Taste & Buy Events

• Susan & Glenn

  

  We enjoyed the All Canadian Wine Event and were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the Canadian wines that we had the opportunity to sample.  We will be ordering some in the near future. Thanks again for arranging such a fun event and we look forward

  

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• Celta

  

  Thank you for sending us to County in the Capital Taste & Buy event. We had a lot of fun, definetly let me know when the next one is. Again thank you so much!

  

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• 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!

  

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• Melayna

  

  I attended County in the Capital with my father and we both enjoyed it immensely! Looking forward to our shipment arriving so we can enjoy the county wines all summer long!

  

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• Louise & Winny

  

  We can’t thank you all enough for the effort that went into the All-Canadian Wine Taste & Buy Event. The venue was absolutely stunning, wonderful to see so many people out supporting this event.  The Experimental Farm is a fantastic place to hold such an event. We look forward to your next event and once again a huge THANK YOU to all of the Savvy team members who were involved in organizing this successful evening.

  

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Corporate Events

• T Pauls, Alumni Relations, Queen’s School of Business

  

  Kudos to everyone involved for making this another successful event for the Ottawa alumni. A special thank to Debbie for all the hard work I know went into putting this together. All the feedback I got throughout the night was very positive and it was obvious that everyone had a great time. Thanks again to Debbie and to the whole team for pitching in and making this such a fun event!

  

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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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• Kerry-Leigh

  

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

  

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• Lesley Lang, BDC

  

  The reviews from our guests have been fantastic. Thank you again for creating a wonderful event for my clients

  

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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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Savvy Team

• Greg

  

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

  

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• 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.

  

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• James – longtime Savvy Selections subscriber

  

  I have to say that your customer service is top notch.

  

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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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• Melissa Clark, Wealth Advisor, RBC Dominion Securities

  

  Debbie – Thank you for your support for the TEMBO event. The event raised over $16,000 which will go directly to support girls’ education and women’s equality in northern Tanzania. By your kindess offering us your tasting glasses, you helped to raise addi

  

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Wine Tastings

• Randy

  

  What a great way to spend a night out!

  

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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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• Jennifer

  

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

  

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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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• 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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• Pam

  

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

  

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• Jason Sharpe, Huff Estates Winery

  

  Thanks again Debbie, the process for Savvy Selections went very smoothly, thanks to you and your team.

  

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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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• 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

• Elvis

  

  Thanks so much for the great beer deliveries over the last 6 months. It was a wonderful gift that my family purchased for me. Now I know what I will ask for Christmas & my birthday!

  

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• Jenna Banforth, Beau’s All Natural Brewing

  

  It was great working with you and your team on Savvy Hip Hops again this year!

  

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• Steve

  

  I am enjoying the Hip Hops deliveries, keep up the great work!

  

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• Maddie 

  

  Savvy Hip Hops is an awesome operation you’ve got going on. Thanks for your help and being so accommodating.

  

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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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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

  

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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!

  

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• 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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• 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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• 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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Personalized Events

• Chetan, Managers Without Borders

  

  We definitely very much enjoyed the wine tasting evening last night and will keep you at the top of our list for future events!

  

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• Scott, Hallsall and Associates

  

  Debbie, we continue to get no end of compliments about the wines served at our grand opening party – your team did an amazing job. 

  

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• Elizabeth Kilvert, Owner The Unrefined Olive

  

  Thank you for the suburb evening Savvy Company hosted for us! Love your business and professionalism!

  

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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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• Anita

  

  Susan – Everyone had a great time Saturday night at the Italian wine tasting for Yves’s birthday party.  You were outstanding – and shared fascinating stories about your travels to Italy and we all learned from your extensive Sommelier knowledge. The wine selection was great and everyone seemed to have a different favourite.

  

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Sommelier-led dinners

• 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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• 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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• Suzanne

  

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

  

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• 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.

  

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Winemaker’s Dinners

• 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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• Vanessa

  

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

  

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• Angela

  

  Jeff & I had a great time at the Nova Scotia Kitchen Party – great wines, great company & great entertainment.  It was a fun night out for us.  Thank you!

  

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• 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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• 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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Wine & Food Shows

• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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