Taste & Buy Events

• Danielle

  

  County in the Capital was the first time we attended one of your events and we were very impressed by the diversity of wines, wineries and foods that you showcased. We especially loved the rare wines & icewines that were a great indulgence! Congratulations on hosting a great evening.

  

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• Wendy

  

  I thoroughly enjoyed this evening`s County in the Capital Taste & Buy. What a wonderful event. The organization was terrific, everything went smoothly, congratulations!

  

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• Mike, Traynor Family Vineyards

  

  I wanted to reach out to let you know that a bunch of us winemakers were talking about the County in the Capital Taste & Buy and we really like what Savvy Company is about. We look forward to working with you.

  

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• Kara, Good Earth Winery in Niagara

  

  Another fab event! Thanks so much for organizing last nights Outstanding in their Fields Taste & Buy. You and your team are such a pleasure to work with!

  

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• Andreya

  

  The County in the Capital event was fabulous! We had such a good time, so many of the wines were good, and it was a beautiful and unique venue. It was pretty perfect to be able to try such a number of County wines conveniently brought together here in Ottawa. Everything was just so well organized and fun, it was such a great night. Keep us on your invite list, we will be there!

  

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Corporate Events

• 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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• 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.

  

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• Karen, IBM

  

  Debbie..thanks again for orchestrating such a lovely evening.  We’ve had great feedback from everyone on your presentation, the wines and the restaurant.  It was the perfect location for our company’s holiday gathering.  Of course, none of it would have happened without all your hard work and skill.  Your speaking style was perfect for our event; lively, entertaining, and of course, informative!

  

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• 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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• 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!

  

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Savvy Team

• 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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• Kimothy Walker, Ottawa Media Group

  

  What an incredible gift you gave us Debbie…creating the Amazing Wines private labeled wines to raise funds for Amazing People charities. I know you spent hours and hours of time organizing this project, and many more to come getting it launched. It’s all pretty incredible.

  

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• Alex Sproll, Trail Estates Winery

  

  Great event yesterday! Just wanted to pass along our thanks to all of the Savvy crew – you all are great!

  

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• 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.

  

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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.

  

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Savvy Wicked Wines

• Kristen

  

  I truly enjoyed my experience with Savvy Selections and the wines were wonderful. I look forward to the delivery each month.

  

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• 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.

  

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• 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.

  

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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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• 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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Savvy Hip Hops

• Cathy

  

  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Savvy Hip Hops idea!!! I’m ordering for my husband as soon as I finish this e-mail. Brilliant! Very Hip!

  

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• Anne

  

  We LOVE our Savvy Hip Hops!

  

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• Abbie

  

  Dave and I really enjoyed the beer.  We really loved all the selections in Savvy Hip Hops – you and your team are doing an amazing job!  We’ll definitely be signing up again! 

  

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• 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!

  

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• Alain – the Happy Hip Hopster!

  

  Great stuff. Thank you. My daughter who gave me a subscription to your Savvy Hip Hops, insisted that my son and I sit down and share a couple of the beers you sent us. They were awesome.

  

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Savvy Cool Curds

• 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!

  

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• 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.

  

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• 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.

  

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• 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!

  

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• 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

  

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Personalized Events

• Louise

  

  You guys are awesome. Thank you so very much!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, what to wear to a Savvy Event….lol
  

  

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• 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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• Natalie MacLean, award winning wine author of NatDecants

  

  Debbie leads one of the friendliest and most knowledgeable teams of sommeliers I’ve met.  Savvy Company makes drinking & learning about wine fun – 

  

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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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• Natalie Devereux. Alumni Engagement Officer, The Department of Alumni Relations and Development Western University

  

  Thank you again for a great evening last Wed!  I know that our guests had a wonderful time and we had a really great turn out from our alumni. I look forward to working with you again in Ottawa and hopefully on a Niagara winery bus tour!

  

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Sommelier-led dinners

• 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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• 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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• Suzanne

  

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

  

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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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• 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!

  

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Winemaker’s Dinners

• Yves

  

  Thank you both for a great evening.  Our table of 11 people had a great time.  Everyone loved the experience as our guests had never participated in an event like that.

  

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• Stephen

  

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

  

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• Suzanne

  

  Félicitations and kudos for a very successful evening.  I was impressed with Huff’s winemaker Frédéric Picard and the enthusiastic reaction at my table to the Huff Estate wines.  Personally, I cannot thank you enough for having recommended that I join the table of other singles .  We have even exchanged emails to stay in touch!

  

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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.

  

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• Todd

  

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

  

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Wine & Food Shows

• 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

  

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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.

  

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• 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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• 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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• 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.

  

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