The First Annual SOWA Kitchen Party!

South Okanagan Winery AssociationThe South Okanagan Winery Association is putting on a Kitchen Party to celebrate the releases of several fine BC wines.

Held at Midland Appliance’s Kingsway showroom (210-188 Kingsway, in our beloved East Vancouver!), the wineries will be showcasing their limited releases and specialty wines alongside nibbles and bites from some of Vancouver’s top restaurants including:

  • CRU
  • Le Gavroche
  • Lolita’s South of the Border Cantina
  • O’Doul’s Restaurant & Bar
  • Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts
  • Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company
  • Salmon House on the Hill
  • Savoury Coast
  • Senova
  • So.Cial at Le Magasin
  • Vista D'oro Farms

Tickets to the First Annual SOWA Kitchen Party are still available ($75 plus service fees) through TicketWeb Canada (www.ticketweb.ca or 888-222-6608). Proceeds from this event will go to support The Osoyoos Desert Society, a non-profit organization of volunteers whose mission is to raise awareness and to protect the Antelope brush community in the South Okanagan. For more information visit their website at www.desert.org.

BC Wine Lover plans to be there!

Author

  • Mike Klassen is a Vancouver city councillor, communications professional, and long-time advocate for British Columbia’s wine industry. He co‑founded BC Wine Lover in 2007 with his wife Stacey, sharing stories from their travels through the province’s wine regions and spotlighting the people and places that make B.C. wine distinctive.

    In 2015, Mike led the BC Wine Appellation Task Group, guiding a province‑wide consultation that produced recommendations—later endorsed by industry plebiscite—that strengthened B.C.’s appellation standards and helped establish today’s sub‑GIs.

    His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, Huffington Post, and Daily Hive, blending history, policy insight, and personal experience. Alongside his work on Vancouver City Council, Mike continues to explore vineyards across the province, champion local producers, and celebrate the evolving culture of B.C. wine.