Steve Ward is our adept guide in the realm of wine and food pairing. With a rich background in owning and working in outstanding British Columbia restaurants, Steve is passionate about enhancing both wine and culinary experiences through expert combinations.

His dedication to sharing this wealth of experience extends to our tasting room, where he serves as a wonderful guide through our diverse portfolio. Join us in savouring Steve's expertise as he continues to craft delightful harmony between the world of wine and the art of dining.

Favourite Fairview Cellars Wine and Why:  “The Bear” as it takes me back to my first memorable, “Wow” wine experience of tasting my first great Bordeaux, a 1961 Chateau Haut Brion. Like “The Bear “ a Cabernet Sauvignon focused wine with attitude and complexity that gets better with age.

Aspect of Your Role that brings the Most Joy: Sharing my love and passion of food and wine with our guests and to impart unto them the simplest way to achieve
“The Perfect Pairing” of their favourite food dish with their favourite Fairview Cellar’s wine.

If You Could Share a Glass of Wine With Anyone, Living or Historical, Who Would It Be and Why: Robert Mondavi to discuss his original vision, his reasoning and driving force for introducing new world wines to the public and how he envisioned bringing this to fruition by labelling wines by variety instead of regionally as we had all been accustomed to with “Old World Wines”.