Expo Cannabis 2023

 

Expo Cannabis 2023 – Montreal

Palais des congrès

September 13-14, 2023

The Cannabis Expo is the Quebec’s leading business show for the cannabis industry. It brings together professionals from diverse backgrounds, offering a unique opportunity to gather multiple industry professionals under the same roof for two days. It is a great opportunity for them to be face to face with other industry participants in order to establish contacts, to do business, and to make professional connections which will ensure their brand is positioned to thrive in the fast-growing cannabis business. It is also a great place to showcase and sell their products, services and know-how to businesses that are actively working and looking for new opportunities.

This event also showcases exhibitors who work with the medicinal use of cannabis. Industry workers share information, solutions, get their questions answered and find resources and best practices to utilize Cannabis to treat health issues including chronic pain and other ailments.

Several laboratories that examine the final products to insure their quality are also present at the show. Also, there are those companies that provide the equipment to grow the plants. Some of their equipment is displayed at the Expo and the additional information provided by the exhibitors.

A number of conferences are scheduled over the two days and are extremely well attended by the Expo participants. 

Quite a number of exhibitors showcases the plant growth products that ensure the health of the plants and their vigorous growth.

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For more information, visit the Cannabis Expo website.

Gambero Rosso-Tre Bicchieri 2023

Gambero Rosso - Tre Bicchieri 2023

June 5, 2023

Gambero Rosso - Tre Bicchieri was very happy to return to the Grand Quai du Port de Montréal for a new Montreal edition, showcasing over 50 Italian wine producers featuring nearly 200 wines from the most important wine regions of Italy.

This event was organized in collaboration with the Italian Trade Delegation in Montreal. It presented a unique opportunity to taste an incredible variety of highly rated wines as well as to meet some superb winemakers in person. Networking, new business, but also fun! There was a lot to discover during the tasting walks, stopping at many tables which offered varieties of white, red, rose and bubbly wines. The event offered opportunities to develop relationship, to acquire knowledge of new vintages, and to start fruitful business collaborations.

In addition, two master classes were scheduled to introduce Quebec wine professionals to wines they have not yet tasted. 

Tenuta Viglione, the most remarkable organic wines of Puglia.

Delicious sandwiches were also served.

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Greek Women Winemakers 2023

Theodora Rouvalis, Katerina Bosinakis & Sosanna Katsikosta 

3 Greek Women Winemakers

Pelopponnese Penensula

May 15, 2023

Three young, pioneering Greek Women Winemakers from the Peloponnese Region: Sosanna Katsikosta/Acheon Winery, Katerina Bosinakis/Bosinakis Winery and Theodora Rouvalis/Rouvalis Winery, have joined forces to promote their region and wines in selected countries around the world. This was their Montreal stop. They presented their wines to the industry professionals at the Monsieur Cafe et Vins on Bleury street.

Pelopponnese peninsula is one of the most known of vineyard cultivation in Greece. The references to the wine production in this region go as far back as 2nd millennium BC. Presently, it has the largest number of vineyards, wineries, wine producers, as well as the greatest number of registered types of wines than any other region in Greece.

In addition, it is quite significant that although traditionally the art of wine making was considered a male activity, now there are very talented women who put a lot of efforts to learn and then successfully embark on making their own quite unique and distinct wines.

Each woman has several parcels of land, some of them at different levels above the sea. That offers a very surprising variety of testing experiences. Some wines are gentile and have a smooth aftertaste. Others, especially from the higher and cooler regions of the peninsula, have a more profound mineral aftertaste. All of them offered a unique olfactory experience.

Katerina Bosinakis/Bosinakis Winery

Katerina presented two wines, both made from the same grape Moschofilero.

She uses the bare minimum of standard chemical products used in wine industry:

MARTINIA BOSINAKIS, Dry White, 100% Moschofilero

IERIA BOSINAKIS, Dry Rose, 100% Moschofilero 

Sosanna Katsikosta/Acheon Winery

Sosanna presented 4 wines.

All her wines are organic:

IRON - SIDERITIS IN AMPHORAE, Dry White, 100% Sideritis

ICON R - SKIN CONTACT, Dry White, 100% Roditis Fox

FAIRITALE, Semi-sweet Rose, 90% Muscat white, 10% Mavrodaphne

Laura Nobile, Dry Red, 100% Mavrodaphne

Sosanna Katsikosta talking with the Consul General of Greece Katarina Varvarigou

Theodora Rouvalis/Rouvalis Winery

Theodora presented 3 wines.

All her wines are organic:

ASPOLITHI, Dry White, 100% Mountain Riditis

ASSYRTICO, Dry White, 100% Assyrtico

TSIGELLO, Dry Red, 100% Tsigello (Mavrodaphne)

Cold cuts and cheese were also served. 

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This was an educational and an epicurean event.  Although there were only 9 wines to taste, each of them was special. The producers explained their philosophy, their process of wine making, and their desire to create some exceptional wines in which they succeeded.

California Wine - Montreal 2023

Eureka! Discover California Wines

May 10, 2023

California Wine Show welcomed not only the Quebec wine professionals but also an impressive number of the general public. It took place at the picturesque Montreal's Old Port, in a spacious and bright pavilion located on the St Laurence river's Le Grand Quai.

The Show presented to wine connoisseurs a wide array of great California wines. There were over 100 wine producers from various California wine growing regions who showcased more than 400 different wines. This regional tasting also included a special climate action exhibit titled "California Wines on a mission" and a sensory garden to explore the aromas of wine. This event offered wine tasting experience from many regions and appellations. It was also a special occasion to meet many vineyard representatives to be able to learn more about what makes their wines so special. This was an excellent opportunity to taste California wines!

The show was also a fundraising event to benefit the Pierre-Boucher Hospital Foundation:

Beyond government investments that help build the infrastructure essential to health care, it is the generosity of donors that allows the Foundation to improve the services and equipment of the Pierre-Boucher Hospital care units. Since its creation in 1987, the Foundation has donated more than $50 million to Hôpital Pierre-Boucher to finance numerous projects. This support addresses both the acquisition of high-tech medical and general patient care equipment, as well as the means to improve the care and the work environment of doctors and employees.

Tables with food, greatly appreciated by all the attendance, were catered by the PARREIRA TRAITEURE.

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