Greek Wines 2017

Greek Wines Tasting Event
May 5, 2017

Greek wine tasting is an annual spring event. This year, as in the past, it was also held at the Science Centre complex in Montreal's Old Port. 41 wineries were represented either by wine producers themselves or by their distributors and promotion teams. 

All the wine professionals from Montreal and other regions came to this event. They were very busy tasting as many wines as humanely possible, carefully picking from the wide variety of vintages present, also asking many questions and discussing the specific wine qualities, aroma, taste, and the Canadian availability.

The hall where the even was held was very spacious and bright, an excellent place for such a wine tasting fair. The scenery of the old Montreal architecture and the river could be seen through the large panoramic windows, contributing to the overall ambiance.

The participants definitely have something to look forward in the in the next year 2018, as this show always returns to Montreal in May.

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To learn more more about the New Wines of Greece, visit their official website.

SIDIM 2017

SIDIM - Salon du Design
29th Edition

May 4 - 6, 2017

More than a trade show, the Montreal's annual Design Show offers a cultural outing to explore individuals and companies active in the Montreal’s design milieux, and their products and ideas that make the design world exciting and inspiring.

Every year, this major Canadian design event is a unique chance to interact directly with suppliers and designers, where actual contacts replace virtual encounters, providing quality personal time. Over three consecutive days, visitors meet face to face with 300 firms offering hands-on solutions to all their design, decoration and space planning requirements.

Open to the public, design lovers and consumers, the SIDIM offers the opportunity to meet the experts to discuss various future projects, to attend product launches, and get inspired by the latest interior design trends. 

A significant floor space is offered to works of art, as they go hand in hand with the interior and exterior design settings. This year, the artistic presence is quite remarkable. 

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For more information, visit SIDIM website.

View all SIDIM previous posts in this blog here and also different coverage here . 

Beaujolais Tasting Event 2017

BEAUJOLAIS

Wine Tasting

April 25, 2027

Montreal was visited by 36 Beaujolais wine produces from France. Each winery presented a number of vintages; the wine tasting event was quite abundant. It was impossible to taste every wine present, a special discernment what to taste ans what to omit from one's tasting experience had to be exercised. There were some hard choices to make!

  
It is remarkable that maison Patriarche Père et Fils, its famous Pisse-Dru line of wines, had created a special wine for the Montreal's 375th anniversary, celebrated this year. Namely, it is Beaujolais 2015. The bottle's sticker has drawings of some historical Montreal buildings' façades as well as that of sthe prominent cross on top of Mont-Royal.

The Wine professionals attending this tasting event came from Montreal and other Quebec regions. They had a lot of questions to ask the winery representatives displaying the delectable French Beaujolais wines.

The event was held at the Science Centre in the Montreal's Old Port, in a large hall that has a great view of the Montreal's old historical houses and the St. Lawrence River.

Some great Quebec artisanat style cheese, cold cuts, and bread were also served to make this wine tasting so much more enjoyable, and ensuring the sobriety of all.

The event was a great success.

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Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert 2017

Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert
20th Edition

March 24 - 26, 2017

This year,the annual and most awaited by the Montrealers Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert (Expo Eat Healthy and Live Green) is celebrating its 20th anniversary in style. The Expo exhibitors are presenting their unique and one of the kind products to a great numbers of visitors. About 35,000 visitors are anticipated, but most likely the numbers will be much greater. Young and old come to this expo to discover how to eat healthy, what healthy eating, living and alternative body care products exist, and to taste and buy the best vegetarian, organic and green-living products that are just coming to the market.

Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert is the spring event not to be missed. It gathers in one spot the best resources in food, health and environment. Whether visitors consume organic products occasionally or more consistently, are sensitive to environmental issues or are simply curious, each will find advice at many kiosks to help them move further into this green revolution.

More than 200 exhibitors are offering surprising and flavourful food tastings: ginseng maple syrup, black beans and sweet potato burgers, hop herbal tea, chickpea fries, living micro-sprouts raised in organic soil, lavender mustard, dulce chips, chia seed almond butter, oils infused with Québec wild mushrooms, chaga hot chocolate, gluten free organic baguettes, elder balsamic vinegar, Quebec sprouted almond butter and more.

One of the amazing products at the Expo are completely raw, vegan, very delirious and decadent cakes from the Montreal's Rawsome company who also offers raw vegan spreads and tzatziki.

This Expo is for everybody: people completely knew to the healthy living concept as well as experienced health food, ecology and health enthusiasts. All will be surprised by the abundance of flavourful and colourful products offered by the exhibitors and the great number of educative presentations scheduled one after the other the day long on several stages at the Expo premisses, each with its separate theme.

Come and discover new health products, new foods and recipes, and the way to eat and of looking at the world around us.

As in the past, the Expo is being held at the Montreal's Palais des Congres Centre. To find out more about the opening hours, visit the Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert website.

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Home Show 2017: T-Zone Vibration

T-Zone Vibration Health

There are some amazing products featured at this year's  Montreal National Home Show. The show is not only about construction and home renovation but also about the renovation of our bodies. You will see products that make you feel stronger, healthier and more vibrant, and also help you to relax, sleep better, and have a lot of vigour during the work and play. The T-Zone Vibration Health booth is one such example that shows to the visitors how to start either rebuilding their health, strengthen their muscles, or simply relax to enjoy their lives so much better!

 The manager of the booth Patrick Marchand (see in the photo at the top of this article) is a vivid example how he rebuild his own health one year ago. He was in a serious car accident and was told by the doctors he will never walk again. But he went right on training on the latest model of T-Zone Vibration machine you see in the picture on the left below, the model that is considered "the Cadillac" of their exercise power plate machines. Now, he not only walks but will surprise you with his vigour and energy. Just below are two professional trainers you will be able to try for yourself at the show.

They also carry a Smaller Power Plates for those on a tight budget. It is quite exceptional since it accommodates up to 400 lb of the body weight, whereas some other similar machines on the market can handle maximum 200 lb with a considerably shorter warranty than the power plate in the 2 picture below. Surprisingly, regardless of its advantages, the power plate in T-Zone booth it is less expensive than what competitors  offer at the same show. 

  
Another amazing product this booth offers is a personal massager, the least expensive, very portable, and exceptionally versatile. It can be used on any body part at home or in the car. The massage elements inside rotate in either direction and you can turn on or off the heating element that relaxes your muscles. This is the best shiatsu type of deep massage you can have free at your pleasure, especially if you compare this with a visit to a therapist's office.

Do not hesitate to stop by the T-Zone Vibration Health booth to try all their health equipment. The experience is very pleasant and informative, and you will feel have energy to continuer with the show's other exhibits.

In case you live in Ottawa, Patrick Marchand will also participate a bit later this month at the Ottawa Home Show. Go and visit the show and find the T-Zone booth.

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