Cork and Karma

Our mission is to cultivate the highest level of understanding and delight in all fine beverages – wine, spirits, beer, champagne, cocktails, cognac, scotch, sake and martinis while taking your entertainment to a whole new level. WE are the trendsetters of alcohol enjoyment. Our passions for wine, food and life are our driving force and we truly believe that what comes around, goes around – like all good karma! * Cork and Karma entertains your guests or clients. Everything from speaking engagements, wine tastings, champagne tastings, martini parties, corporate events, elegant galas, auctions, we do it all! Sandi M. Marques is not just any ordinary sommelier -- she gets it! Entertaining and educational all the way. Check out our videos and find out for yourself: http://www.corkandkarma.com/videos.html Read what others have to say about her: http://www.corkandkarma.com/testimonials.html With us, its every client is a satisfied client or money-back guarantee!!

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3551 Boul. St-Charles
Suite 184
Kirkland, Quebec
H9H 3C4

• info@corkandkarma.com
• www.corkandkarma.com
• 450-510-5350

julia rogers

Cheese Culture is the project of Julia Rogers, a cheese specialist and Tonia Wilson, a sommelier. They deliver educational and entertaining presentations about cheese, wine, beer, eno-gastronomy and other related topics to audiences with diverse backgrounds and levels of expertise.

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20 First Avenue
Toronto, ON M4M 1W8

• cheeseculture@hotmail.com
• www.cheeseculture.ca
• 416-466-0309

Independent Wine Education Guild

IWEG offers the Certificate and Diploma programmes of England's Wine & Spirit Education Trust, which traces its roots to the Vintners Company, established 1364. Globally recognized as the standard in wine education, our courses are offered at George Brown College. Knowledge enhances appreciation!

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1255 Yonge St. Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario
M4T-1W6

• iweg@bellnet.ca
• www.iweg.org
• 416-534-2570

Vitis Vitae

Vitis Vitae was started by Jacqueline Brisley, Certified Specialist of Wine from The Society of Wine Educators, Certified Sommelier from The Court of Master Sommeliers. She believes wine is fun, and hopes to share her enthusiasm and expertise through public and private wine tasting events, private consultation, Restaurant consultation to inprove and enhance wine lists and service skills, and many options for Corporate Entertaining - from a boardroom wine tasting, to full Sommelier Service at a Catered Event! Please Contact Vitis Vitae to discuss your needs, and view our list of scheduled publice wine tasting events.

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52 Somerset Glen
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 5G2

• info@vitisvitae.com
• www.vitisvitae.com
• 519-400-6228

The Ice House Winery

Find out how winemaker Jamie Macfarlane, founder of Niagara’s newest winery, The Ice House Winery and Karen King, Sensory Expert have collaborated to explain the secrets of creating perfect partners with wine and foods, including their specialty Icewine – Canada’s most successful wine worldwide. This lively team will provide you with industry secrets to guide you through a personal journey to uncover the sensory expertise you never knew you had. If you are passionate about food and wine, this pair will wake up your senses with a presentation that provides you with "Tools" not "Rules" for wine and food appreciation. Jamie and Karen encourage individuals to recognize their ability to use their body as an instrument to enjoy food and wine in a passionate and healthy way. Karen and Jamie are explorers of "what is" rather than "what should be". Participants will learn to stop trying to figure out the “Rules” and discover: • The tasting techniques for creating food and wine partners • the distinction between flavor balance, intensity and delivery • the skill of using your body as an sensory instrument to more fully enjoy the experience of eating

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The Ice House Winery
14778 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara On the Lake Ontario, L0S 1J0

• karen.king@bellnet.ca
• www.theicehouse.ca
• 9059387173

Abuccuz Fine Wines & Spirits Consulting,Travel Toursim

ABUCCUZ;Capturing the Spirit of your event. Boutique firm offering Wine and Spirits expereinces by Certified and Credited Wine Educators. Customized Travel Toursim and concierge services. Consultation Services: Consignment & Private purchasing of exclusive and rare fine wines and spirits,Cellar design, collection compilation & maintenance,appraisal's for investment collector,corporate cellar's or the trade. Wine Services: Tastings+Pairings+Dinners+Events+Fundraisers+Corporate Clientele

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• roisinfurlong@sympatico.ca
• www.abuccuz.com
• 905 628-1870

BILLY'S BEST BOTTLES

Billy's Best Bottles Wine Tastings for Corporate Groups Tired of the same old? Entertain clients or reward employees with a Billy's Best Bottles wine tasting. Perfect for the wine beginner but challenging enough and an eye opener for the 'seasoned pro'. Our hands-on wine tastings seminars encourages teamwork, learning and FUN. Your group will taste, reevaluate 'old wine school' ideas, discover fresh observations, and empower each other to express opinions. We integrate learning with successful and fun team building interactive games. Our 'Wine by Mood School'' can take place at your office, restaurant, or another location, and can work in conjunction with meetings or dinners. Each seminar is custom designed and are typically 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours in length. Tried and tested with 100% success with over 5000 happy clients. "We all had so much fun and are still talking about it. It was a real hit and everyone is already saying it will be hard to top next year!" "All I can say is wow! Our guests were thrilled, but not half as much as we were. Thanks again for making our night a sheer joy and a celebration of success!"

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• info@billysbestbottles.com
• www.billysbestbottles.com

Anne Martin Wine Services

Anne Martin believes that wine tasting should be fun and accessible. Anne Martin Wine Services provides wine education, consulting and tastings for both private individuals and corporate clients. Each event is individually tailored to provide a unique experience. Whether it is a wine tasting dinner, a seminar in food and wine pairings or any informal gathering of friends and colleagues, sommelier Anne Martin provides an unpretentious, enjoyable approach to the world of wine.

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38 Thirteenth Street
Toronto, Ontario
M8V 3H4

• annewine@rogers.com
• www.annemartinwine.com
• 416-850-9713

Serge Janjic

A short introduction! I'm Serge Janjic, Sommelier & co-owner of MIMOSA cafe & grille. I conduct Food & Wine Classes at the restaurant and also teach for the International Sommelier Guild. Come and check out a class! If you find yourself stumped about which wine to buy, just pick up the phone and call me or drop by. I'll gladly answer any questions you may have! I also offer consulting services, tutored tastings and staff training. Cheers!

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2497 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4P 2H6

• sergejanjic@mimosacafeandgrille.com
• www.mimosacafeandgrille.com
• 416-487-7188

Global WineTour

Global Wine Tour provides 3 levels of wine education: 1) Introduction to Wine Tasting 2) Virtual Tasting Tours 3) Fundamentals of Wine & Food All of our seminars combine a visual presentation using Powerpoint and Google Earth, paired together with expert wine knowledge provided in a professional and relaxed informative manner. All three levels are offered publicly, but all of these are also available for private sessions, either at the Fine Wine Reserve's tasting room, in your home, or at a restaurant or banquet facility. Use our knowledge and resources to train your restaurant staff on food and wine pairing to improve your wine sales, provide a unique and entertaining team building company function, or provide a private in-home wine tasting experience with a group of friends and family! Wine education is something that is enriching, rewarding, will last a lifetime, and is an enjoyable experience! Contact Global Wine Tour for your private function and allow us to explore the fascinating world of wine together with you!

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2350 Dundas Street West
Suite 226
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M6P 4B1

• info@globalwinetour.com
• www.globalwinetour.com
• 416-909-0460

The Wine Doctor, Edward Finstein

The Wine Doctor, Edward Finstein, is available to conduct wine tasting events, do staff training, create/update wine lists, do appraisals, conduct/lead tours to wine regions worldwide, do TV and radio shows, judge in wine competitions worldwide, lecture, write wine articles/books and consult to the industry.

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71 Fenwood Heights
Toronto, Ontario
M1M 2W1, Canada

• winedoctor@sympatico.ca
• www.winedoctor.ca
• (416) 261-0855

TONY ASPLER

Tony offers corporate wine tastings and wine dinners; customised tastings and wine tours; staff training and wine auctioneering.

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53 Craighurst Avenue, Toronto,
Ontario M4R 1J9,
Canada.

• tony.aspler@sympatico.ca
• www.tonyaspler.com
• 416-488-8597

Brian Heard -- "kwTastings"

kwTastings is built on three pillars. (1)Providing an enthuasitic host to assist individual, group or corporate clients wanting to entertain with a winetasting experience. (2)Providing purchasing advice to a range of clients. Consulting is available on a large scale (creating or revamping a resturant wine lists), or a very small scale (helping a client to choose a wine to bring to dinner). (3)Freelance writing... educational and/or promotional. (to view samples from a developing portfolio, visit kwtastings.com and then follow the link to "Writings from the Desk at kwTastings")

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Kitchener, Ontario

• kwtastings@golden.net
• www.kwtastings.com
• (519) 585-1507

Austrian Trade Commission

We can provide information on Austrian wine in general and give contact details of Austrian wine agents; we also liaise with the Austrian Wine Marketing Board in Vienna, and organize annual wine events in cooperation.

More info:

2 Bloor Street West, Suite 400
Toronto, ON M4W 3E2

• Toronto@austriantrade.org
• www.austriantrade.org/canada/
• 416-967-3348/18