Taste & Buy Events

• Pam

  

  The wine event last night seems to have been a big success for Savvy Company.  It was well done. We all enjoyed being there and sampling some good wines. It goes without saying that we have placed an order.

  

   - Pam

• Barry

  

  Thanks again for organizing another great event! My guest and I thought it was a perfect evening and I can’t wait to get the wine I ordered!

  

   - Barry

• Pauline

  

  Thanks Savvy Company for the All-Canadian Wine Taste & Buy event! I had an amazing time as always!!

  

   - Pauline

• Larry & Lori

  

  You ran an amazing event. My wife and I had a wonderful evening at the All-Canadian Wine Taste & Buy.

  

   - Larry & Lori

• Heather Lockwood, Ottawa Media Group

  

  Congratulations on a very successful County in the Capital event.  It was extremely well organized, well attended and I found even discovered some new wineries located in Prince Edward County! 

  

   - Heather Lockwood, Ottawa Media Group

Corporate Events

• David Bhamjee, Director, Small Business Credit Insurance Export Development Canada

  

  Savvy is a great company, doing great things. I always find myself impressed with the service and support you and your team give to your customers. You and your team’s passion for the wine experience shines through.

  

   - David Bhamjee, Director, Small Business Credit Insurance Export Development Canada

• J Wright, Altus Group

  

  In talking amongst our office this morning, we all agreed that last night’s client appreciation wine tasting event was successful. Thank you Susan and Wayne for all of you work and planning, it made my job a whole lot easier.

  

   - J Wright, Altus Group

• Kerry-Leigh

  

  All of your guests seemed happy! I have already had several staff and Museum ‘friends’ ask about future Savvy Company hosted events.

  

   - Kerry-Leigh

• S Clark, Halsall and Associates

  

  Just wanted to thank you for all of your help in making our grand opening a success. I’ve only heard wonderful things about the event, which would not have been as successful without the help of you and your team. I look forward to working with you again in the future. Thanks again for everything!

  

   - S Clark, Halsall and Associates

• J Doucet, Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.

  

  Just a quick note to let you know that last night was a success despite the bad weather. Wayne did a wonderful job, was very informative indeed. My guests all commented positively about him, and the whole experience. Food was great, wines were delightful.

  

   - J Doucet, Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.

Savvy Team

• Andrew Marsh, Executive Chef

  

  You rock! Debbie, you sure made me look good with the Canadian wines you sent for our event……… I owe you guys!

  

   - Andrew Marsh, Executive Chef

• Jennifer

  

  I love emails from Savvy Company!

  

   - Jennifer

• Kate, Devour Food & Film Festival (Nova Scotia)

  

  Thanks so much for taking care of marketing Devour for us in Ontario. I know it’s meant a whole lot to Lia and Michael, but it’s also nice for Robyn and I to know they’re in extremely capable marketing hands since we can’t be there.

  

   - Kate, Devour Food & Film Festival (Nova Scotia)

• Leanne Cusack, CTV News at Noon Host, Bell Media

  

  Debbie – you were absolutely terrific on today’s News at Noon show. Savvy Company definitely gets it!

  

   - Leanne Cusack, CTV News at Noon Host, Bell Media

• Marci

  

  Thank you so much for your generous donation and for supporting such an incredible event and cause.

  

   - Marci

Wine Tastings

• Jennifer

  

  Thank you for a fantastic evening at the Wines to Warm your Winter wine tasting. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!

  

   - Jennifer

• Deb

  

  Dave & I had a great time last night. It’s always nice to enjoy new wines. Although I have completed reading Natalie’s book, Red, White and Drunk All Over, which I enjoyed tremendously, it was an added bonus to taste wines she refers to in her book.

  

   - Deb

• Robert

  

  Thank you for a great evening traveling through Tuscany!  We had a blast & look forward to future events hosted by Savvy!

  

   - Robert

• Julie

  

  The information presented for each wine was very interesting.  After sampling the wine on our own, it was a great experience to smell and taste what you explained to us in advance.  This certainly put those of us who are new to wine tasting at ease.

  

   - Julie

• Randy

  

  What a great way to spend a night out!

  

   - Randy

Savvy Selections

• Pam

  

  The 2012 Chardonnay from Stanners is absolutely lovely!! Thanks for finding it & introducing it to me in my monthly Savvy Selections deliveries

  

   - Pam

• Lindsay

  

   The Savvy Selections subscription was one of our favourite wedding gifts! We loved the newsletter with suggested recipes to pair with the wines. Your Sommeliers do a wonderful job.

  

   - Lindsay

• Jantine and Jerry

  

  Thanks for Savvy Selections. We’re at the cottage and enjoyed a bottle of Ravine Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc. A remarkable find. We really enjoy getting our wine delivered each month.

  

   - Jantine and Jerry

• Debi

  

  I like the convenience of having wines shipped to my office. And because a Sommelier has tasted and selected the wines, I am reassured that they will be of good quality.

  

   - Debi

• Rosann 

  

  Thank you for the great Savvy Bus tour around The County. It was a great way to meet the winemakers who I enjoy with my Savvy Selections wine-of-the-month club.

  

   - Rosann 

Savvy Hip Hops

• Paul Tyler, Senior Associate GoldFenix Communications

  

  Can’t wait for July’s shipment. I have really been a big fan of the Savvy Hip Hops program…always make sure I tweet each month to show off the most recent haul and to promote the program to my followers. Keep up the great work!

  

   - Paul Tyler, Senior Associate GoldFenix Communications

• Jen

  

  We’re enjoying all the beer from Savvy Hip Hops that keeps getting delivered. Keep up the good work!

  

   - Jen

• Billie

  

  We’re 2 months in and loving it! I’m looking forward towards July’s Savvy Hip Hops delivery.

  

   - Billie

• Pam

  

  When I subscribed to Savvy Hip Hops it was only for 6 months. However, you should know that my husband is so enjoying getting beers he can’t find at the LCBO, that I would like to continue the subscription. P.S. – I never get any of the beer – I’m not allowed! 🙂

  

   - Pam

• Robin

  

  I appreciate you putting some fresh brews in to my Savvy Hip Hops case. They were excellent, and I received my crate of Railway City beers today. What a box! I appreciate you hard work, and thoughtfulness.

  

   - Robin

Savvy Cool Curds

• Ron

  

  Hi Debbie – Just wanted to comment that I thoroughly enjoy being a Savvy Cool Curds subscriber & the Curd on the Street magazine. Well done. I have forwarded it to a couple of friends who also enjoy good wine and cheese.

  

   - Ron

• Armand Bernard, Cheesemaker, Cows Creamery

  

  We are thrilled to be featured in the Savvy Cool Curds Cheese of-the-month-club! Working with Vanessa and the Savvy Team has been great & energizing. We appreciate everything they are doing to promote Canadian artisan cheeses in order to get our cheeses

  

   - Armand Bernard, Cheesemaker, Cows Creamery

• Stephanie

  

  Our first shipment of Savvy Cool Curds arrived yesterday and what a lovely surprise! The presentation was beautiful. I had to restrain myself from opening each and every cheese and devouring them right there and then. The tips on pairing I know I will use

  

   - Stephanie

• Georgs Kolesnikovs, Founder, The Great Canadian Cheese Festival

  

  Savvy Cool Curds is hands-down a great idea. There is no one better suited than Vanessa Simmons to select the best in Canadian cheese to discover each month. I’m sure the cheese-of-the-month will succeed because consumers want local…they want Canadian!

  

   - Georgs Kolesnikovs, Founder, The Great Canadian Cheese Festival

• Maggie Paradis, owner & cheesemaker, Fromagerie Les Folies Bergères

  

  The Savvy Team is great & having this opportunity to be featured in Savvy Cool Curds is exciting! Anyone who has met Vanessa Simmons quickly learns that she is passionate about Canadian cheese.

  

   - Maggie Paradis, owner & cheesemaker, Fromagerie Les Folies Bergères

Personalized Events

• Charles

  

  Thanks Debbie for being our Sommelier at our house on Saturday.  Your input was excellent and the feedback from our friends has all been very positive. Sharon and I were both very pleased with the party – you were a large part of the success.

  

   - Charles

• Robert, Greenmelon

  

  I don’t know how to thank you for such a wonderful event. This was truly an evening to remember for me and made extra special by you. Words cannot express the joy that I experienced last night. Everything was perfect! It cannot be said enough how much you did to orchestrate the company’s celebration. The comments from my guests were over the top and it is all your doing.

  

   - Robert, Greenmelon

• Pierrette, Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

  

  On behalf of the CAPS Ottawa executive board and those that were in attendance at the wine tasting social event, I wanted to express our sincere thanks for giving us an opportunity to socialize and learn new things – tantalizing as they were!

  

   - Pierrette, Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

• Silvie

  

  Thank you for hosting my friend Sonia’s 40th surprised birthday.  She was so surprised and impressed to have her very own Sommelier at her party.  The evening went off as planned and our friends thought it was a unique idea for an event as it got people mingling while learning something new about wine.

  

   - Silvie

• Tara

  

  My neighbour and I enjoyed the Cheese and Wine tasting that you hosted this week. Keep up the great work!

  

   - Tara

Sommelier-led dinners

• Suzanne

  

  The Sommelier led dinner at the Mekong Restaurant was fantastic.  You made a Wednesday night feel like a Friday!

  

   - Suzanne

• Jocelyn

  

  I had a great time at the Big Night event, and thought the combination of learning about cooking and the wines was perfectly enhanced by being held in such a cozy environment as Pam’s kitchen.

  

   - Jocelyn

• Karl

  

  That was the best event we can remember ever going to.  My wife spent some time at LCBO today and tells me we now have a taste of Tuscany in our collection with our new knowledge from last night’s sommelier led dinner.

  

   - Karl

• Lisa

  

  Thank you for a wonderful night. The Savvy Supper Series was so well planned and executed it was a pleasure and I know my clients enjoyed them selves as well.

  

   - Lisa

• Robyn

  

  Thank you for a great event!  We had a blast & look forward to future events hosted by Savvy Company!

  

   - Robyn

Winemaker’s Dinners

• Ray

  

  I wanted to quickly thank you for Saturday’s Dining with Winemakers at Noon. We had a fantastic meal coupled with great wine. Meeting and listening to the winemakers added a level of class and enjoyment.

  

   - Ray

• Peter

  

  Tonight’s Savvy Supper Series was very informative. My first experience & I loved it.

  

   - Peter

• Vanessa

  

  Discussing wines with Dan Sullivan from Rosehall Run in a casual setting was something I have never had the opportunity to do before.

  

   - Vanessa

• Tonya Lailey, Marketing Manager of Lailey Vineyard

  

  The members of Savvy Company are energetic, motivated & passionate about wine.  They have the contacts & the expertise to organize a wine event that is sophisticated, well detailed & incredibly fun.

  

   - Tonya Lailey, Marketing Manager of Lailey Vineyard

• Stephen

  

  Tonight’s winemaker’s dinner was educational as well as delicious.

  

   - Stephen

Wine & Food Shows

• Louise, Featherstone Estate Winery

  

  Dave considered it a big success thanks very much in large part to you- and your Savvy Team. They were great. He was very positive about the whole experience and your team of Sommeliers who helped out.

  

   - Louise, Featherstone Estate Winery

• Paul, Thirty Three Vines

  

  Thank you again for the Thirty Three Vines Founder’s Circle VIP event at the winery, pre-concert wine tasting and the private concert with The Jim Cuddy Band. It was a roaring success. I know exactly why it worked so well—because of the Savvy team!

  

   - Paul, Thirty Three Vines

• Dana, Ottawa Spring Home Show

  

  You are wonderful! Thank you for the time and detail you have put into creating engaging presentations on the main stage at the Spring Home Show. You are welcome back as a presenter anytime!

  

   - Dana, Ottawa Spring Home Show

• Mary

  

  I would like to personally thank you for inviting us to be part of the VIP day at Thirty Three Vines, we really had a lovely time.  From our perspective, the event you organized was a huge success and my congratulations to you on a job well done.

  

   - Mary

• Patricia, Women’s Business Network

  

  Positive comments were shared all around the Board table last night at the WBN Board meeting. The event was a class act all the way and kudos to you!  The evening went exactly the way I had envisioned. I appreciate your attention to every detail. Thank you for making the President’s Christmas Party a success

  

   - Patricia, Women’s Business Network