also want you to provide me with your full name and Phone #. I Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Tony Mckim

anthony nicalo Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:25 PM
To: Tony Mckim
Hi Tony,

Thanks for contacting us. We only carry Renato Fenocchio’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil. It is naturally farmed in Liguria and handcrafted with 100% taggiasca olives. This rare, artisan oil comes in 750 mL bottles for $45, plus shipping. Orders of three bottles or more receive a 10% discount.

Payment is accepted via credit card on the website at http://www.farmsteadwines.com/oliveoil/. We could also make arrangements for you to pay by check, if you would prefer. We would deliver the oil as soon as the check cleared.

Thank you again for your interest and please do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions. My contact information is below.

Kind regards,

Anthony

–
Anthony Nicalo
President
Farmstead Wines
Know Your Farmer
www.farmsteadwines.com
anthony@farmsteadwines.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/farmstead
Tel 1.877.887.7813
Fax 1.888.359.4493

Tony Mckim Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 5:39 AM
Reply-To: tony.mckim@yahoo.com
To: anthony nicalo
Anthony,
Thanks alot for the prompt response meanwhile i will like to order 150 pieces of the Renato Fenocchio’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil that comes in 750 mL bottles.Kindly get back to me here with the total cost on that includes tax and excluding freight so we can proceed on with the order.Thank you and i look forward to your response shortly.
Kind Regards
Tony Mckim

anthony nicalo Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 7:42 AM
To: tony.mckim@yahoo.com
Hi Tony,

That’s a substantial quantity of olive oil! Are you planning to use it as a corporate gift for a particular company or are you a distributor?

Please send me your address so that I can calculate the tax rate and prepare an invoice for you.

Best,
Anthony

Tony Mckim Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Reply-To: tony.mckim@yahoo.com
To: anthony nicalo
Hello Anthony
Thank you for your prompt response.
For now am out of the country and with my wife in Paris-France because she has been admitted in a hospital there,I would prefer to come to your store for the pick up of the goods but at this moment i will not be able to come due to the condition of my wife ,
so i will be glad if you could do me a favor and contact storm.west1shippers so they can pick up the goods from ur location on my behalf and proceed with the shipment to our newly opened firm in Ghana
Kindly Get me the shipping cost from storm.west1shippers,
below is the delivery address and the contact email to storm.west1shippers
140 Saha St
Nima,Accra
Ghana,00233
Contact email to storm.west1shippers
E Mail: storm.west1shippers@gmail.com
Name:Mohammed Ahmed
I would like you to get back to me with the total price together with the shipping cost,
so that i can provide you with my credit card information for you to bill it for the total amount of the order plus the shipping cost then arrange the pick up today.hope to hear from you soon..
Tony Mckim