Amici's Wine Tasting





RED or white, take your pick and test your taste buds. On Feb. 5, West Vancouver's Amici's Italian Restaurant held a special wine tasting with the proceeds going to a very special cause. The Harvest Project, which gives people a "hand up" not a "hand out", benefitted from the event which saw guests sampling a variety of vintages from as far away as Argentina and as close as Saturna Island. Fabulous food helped cleanse the palette inbetween tastings. A fun night that the owners hope to continue on as an annual event.


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Little nine-month-old Gabriela was delighted to attend the event with her mom and dad, namely restaurant owners Victor and Celia Campos.

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Head chef and part owner Leo Moschetti cuddled up to restaurant hostesses Lorrie Brown (left) and Leanne Parsons.

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Trying out the Burrowing Owl red were Sarah Berryman (from left), Andrew Berryman and Roberta Laird.

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Connie Organ, from Cascadia, was busy keeping glasses full of Sandhill chardonnay.

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Victoria Kilpatrick, from the Delf Group, offered guests a choice from her Spanish, Agentinian, German or Italian wines.

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Diane Reese and Mark Haggerty got engaged at the restaurant and are planning on holding their wedding reception there too.

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NVD Fire Chief Gary Calder (from left) sampled some of the offerings along with Berry Gray, wife Patti Calder and Sandy Gray.

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They were a WV institution. Ann and John Brown, formerly of Chesa restaurant, are now investing their time in Silva Bay.

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Three votes for the Spanish red wine. From left: Leanne Terrace, Wanda Phillips and Lou La Franiere.

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Pouring a glass of Saturna for Deborah Turton was rep Keith Thibert.

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Peter Rae (left) introduced Harvest Project's David Foster to his Tinhorn Creek merlot.


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