Salon du Livre 2016: 39th Edition

Le Salon du livre de Montréal 2016

Montreal Annual Book Show

November 16-21, 2016

True to its great reputation based on almost four decades of track record, this Montreal Book Fair once again metamorphoses Montreal's Place Bonaventure into a giant book store. The show celebrates the pleasures of reading in all its forms and for all audiences. It proclaims the love of books and the passion of words that brings satisfaction and happiness.

This year, the Montreal Book Fair welcomes more than 2,000 authors, including a great number of them who write for children and youth, as well as more than a thousand publishing houses. The programming is intense: there are exhibitions, animations, dedications, book signings by the authors, and literary prizes awards.

This book faireis a paradise for kids. They arrive by bus-loads from Montreal's many schools, and flood the show with excitement and curiosity. Especially during the morning hours, they completely take over the exhibition space.

The show is a great place to buy books not only for one's personal library but to gift them during the upcoming holiday season to friends and family, and especially to children.

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For more information, visit the Salon's website.

La Grande Dégustation 2016

La Grande Dégustation de Montréal
6th Edition

November 3 -5, 2016

La Grande Dégustation de Montréal is back at Place Bonaventure. There are conferences and tastings of over 1,200 products. This is also an opportunity to meet over 160 wine and spirit producers from all around the world, and to purchase some 800 private imports.

2016 THEMES

This year, the spotlight is on South America - Argentina and Chile. Nearly 50 internationally renowned wine producers are present, eager to make visitors discover their products.

On the pictures of the Argentinian wines displays shown just below, we see on the left LA RIOJANA cooperative wine producer. All their workers are full-fledged members of the cooperative. The cooperative makes sure all the needs of the workers' families and their children are met, including education, clean water, housing, transportation, and even a computer room for the kids. On the very right is the stand of El ESTECO GRIPO PENAFLOR that is the largest umbrella of Argentine wine producing cooperatives.  

Chilean wine producers:

Whisky also makes up a major part of the La Grande Degustation event with close to 20 Scottish, Irish, American and Canadian producers present at the show.

This year’s feature variety is the Syrah whose grapes are used to produce excellent wines throughout the world, including the Crozes Hermitage appellation.

• La Grande Dégustation de Montréal is a unique opportunity to purchase individual bottles of over 800 private imports, delivered to your home or in stores before the holidays. 

• This year, about thirty producers are offering ecofriendly products that meet recognized certification standards: organic farming, fairtrade, etc.


 • At La Grande Dégustation de Montréal, visitors embark on a journey to discover over 160 producers from 19 countries who will be taking part in the event.

International wine producers:

La Grande Dégustation de Montréal is organized by the Association québécoise des agences de vins, bières et spiritueux (AQAVBS) and copresented by the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ). “Every year we are impressed by the success of the event and by the public’s enormous interest,” stated Daniel Richard, president of La Grande Dégustation de Montréal. “La Grande Dégustation de Montréal has become fall’s must-see epicurean event!”

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For more information, visit La Grande Dégustation de Montréal website.

Italian Wines 2016

The Italian Trade Commission
A Tasting of Wines from Italy
21st Edition

November 2, 2016

About 100 wine producers and distributors of Italian wines took place in this annual event at the Marché Bonsecours located in Old Montreal. It was well attended by the wine industry professionals from the region of the greater Montreal, who diligently took notes and photos of those wine bottles that they found to be the best from the great number of really exceptional vintages.

with a seminar about the Italian wines, the regions they came from, the type of soils they were grown on, and the climate that affected the vineyards. The number of places was limited so not everybody was able to participate.

Later, all interested were able to participate in a self-guided manner, navigating through the great number of wine display tables from various regions and wine production establishments.

Italians are well known about their hospitality, and a lot of food was provided for the event by the Europea restaurant in Montreal.

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For more information, visit the Italian Trade Comission Wine Tasting webpage.