Cheese and Meat Festival Victoria (#yyj) 2018
Saturday, May 12th at the Crystal Gardens
Explore the smells, tastes, and textures of cheese, charcuterie, and accompaniments while pairing them with wine, cider, beer, mixed drinks.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT – https://goo.gl/7j38z9
Date: Saturday, May 12th, 2018
Location: Crystal Gardens (713 Douglas St, Victoria, BC V8W 3M6)
19+ Event, no minors.
Ticket Types:
| Tasting Ticket – Gets you access to the tasting session time you
purchase
| Super Pass – Gets you access to all tasting sessions and
seminars.
| Seminar Ticket – Gets you access to the seminar session you
pick (this ticket does not include entry for any Tasting Session)
Tasting times:
Afternoon – 3 PM Start
Evening – 7 PM Start
SEMINARS
“Salt, Smoke, Cure.” – is a seminar taking place at 1:45 PM. Salt, Smoke, Cure – Venture into the world of cured products. All products showcased in these seminars will have an element of salt or smoke. You can expect 3-4 selections of meat, 6-7 different versions of liquor, 3-4 samples of cheese, and 6-7 accompaniments. This seminar will walk you through how the products were made and how they pair with the rest of the presenting products. You will walk out with a deeper understanding of how to cure products. This ticket does NOT include access to any tasting sessions.
“Port and Stinky Cheese” – A Seminar on pairing stinky cheese and port – is a seminar taking place at 5:45 PM. Don’t let the title scare you away. This seminar pairs ports with stinky cheeses. This pairing goes back hundreds of years and is one of the strongest liquor pairings in the world. Expect to sample over 6 ports with pairings of 6 kinds of cheese and a wide range of accompaniments and palate cleansers. This seminar will showcase an interview-style presentation between a cheesemonger, vendors, and a sommelier. This ticket does NOT include access to any tasting sessions.
DEVOUR.
#CHEESE.
#CHARCUTERIE.
This is a 19+ event, no minors.
So what do you get for the price of a ticket? Let us tell you. Upon entry, you will be given a charcuterie board (that you can keep) and a tasting glass. You will be able to walk around at your leisure tasting cheese’s, meats, accompaniments, and beverages. Each session is 2.5hrs.