CAPS Ontario

CAPS Ontario Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS/ACSP)
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Welcome to Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS) – Ontario Chapter

Passionately dedicated to service, we are committed to building a strong community of sommeliers and fostering the growth of our flourishing industry is key to our success. Through professional development, competition and strong trade relations we accomplish our goal of cultivating and promoting of our profession.

More news on the BOSC front 🔈Read this article from our media partner  from the link in our bio or go to Vineroutes.comO...
11/11/2024

More news on the BOSC front 🔈

Read this article from our media partner from the link in our bio or go to Vineroutes.com

Originally scheduled for November 2024, the event will now take place on January 28, 2025 at the Bovine Wine Club in downtown Toronto’s Union Station 😍

Keep checking this space for more details and info!
You don’t want to miss this!! 🤩

📢 Important Update!  has been postponed, because of exciting new partnerships and enhancements!We apologize to all ticke...
11/01/2024

📢 Important Update!

has been postponed, because of exciting new partnerships and enhancements!

We apologize to all ticket holders for any inconvenience this may cause. Full refunds will be issued in the coming days for previously purchased tickets.

Rest assured, your patience will be rewarded with a reimagined, exclusive format that’s more immersive and exciting than ever before.

Stay tuned—more details are coming soon! Thank you for your understanding, and get ready for an unforgettable event!

We are making news!! Thanks  for the article 🙌🏼“The four finalists are:🍷Christian Perreault Hamel, wine director, Harbou...
10/22/2024

We are making news!!

Thanks for the article 🙌🏼

“The four finalists are:

🍷Christian Perreault Hamel, wine director, Harbour Sixty Toronto and co-founder of Pelican Wines Import

🍷Christophe Reitz, sommelier, Quatrefoil Restaurant, Dundas, Ont.

🍷Matthew Landry, sommelier, Restaurant Pearl Morrisette, Niagara, Ont. and founder of Tannin Management

🍷Junxing (James) Li, restaurant manager and lead sommelier, Enigma Yorkville, Toronto

The BOSC 2024 grand prize winner will go on to represent the province at the Best Canadian Sommelier Competition (BCSC)

  tickets on sale now on our website 👇🏼 on.sommelierscanada.caYou don’t want to miss this! Hurry!  🏃🏽‍♀️ We look forward...
10/21/2024

tickets on sale now on our website 👇🏼

on.sommelierscanada.ca

You don’t want to miss this! Hurry! 🏃🏽‍♀️

We look forward to seeing you all there!!

Our 4th and final contestant is Junxing (James) Li  James is 25, born in Beijing China, came to Canada around 13 years a...
10/19/2024

Our 4th and final contestant is Junxing (James) Li

James is 25, born in Beijing China, came to Canada around 13 years ago. Was going to be a lawyer, and gradually fell in love with wine when working in the office back in Beijing. He has just passed Advanced in April 2024, and is currently preparing for MS exams.
Life goals are to become like his role model Mr. Gerard Basset, a Master Sommelier, a Master of Wine, a World Best Sommelier.

Amazing life goals James! Congrats and see you at 👍🏼🙌🏼

Buy your tickets to see all these highly skilled sommeliers at their best!!

Go to on.sommelierscanada.ca to buy tickets and save your seat!!

We can’t wait for the most awaited event of this year!! See you there too!

Presenting our third finalist - Christian P Hamel  “Born in Quebec, Christian gained his restaurant experience between P...
10/18/2024

Presenting our third finalist - Christian P Hamel

“Born in Quebec, Christian gained his restaurant experience between Paris, Massachusetts, Montreal and now Toronto. Christian is a recipient of the WSET Diploma in Wines and Spirits, a Diploma from the Association of International Sommelier (ASI) and currently aiming at the Master Sommelier examination.
A passion for agriculture that echoes his family’s orchard. He is currently the Wine Director of Harbour Sixty Steakhouse and Co-Founder of Pelican Wines Import.”

Congrats Christian and all the best for 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Join  - Dip WSET, Globe & Mail national wine columnist for  seminar and tasting for CAPS Ontario members 😃🍷You’ll learn ...
10/17/2024

Join - Dip WSET, Globe & Mail national wine columnist for seminar and tasting for CAPS Ontario members 😃

🍷You’ll learn what’s new and what’s next from Argentina, the world’s 5th largest wine producer.

🍷Featuring: 16 wines, multiple regions, diverse varieties & styles.

Thanks to

To RSVP go to link in bio or-
https://forms.gle/Aj4n2wSXniEgRwo9A

Our second candidate is Christophe Reitz  Here’s a little bit about him -Christophe Reitz originates from Quebec city wh...
10/17/2024

Our second candidate is Christophe Reitz

Here’s a little bit about him -

Christophe Reitz originates from Quebec city where he attended École Hôtelière de la Capitale for hospitality and Sommelier training. 
He moved to Ontario in 2016, and has since achieved his Wset 3 and passed his Advanced Sommelier from the court of Master Sommelier in St-Louis in 2022.
He has remained working at Quatrefoil restaurant in Dundas, ON for over 8 years where he is the Sommelier.

Congrats Christophe 👏🏼 We can’t wait to see you compete at

Thanks for sharing!
10/17/2024

Thanks for sharing!

CAPS Ontario is excited to announce the four finalists who will be advancing to the 2024 Best Ontario Sommelier Competition (BOSC).

Now that we have our winners! Here is a little bit about them!At first place is Matthew Landry - “Matthew Landry is a CM...
10/16/2024

Now that we have our winners! Here is a little bit about them!

At first place is Matthew Landry - “Matthew Landry is a CMS Advanced Sommelier, two time finalist for Best Sommelier of Canada and founder of Tannin Management, a wine education consulting company.
He currently resides in the Niagara Region, working as a server, sommelier and musical director at Restaurant Pearl Morissette.”

Congrats .g.landry We look forward to seeing you at 👏🏼🙌🏼

Buy your tickets if you want to see our competitors too!! 🎟️

🔊 Hear ye hear ye!! Announcing the BOSC 2024 finalists!! 🎉Big congratulations to the worthy winners!! 👏🏼👏🏼Here are the 4...
10/15/2024

🔊 Hear ye hear ye!!

Announcing the BOSC 2024 finalists!! 🎉
Big congratulations to the worthy winners!! 👏🏼👏🏼

Here are the 4 finalists -

🥂Christian Perreault Hamel, Wine Director,
Harbour Sixty Toronto, Co-founder, Pelican Wines Import

🥂Christophe Reitz, Sommelier,
Quatrefoil Restaurant, Dundas

🥂Matthew Landry, Sommelier,
Restaurant Pearl Morrisette, Niagara, Founder,
Tannin Management

🥂Junxing (James) Li, Restaurant Manager
and Lead Sommelier, Enigma Yorkville, Toronto

The entry fee was a $40 donation to CAPS — as a non-profit organization — to sponsor the wine education of an aspiring sommelier requiring financial assistance.

All competitors are CAPS Ontario members in good standing and currently working in the industry; the four sommeliers compete next in Toronto on November 12, with the BOSC 2024 grand prize winner going on to represent the province at the Best Canadian Sommelier Competition (BCSC) 🍷

Thanks to our hosting partners and for the prelims 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Keep watching this space for more news on this year’s most awaited competition

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃🍽 🍷 Hope you have a lovely long weekend eating good food and drinking good wines 😉             ❤️
10/12/2024

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃🍽 🍷

Hope you have a lovely long weekend eating good food and drinking good wines 😉

❤️

🔔 Presenting the Ontario Wine Ambassador       Scholarship Application!! A wonderful gesture from  😍👏🏼We are thankful to...
10/11/2024

🔔 Presenting the Ontario Wine Ambassador
Scholarship Application!!

A wonderful gesture from 😍👏🏼

We are thankful to On Seven Estate Winery for supporting industry professionals and giving them a platform to succeed! 👍🏼

Do not miss this wonderful opportunity. Go to the link in bio to fill up the entry form or to our website - on.sommelierscanada.ca to sign up!

We are super excited!! Are you??

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Don’t forget to sign up for BOSC 2024!Go to on.sommelierscanada.ca or link in bio to register now and attend the prelimi...
10/03/2024

Don’t forget to sign up for BOSC 2024!

Go to on.sommelierscanada.ca or link in bio to register now and attend the preliminary exam on October 8th!

Only a few days left! Run 🏃🏽‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ don’t walk!

📣 Last Chance!! Last day to sign up for this amazing opportunity!! Don’t miss! For more details and to register on our w...
09/30/2024

📣 Last Chance!!

Last day to sign up for this amazing opportunity!! Don’t miss!
For more details and to register on our website -

on.sommelierscanada.ca

09/23/2024

Calling for entries from across the province to compete!! 🤗Prelims for the competition will be held on -October 8th, 2024 At two locations - Toronto and Niagara
For more details and registration, go to our website 👉🏼 on.sommelierscanada.ca

Don’t forget to register! 🙌🏼

Wines of Greece Tasting Masterclass, Ottawa! Wines of Greece welcomes you to an exclusive masterclass tasting of 12 of t...
09/07/2024

Wines of Greece Tasting Masterclass, Ottawa!

Wines of Greece welcomes you to an exclusive masterclass tasting of 12 of their member wineries-

🍷When - Wednesday, September 18th
from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Join Michelle Bouffard, journalist, speaker, internationally renowned sommelier, and WSET teacher for an in-depth dive into a diverse range of the region’s wines and varietals. This is an exclusive tasting with limited seating.

Explore both listed and unlisted wines at this exclusive, by-invitation-only tasting.

Participating Wineries -
KTIMA SPΙROPOULOS
OENOPS WINES
KECHRIS
KTIMA PAVLIDIS
WINE ART ESTATE
TSELEPOS WINES
KTIMA PALIVOU
THYMIOPOULOS VINEYARDS
CAVINO
ARTEMIS KARAMOLEGOS WINERY
MONEMVASIA WINERY TSIMPIDI
DOMAINE COSTA LAZARIDI

To save your seat, go to link in bio!
You don’t want to miss this!!

It is that time of the year again!!! 🤩🤩We are pleased to announce the return of the province’s largest and most diverse ...
09/05/2024

It is that time of the year again!!! 🤩🤩

We are pleased to announce the return of the province’s largest and most diverse wine and food event of its kind -
the Best Ontario Sommelier Competition (BOSC)

🥂When - Tuesday November 12th 2024
🥂Where - at the Liberty Grand Entertainment
Complex Toronto

The competition and fundraising event is a perennial favourite among oenophiles, the sommelier community, the food, wine and hospitality industries and guests who love the thrill of the industry’s biggest competition.

The competition challenges sommeliers in a series of professional skill-testing scenarios, including both blind tasting and service components.

Calling for entries from across the province to compete!!
Prelims for the competition will be held on October 8th, 2024 at two locations - Toronto and Niagara.

For more details and registration, go to our website 👇🏼
on.sommelierscanada.ca

We’re so excited! Are you??

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471 Jarvis Street, Ontario M4Y 2G8
Toronto, ON
M5A1N1

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