wine ninja group

First, members get invited into the group by an existing ninja.

CTV News tagged along as 107.3 Virgin Radio announcer Bailey Parker did a ninja drop of her own, surprising a Victoria woman in her neighbourhood. I’m Gary Rose, a full-time (ex BBC) magazine journalist based in Brighton and London.

The idea sees people join a social media group and sign up for secret deliveries of their favoured vino. The Saskatchewan Wine Ninja Facebook group allows women from across the province — in both rural and urban areas — to participate in an anonymous care package swap.

“I have a lot of Alberta friends on my Facebook,” Muloin says. "The ninjas is a way of saying you're not alone in this and even if you cant see me, you are loved. “They’ve been posting that they’ve been getting ninjas here and there, so right away I messaged a friend and said let’s make one for Victoria, because I think we need a lot of positivity here right now.”

One common thread between them?

“Wine Ninjas YYJ” is a Facebook group connecting women across the South Island, who surprise one another with wine and treats in an effort to spread positivity during a difficult time. It's a trend that's caught fire in the capital region: women disguised as "ninjas" delivering goodies to one another. “Wine Ninjas YYJ” creator Megan Muloin says she was inspired by the actions of other stealthy friends.

“It’s really however much or little you want to do,” Parker added. The idea is for women to swap first names and addresses, as well as preferred drinks and snacks. Wine Ninja’s of Winnipeg has 623 members.

“Wine Ninjas YYJ” is a Facebook group connecting women across the South Island, who surprise one another with wine and treats in an effort to spread positivity during a difficult time.

Heather Oliver was the recipient of Parker’s gift. Welcome to The Wine Ninjas: a wine-flavoured online magazine, pouring out irreverent wine, food and travel features for those who want to know more about what’s in their glass. “It’s a nice way to surprise people who may be having a tough time, or need a change from the monotony,” Oliver said. "The idea was simple; you post your address to the group and a ninja would sneak by and drop off goodies at your door.Then you pass it forward by donning your own ninja outfit and gifting someone else in the group.Now, just two weeks later, their little group has exploded to over 50,000 members.Only women are allowed to join, Stubbert explained, because it made them all feel more comfortable.However, she also acknowledges it could be risky for people to Stubbert told Narcity the group is also looking to help their local small businesses and communities.They offer businesses places to advertise and permission to use their logo — all they ask is to donate 15% of profits to a women's shelter. Published Friday, May 15, 2020 8:10PM PDT

The idea is simple. Patricia Silva Adamson is a group admin for Wine Ninja’s of Strathroy and Mount Brydges.

“People are putting on funny costumes, funny videos, funny photos, it’s incredible,” says one group member. The ‘wine ninja-ing’ trend has taken off in multiple cities.