Join us at 5:00pm on Thursday, December 10 for a virtual journey to SpearHead Wines, located in British Columbia’s beautiful Okanagan Valley. Owned by Allard School of Law alumnus Bill Knutson, QC (LLB ’77), SpearHead Winery has made its mark as a Pinot Noir specialist and for this event we will be tasting their 2018 Saddle Block Pinot Noir as well as their 2019 Pinot Gris. We’ll discuss how the “cool climate” growing conditions in this pocket of the world are ideal for these kinds of grapes and how SpearHead makes “vineyard designated” wines so that we can experience the “sense of place” from which these drops come.
Our wine journey leader will be Tania Tomaszewska (TT Wine Counsel), who is also an alumna of the Allard School of Law (LLB ‘95). A banking lawyer turned Wine Professional, Tania specializes in “wine journey design”. In addition to her law degree, Tania has a BA and a MPhil; she is WSET Certified (Level 3) and has completed the Wine Executive Program at the University of California, Davis. (Learn more about Tania below.) Tania has also invited Mr. Knutson, a practicing lawyer and self-proclaimed 'gentleman farmer', to briefly join the conversation.
To register, please email us at alumni@allard.ubc.ca.
Should you wish to taste the two wines that Tania will be exploring, you have the option to order them directly from the winery and have them delivered to your door prior to the event. The “all in” price for the wine duo is $84.45 (for delivery in British Columbia). Shipping rates will vary for other locations. Please note that the cut-off date for ordering wine is Thursday, December 3rd, 2020.
Once you have registered, Tania will be sending some pairing ideas, namely what sorts of grazing bites and dinner items would go nicely with the wines she will be discussing. We do hope that you will join us for this special alumni holiday event!
(Please note that registration for this event is free, but only a limited number of spots are available. Purchasing the selected wine is not required to participate in this event.)
About Tania Tomaszewska (TT Wine Counsel)
A banking lawyer turned Wine Professional, Tania specializes in “wine journey design” and leads small group, private wine tasting adventures in corporate boardrooms, private dining rooms, virtually or out in BC Wine Country. Tania started her legal career in Vancouver (she’s a Lawson Lundell alum) and then jetted off to Sydney, Australia where she lived and worked for more than a decade in the banking and finance law space. Tania returned to her native British Columbia about four years ago, re-immersed herself in our local terroirs and started her own wine-related consultancy here in Vancouver.
Tania's services include: leading tutored wine education tasting sessions, guiding small group virtual tastings, assisting with theme development for wine & culinary events/dinners, curating and rolling out corporate wine gifting programs, assisting with wine acquisition and providing marketing services to wineries.
She is WSET Certified (Level 3 Wines and Spirits) and has completed the Wine Executive Program at University of California, Davis. (Tania likes school and also holds a B.A. (English Literature), law degree (LL.B) and MPhil in International Relations.)
See www.ttwinecounsel.com for more information about Tania and the TT Wine Counsel Club (her new virtual wine club which she has started for her learned friends).
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