Taste & Buy Events

• 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! 

  

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• Carollynn Dejardins, Among the Vines B&B

  

  The All Canadian Taste & Buy event Savvy Company hosted was great….in spite of the two rainshowers!  It didn’t dampen the spirits of the tasters.

  

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• Marie 

  

  Wow!  We had a wonderful time at the Taste & Buy! We ordered a mixed case of wines, beers and even ciders. Please keep us on your invite list for future events with your Savvy Sommeliers

  

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• Paul DeCampo, Director of Marketing & Sales Southbrook Vineyards

  

  A huge thank you to you and your team, Debbie! The Red & White – All Canadian event was so well-organized, and we made valuable contact with a number of Canadian wine lovers.

  

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• Tara Simpson, Edible Ottawa Magazine

  

  Thank you for including us in County in the Capital!  We had a great time, we ordered some cheese and wine bottles!

  

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Corporate Events

• C Scott, First Avenue Events

  

  Thanks so much for providing such a wonderful Scotch Tasting event on Friday evening for the Canadian Association of Radiologists. Everyone had a great time and you selection of scotch (or should I say whiskey) was a huge hit. The extra traffic in the exhibit area was greatly appreciated by all of the sponsors… and I know the President and the CEO really enjoy the event. You certainly provided the attendees at the conference something a little out of the norm!

  

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• John Lark, Managing Principal Coherent Advice

  

  Thanks SO much Debbie for your help in making this wonderful event in support of Rotary Home come together so successfully. It was a great event with your Ontario wines and Sommelier service, everyone had a great time. It was a success and everyone who came will want to come again next year.

  

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• Natalie Devereux – Department of Alumni Relations, Western University

  

  Thank you Savvy Company for another wonderful Western Alumni event! I know our guests had a wonderful time. Our board members were especially impressed with the event.

  

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• B Shepherd, Britannia Yacht Club

  

  I just wanted to put in writing what I said in person. It was a fabulous evening. The wines were lovely and an excellent variety. And your commentary was very insightful. I look forward to working with you in future.

  

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• R Comeau, Natural Resources Canada

  

  Thank you ever so much for yesterday’s Sommelier-led lunch. It was well received by everyone in our office – all have stated back they had a great time, and enjoyed the meal and your hosting.

  

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Savvy Team

• Marci

  

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

  

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• John Lark, Managing Principal Coherent Advice

  

  Thanks SO much Debbie for your help in making this wonderful event in support of Rotary Home come together so successfully. It was a great event with your Ontario wines and Sommelier service, everyone had a great time. It was a success and everyone who came will want to come again next year.

  

  Continue reading →  - John Lark, Managing Principal Coherent Advice

• Nicolette Novak, The Good Earth Food and Wine Co.

  

  Thanks again for the opportunity to work with the Savvy Team!  It is always an honour and a pleasure.  You and your Sommeliers do such a wonderful job promoting Ontario VQA wines.  Thank you!

  

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• Alan

  

  I thoroughly enjoyed the UWO wine tasting you hosted last night. The wine selection, the accompanying nibbles, the atmosphere…everything was fantastic. I want to especially praise the Savvy Team who were so welcoming & helpful during the evening. And a special hats off to your great Cheese Sommelier who was soooo enthusiastic about Canadian cheese!

  

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• Greg

  

  All delivered! Awesome customer service Debbie, you go above and beyond.
  

  

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Wine Tastings

• Jennifer

  

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

  

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• Jane

  

  What an excellent evening tasting wines from around the world! The Savvy team displayed incredible poise & knowledge about the wines.

  

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• Randy

  

  What a great way to spend a night out!

  

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• Robert

  

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

  

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• Joan

  

  A great value for an evening out. Be sure to email me the invitation for you next one.

  

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Savvy Wicked Wines

• Carole

  

  We are thoroughly enjoying Savvy Selections. There are four of us who share a case of wine. When the monthly delivery arrives, everyone comes over to pick up their wines…we often end up having an impromptu party!

  

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• Barb

  

  Savvy Selections wine of the month club is grand!! Thanks for all the excellent wine you deliver each month

  

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• 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.

  

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• Peter

  

  Savvy Selections wine-of-the-month club is such a good idea for a wedding present – especially for the couple that has everything. No wonder I have given it twice already

  

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• 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.

  

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Savvy Hip Hops

• Billie

  

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

  

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• Meghan 

  

  I just wanted to thank you for your extra efforts in getting this Savvy Hip Hops package to us! I really appreciate the additional attention and look forward to enjoying this tasty beverage!

  

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• Jamie – a happy SUDS-criber

  

  WOW!! Refined Fool brews are what Savvy Hip Hops is all about. I’ve had 2 so far and they’re OUTSTANDING!! Great pints that I can’t get here.

  

  Continue reading →  - Jamie – a happy SUDS-criber

• Tyler

  

  Thanks again for providing the Savvy Hip Hops delivery service, it’s been great.

  

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• Steve Beauchesne, co-owner of Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co.

  

  I can’t think of any better way to receive craft beer than have it hand-picked and delivered to your doorstep. Savvy Hip Hops is the equivalent of having your birthday every month.

  

  Continue reading →  - Steve Beauchesne, co-owner of Beau’s All Natural Brewing Co.

Savvy Cool Curds

• 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

  

  Continue reading →  - Armand Bernard, Cheesemaker, Cows Creamery

• 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.

  

  Continue reading →  - Ron

• 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

  

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• Glenn Symons, owner, winemaker & cheesemaker, Lighthall Vineyards & Dairy

  

  As soon as I heard about Savvy Cool Curds, I wanted to be featured. In fact, a cheese-of-the-month club is so cool, that I am going to subscribe!

  

  Continue reading →  - Glenn Symons, owner, winemaker & cheesemaker, Lighthall Vineyards & Dairy

• Jeff Fenwick, owner & cheesemaker, Back Forty Artisan Cheese

  

  We have had the pleasure to work with Vanessa & the Savvy Team & I am very confident that their new Savvy Cool Curds cheese-of-the-month club will bring consumers a unique opportunity to educate themselves & be able to try some of the best cheeses Canada

  

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Personalized Events

• Susan

  

  Debbie, I just wanted to thank you again for the wonderful event at our place.  I can’t tell you how much everyone enjoyed it.  Your knowledge, style and just all round approach made it so much fun…it is just a great way to spend an evening.

  

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• 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!

  

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• Jennifer Campbell, Ottawa Citizen

  

  Friendly Sommeliers from Savvy Company, guided sippers through their tastings…at Natalie MacLean’s book launch 

  

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• 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.

  

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• Norman Aitken, Chef Owner Juniper Kitchen and Wine Bar

  

  Thanks for the kind words!! The SAVVY team rocks!!

  

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Sommelier-led dinners

• Judi

  

  Debbie, thank you so much for the fantastic evening – we really enjoyed ourselves. You have such a wonderful presence, you are so knowledgeable and have a great sense of humour. It was very, very smooth and informative and we can’t believe how the time flew!

  

  Continue reading →  - Judi

• 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.

  

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• Robyn

  

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

  

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• Bryan

  

  Thank you for our BIG NIGHT Sommelier led dinner and cooking class.  I was still full the next day!

  

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• 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.

  

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Winemaker’s Dinners

• Todd

  

  Thanks again for a great night. We really enjoyed ourselves.  Looking forward to the next event.

  

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• Stephen

  

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

  

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• 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.

  

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• Ron Eade – Ottawa Citizen’s Food Editor and author of Omnivoire’s Ottawa blog

  

  …the good news is that Novotel has come up with a nifty solution for puzzled diners, by colour-coding wine choices with dishes on its new Trio menu….at least that gives me some useful information.

  

  Continue reading →  - Ron Eade – Ottawa Citizen’s Food Editor and author of Omnivoire’s Ottawa blog

• Scott

  

  Sue-Ann (Pillitteri Estates’ winemaker) is so passionate about winemaking …you can tell just in the way she explains her wines

  

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Wine & Food Shows

• 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.

  

  Continue reading →  - Mary

• 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!

  

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• 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.

  

  Continue reading →  - Louise, Featherstone Estate Winery

• 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!

  

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• 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

  

  Continue reading →  - Patricia, Women’s Business Network