Got your VinoCamp tickets yet? I finally managed to write up my VinoCamp abstract. Here it is:Ah, the Okanagan, our own precious land of wine. Supreme natural beauty, vineyards everywhere, and all the water a boy or girl could want, right? Just look at all those lakes! Well, no. Right now, the Okanagan has the one of the lowest per capita water supplies in Canada and the area's population...

Vinocamp is just beginning. People are still trickling in, and it looks like a terrific group! And the lunch menu looks fab -- salads, three kinds of pastas, and tiramisu and icewine for dessert. There are at least four people here who are documenting via blogging and twitter, so I'm going to try to find out who they are and post their links...

I'm doing the summary live blogging, because I type slower than Kelly, and I'm lazier. Here we are at VinoCamp 2008! It's lovely and hot here at the UBC Botanical Garden. After quick intros, Dr. Hennie J.J. van Vuuren speaks about the UBC Wine Research Center. They have a Canadian Wine Library! Which is mostly concerned with gathering scientific date on the aging of BC wines - investigating...

Do not miss VinoCamp ! It's an all day event being held on August 16th at the gorgeous UBC Botanical Gardens. The cost is $50, and includes wine and lunch.What's VinoCamp? Well, in their own words:Vinocamp is a different type of conference, designed for people interested in technology and wine. The aim is to share enjoyment of, and knowledge about, wine in an unpretentious and relaxed forum...

Next Saturday (August 16) in Vancouver the first ever Vinocamp will get underway at UBC's botanical gardens. The tech/web/internet crowd that also loves wine is putting this together. While you don't have to be a geek to enjoy the day, you'll certainly have company if you are.Use the links to check out their site and to find registration information. As they say in their tagline...

Bradley Cooper of Township 7 and Wine and Vine BC is one of the Vinocamp organizers and is also Tweeting and blogging Vinocamp. We're just about to start!Bradley is presenting the unconference concept -- participatory, informal, relaxed, and loud!Drinks After Dark is liveblogging this, too.First presentation is on the Wine Research Centre at UBC . I'm just writing points on this presentation...

Next presentation: Geography is a flavour - BC Wine Growing Regions by Kathy Malone, winemaker at Artisan Wine Co. She is presenting the four different wine growing regions in BC and the possibility of differences in terroir here in BC.Vancouver island Coastal areas have high precipitation at the end of ...

David Sanders just gave a very illuminating demonstration of varietal-specific glassware. It really does make a difference -- I was incredibly skeptical, but now I believe!Now it's the Indian Food and Wine Pairing Cooking Class by Chef Bal Arneson of Bal's Healthy Kitchen , who grew up in the Punjab ...

Next up: Food and Wine Pairing 101 by Sommeliers Michelle and Michaela from House Wine . They are a wine consulting company. They write for Eat magazine and Wine Access. They are also on CFUN radio. But they do not sell wine, they are unbiased. They have very impressive credentials!There ...