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Wine,
enjoyed in moderation, is a healthy food which enriches life.
Hello, Welcome to my website. I'm Steve Thurlow and I have been living
with wine most of my life.
These days I help others enrich their lives by learning about the rewards
of drinking wine or better wine and by helping them realize that wine
can be drunk on a wider variety of occasions and in a greater range
of locations than is the norm today in North America; always remembering
that, as with all things in life, excess can be dangerous.
 Wine
School
With my friend David Calado, I run the Global
Wine Tour. If you love wine and would like to learn more about the
wines of a particular country join one of our evening virtual wine tours
held in Toronto. We cater to all levels of wine knowledge. Thousands of
wine lovers have attended these courses and received knowledge that will
last them a lifetime. Go to globalwinetour.com
for more information.
Wine Tours
Imagine early summer in the vineyards of Sicily. With its splendid climate,
magnificent ancient treasures and great beauty, Sicily is truly a feast
for the senses.
Join me in the fall of 2009 on my 11 day all-inclusive excursion. More...
Wine Awards
This summer Wine Access will again hold the annual international wine
competition focused on wines under $25. The results will be published
in Wine Access Magazine
and in Up!
- Westjet's inflight magazine. The 2008 competition will held in
Calgary in June. Download this
pdf IVWA2008 or go to www.valuewineawards.com
for details and comprehensive 2007 results. Go
here for IVWA2007 results summary or download this pdf.
Wine Festivals
Santé, Toronto's International Wine Celebration, will be in Toronto
in May 2009 when over 70 wine events will take place in downtown Toronto.
There is something for all tastes and wallets. Why not join us. Celebrate
Santé - for wine, for food, for life! More...
Wine Tastings
I conduct wine tasting events for private and corporate groups, sometimes
these involve food and wine matching dinners, sometimes they form part
of client appreciation events. Essentially I am a wine entertainer at
adult parties - like the magician you might hire for a child's party.
More...
Wine Consulting
I am especially interested in enhancing
the delivery of wine in bars and restaurants. Over the years I have trained
hundreds of serving staff and have increased sales of wine both by volume
and by value in countless establishments by the application of proven
methodologies for communicating wine and for the design of wine lists
and menus. More...
Wine Qualifications
As Education Director for the Independent Wine Education Guild (IWEG)
I am responsible for the delivery of the International Wine & Spirit
Trust (WSET) programs to the wine trade in Ontario. For the last 30 years
this group has taught most of the LCBO's wine consultants and many of
the wine agents and wine sommeliers working in Ontario. The WSET certificates
and diplomas are recognized everywhere in the world that wine is served.
More....
Wine Reviews
I am Senior Editor. Wine Access, Canada's national wine
magazine, and as a member of the magazine's tasting panel, I taste and
review thousands of wines each year. I travel frequently to wine producing
regions all over the world, something that I have been doing for most
of my adult life. More...
About Steve | Tours
| Festivals | Tastings
| Consulting
Qualifications
| Reviews | Events
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Update May 14,
2008
Upcoming Gourmet Tours
Greece SOLD OUT
October 2 to 13, 2008
Join Steve Thurlow as he explores the wine, food and culture of
Southern Greece. The tour will include Crete, Santorini and Athens....more
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Sicily
Sept. 23rd - Oct 4th, 2009
Join Steve Thurlow as he explores the wine, food and culture of
Sicily...more >>
Trip Photos
Go here to see photos of previous tours to Sicily and New Zealand...
more >>
Virtual Wine Tours 2008
Your journey into the fascinating world of wine starts here:
Bordeaux May 23, 2008
See globalwinetour.com
for info
Over a 1000 people have attended
these wine sessions over the years.... So many that
I am now kept busy delivering sessions to their friends and work
colleagues that they organize in their homes and workplaces.
Give the gift of a lifetime, organize a session for people you
know in your condo party room, sailing club, home, boardroom, community
hall, etc.
If you have a group in mind, but are stuck for a location, don't
worry I know many friendly restaurateurs who can accomodate groups
wishing to learn more about how they enrich their lives with wine. |
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