ILLuSTRATIOn: TOnIA COWAn; PAuL DuCHART
VIWF Bacchanalia
Gala Dinner + Auction
The sold-out 30th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival event raised
$225,000 for the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, February 24, 2018
1. Lawrence Burr, gala committee member, VIWF; María Amelia Lonardi de Duardo, consul general of Argentina in Toronto; Maggie
Burr; and Dana Lee Harris, owner, Dana Lee Consulting Ltd. 2. Anil Bora Inan, consul general of the Republic of Turkey in
Vancouver; and his wife, Semiha Abdullah Inan 3. Harry Hertscheg, executive director, VIWF; Stephanie Hungerford, gala chair; and
Christopher Gaze, founding artistic director, Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival 4. Selim Zafer Ellialti, president, Suvla
Wines; and R. Haluk Erenguc, founder, Suvla Wines Canada 5. Howard Soon, master winemaker, Vanessa Vineyard Estate
Winery Inc.; and Rupert Symington, joint managing director, Symington Family Estates in Portugal 6. Jane Carrigan Gailus and
her husband, Chris Gailus, Global BC anchor and master of ceremonies
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ABOUT TOWN WITH PAUL DUCHART
Survey Says...
Our unscientic poll of random
partygoers at the bash
t h i s M o n t h ' s q u e s t i o n :
This year's Vancouver International
Wine Festival features wines from
Spain and Portugal. Have you visited:
MAy 2018 BCBusiness 85
35%
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30%
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20%
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