VWA | When Wine No Longer Tastes As It Should
The Victoria Women's Association Presents When Wine No Longer Tastes As It Should
Where: Alumni Hall, Room 112, Old Vic
About this event: We can taste climate change in the glass and sense the impact of rising temperatures. As many of the world’s most prominent wine regions face existential crises, sustainability is about more than preserving the environment — it is also about saving culturally and economically vital aromas and tastes.
About the speaker: Professor Daniel Bender is the Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Food and Culture and a professor of Food Studies. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including The Food Adventurers: How Around-the-World Travel Changed the Way We Eat and The Animal Game: Searching for Wildness at the American Zoo, and co-editor of Food Mobilities: Making World Cuisines. He is co-chair of the editorial collective of Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies and president of the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS).
He is also a founding member of the Culinaria Research Centre. He completed his Wine and Spirits Trust Diploma (DipWSET) in 2024, winning the Sandeman Port Prize. He is currently working on a book about the history and future of wine tasting in the era of climate change.
About the VWA Membership
Every fall, the Victoria Women's Association sends members and donors the membership/donation form, the new programme and the newsletter. The annual membership fee is $20 which may be paid at meetings by cash or by cheque, payable to the Victoria Women's Association. A cheque may also be mailed to the VWA mailing address below. If you wish to receive a receipt, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. The VWA Executive keeps in touch with members and reminds them of upcoming meetings if a member so wishes. If informed, the Corresponding Secretary also sends cards to members for diverse reasons.
VWA Contact Information
Mailing Address: VWA, c/o Victoria Alumni Office, 73 Queen's Park Crescent E., NFH 106, Toronto M5S 1K7.
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