We are incredibly excited to partner with Farmstead Wines and the Vancouver Club for a very special networking event on April 8th.  It's called a "wine tasting," but Farmstead has the capacity to make this event into an entire combination of elements that go beyond wine.

Wine:  Even though these elements go beyond wine, let's start there.  A little over a year ago, The Georgia Straight published an article entitled "Farmstead wines offers some spectacular wine finds."  Jurgen Gothe, contributor for Uncorked, the Straight's wine column, describes the Domaine Gauby Vieilles Vignes Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes Blanc (2005) as "...one of those wines you want to pour for your wine-snob cousin who took a course in France last year; ask him to identify it."  The wines for tasting will be fantastic.

Mastery:  As Management Accountants, we spend a majority of our time engrossed in the day-to-day of our businesses.  While we are surely excellent in our crafts, there's something inspiring about stepping into someone else's world and being given a glimpse into someone else's expertise.  I've followed Farmstead on Twitter for some time and read their blog regularly for the past year - we will learn a lot on this spring night without any doubt.

Sustainability:  Like most things that are hand crafted in traditional fashions, we can talk about sustainability.  When Anthony Nicalo founded Farmstead Wines, it was as much about the farmer as it was about the wine.  Through organizations like Farmstead, you are able to take a look at small farmers and purchase at sustainable prices.  In general, Vancouver is very much about sustainability and joining us for an evening with Farmstead Wines is a great window into many farming practices that many of us don't even know are disappearing.

Casual & Luxurious:  The venue for this event is the Vancouver Club.  While denim and athletic wear aren't acceptable for this event, you'll find the Vancouver Club to be a wonderful venue.  The who's who of the recent Winter Olympics recently took up residence at the club and it's carrying that momentum forward through its new renovations and renewed service excellence.  

$725 in Prizes!  We will be giving away one ticket to the upcoming CMA BC Member's Conference.  With a series of blog posts about the conference upcoming, this will be a great professional growth opportunity.

There you have it - every reason to attend our Wine Tasting on April 8th.  Tickets available through the link below!

Here is a link to the newly released Place of Supply, Self-assessment and Rebate Rules regarding the BC HST Implementation which commences July 1, 2010 - only 4 months away.  We are expecting legislation any day now. http://www.fin.gc.ca/n10/10-014-eng.asp

Does HST impact you and your business and you want to know more?  Sign-up for the training session being run jointly by Ryan and the CMA Vancouver Chapter on March 25th at 7.30am to 11.00am.  Click here to register: http://hstmar10.eventbrite.com

Sign up soon so you don't miss out! This session has proven so popular we have moved to a bigger room as the event originally sold out in under a week!  The event is being held at the Vancouver Club.  

Don't forget the CMA Vancouver Chapter's other very timely training titiled "Business into the United States - How tax issues drive business decisions".  Do you have business in the US or employees working across the border? If so you understand the tax rules are complex. Consider attending this session presented by Mark Mitchell an experienced tax professional who has worked in both Canada and the US and advised extensively on both business and personal tax matters.

This session is being held on April 21st from 7.30am to 9.30am also at the Vancouver Club.  Click here to register: http://crosstazapr10.eventbrite.com

Ready to have a new taste experience? Would you like to try some unique and delicious wine? Come join us on April 8th for a very exciting networking social event!

Farmstead wines will be providing a bit of history as you taste various wines from small family vineyards, hand-crafted by the very farmers who cultivate the grapes:

"The wines in the Farmstead Wines collection are each hand-made, through natural methods, in small quantities. We work with the farmers who grow the grapes themselves AND make the wine. We use a set of strict selection criteria that are very difficult to meet individually, let alone together. It makes our search for great wine difficult, yet immensely pleasurable. "

For more information on Farmstead Wines, please follow the link below:

http://www.farmsteadwines.com/

As an addition incentive, everyone who attends the event will be entered to win a ticket to the 2010 Leadership Conference which is being held in May!!! The ticket is worth $625 - $725, so why not enjoy some wonderful wine, engaging conversation and networking and have a shot at winning a big prize?

Tickets for members are $50 and you can register by clicking below!

*Please be aware of the dress code below. There is no denim or athletic wear allowed.