Unlike Similac baby formula, which is unfairly reserved for babies and experimenting teens, wine can also be consumed by adults. Separate the towerers from the toddlers with today's Groupon: for $22, you get two one-session tickets to the Toronto Wine & Spirit Festival (a $44 value), held in the Distillery District. Choose from four sessions:
- Thursday, June 17, 6 p.m.–11 p.m.
- Friday, June 18, 6 p.m.–11 p.m.
- Saturday, June 19, noon–5 p.m.
- Saturday, June 19, 6 p.m.–11 p.m.
The Toronto Wine & Spirit Festival welcomes the summer season with a weekend of outdoor tastings, featuring more than 40 vendors in the realms of beer, wine, vodka, cider, sake, cocktails, and more. With two one-session tickets ($22 each) to this year's event, you and a guest will get admission to the five-hour session of your choice. Each ticket comes with five drink/food vouchers ($5 total value) and a sampling glass. Lap up libations in the original fermenting cellar of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery while ignoring the plaintive moans of James Worts's ghost, or delve into delicious dining with a gourmet fare fair at The Boiler House. While taste buds are kept occupied by the slate of savoury drinks and elegant edibles, ears can eat up live music from some of Toronto's local soundsmiths. Throughout the weekend, complimentary seminars will be held on a variety of topics, including spirit selection and wine pairings.
As festivalgoers soak in the summer sun and the wealth of wines, they can also marvel at the majestic Victorian-era architecture that is the defining staple of the Distillery District. Bound along the brick-lined boulevards from tent to tent, infusing yourself with the Type-A grape blood that turns heroes into villains and villains into puppies at the Toronto Wine & Spirit Festival.
Must be at least 19 years old. ID required.
Reviews
Last year's Wine & Spirit Festival earned a write-up on Spotlight Toronto, and the Distillery District, the pedestrian-only festival venue, has earned four stars from enthusiastic Yelpers:
- Event co-founders Scott Rondeau and Emma Brown made sure their new operation was running smoothly through Friday and Saturday, which for a first time event had a lot of depth to it. Representation included the restaurants indigenous to the District as well as popular liquor vendors of both wine and spirits. – Mehreen Athar, Spotlight Toronto
- The Distillery District is my FAVOURITE area of the city. – Emily T., Yelp
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A Spirited Gathering
The spirits referred to in today’s deal are spirituous liquids to be imbibed and not actual spirits of the departed, although that kind of “spirit festival” can also be arranged. Here are the steps to conducting your own phantasmic fest:
Step one: Acquire a Ouija board. Also known as “Spectre Skype,” Ouija boards are the most commonly accepted way of conversing with the dead, and many newer models come emblazoned with abbreviation templates such as BRB (be right back) and G2G (gosh, two ghosts?).
Step two: Light some candles. Ghosts are preternaturally romantic and refuse to communicate with anyone who hasn’t made the effort to establish mood-lighting. Entice the spirit further by asking it how its day was and asking where its former body is buried so that you can dig it up and give it a back rub.
Step three: By now, the ghost should be in a sufficient mood to party. The only thing that’s missing is dance music! Be careful to avoid the theme from Ghostbusters by Ray Parker, Jr., as it is widely considered offensive in the ghost community. Opt instead for Rush’s “Spirit of the Radio,” which has nothing to do with actual spirits but is the commonly accepted unofficial anthem of dead people.
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