Chef Meets Grape Coming September 20th

CHEF MEETS GRAPE - BC FOOD DESIGNED FOR BC WINE
(Directly From the Press Release)

Come taste the fresh flavours of BC, along with new fall releases from the Wines of British Columbia

It doesn’t get any more BC than this. For fans of BC food and wine, ChefmeetsGrape is a must-do! To be held on Thursday, September 20 from 7pm to 10pm at the Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver. The event brings together fresh flavours of the province with BC VQA wines; wines that capture the essence of our province – bright, crisp and lively.

And who better to marry BC food and wine than BC’s top chefs? BC’s red-hot culinary landscape is enhanced by BC’s many award-winning wines. The twelve restaurant chefs in this year’s event, renowned for their flair in pairing food with wines, will again compete at Chef meets Grape for both “Peoples Choice� and “Judges Choice� honours, as they create appetizer-sized portions of a dish using BC ingredients, paired with their selected BC VQA wine. This year, enjoy BC VQA wines paired with wild BC seafood - including wild BC salmon, wild sablefish, albacore tuna and sardines. Come to taste, sip, vote and enjoy an evening of great BC wine, food and fun!

The event is organized by the British Columbia Wine Institute (BCWI) and is also a fundraiser for Ocean Wise. Partial proceeds from ticket sales will go to this Vancouver Aquarium conservation program which promotes sustainable seafood choices in our restaurants. Tickets are $65 and are available at the following VQA Wine Stores:


Bellevue Wine Company, 1471 Bellevue Avenue, West Vancouver; 604-913-0802
Kensington Square Wines, 6626-B Hastings Street, Burnaby; 604-294-9573
Mud Bay Wines,1227 56th Street, Tsawwassen; 604-948-2199
Sip Wines,1030-11660 Steveston Hwy (Ironwood Plaza), Richmond; 604-271-9463
Taylorwood Wines,1185 Mainland Street, Vancouver; 604-408-9463
Village VQA Wines - Dunbar, 3536 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver; 604-269-9433
Village VQA Wines - Edgemont, 3050 Edgemont Blvd, North Vancouver; 604-985-9463
Village VQA Wines - Kitsilano, 1811 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver; 604-732-882
And at the Edible British Columbia store on Granville Island: 604-662-3606


Confirmed participants to-date:

Restaurants:

C Restaurant
Coast Restaurant
CRU Restaurant
Diva at the Met
Globe@YVR
GoldFish Pacific Kitchen
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
Lumiere
O’Douls
PAIR Bistro
Senova
Vij's


Wineries:

Arrowleaf Cellars
Calona Vineyards
CedarCreek Estate Winery
Church & State Wines
Crowsnest Vineyards
Desert Hills Estate Winery
Gray Monk Estate Winery
Hester Creek Estate Winery
Holman Lang Wineries
Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate
Lake Breeze Vineyards
Little Straw Vineyards Estate Winery
Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
Nk’Mip Cellars
Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery
Paradise Ranch Wines
Peller Estates
Prospect Winery
Quails’ Gate Estate Winery
Red Rooster Winery
Sandhill Wines
Saturna Island Vineyards
See Ya Later Ranch
St. Hubertus Estate Winery
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
Summerhill Pyramid Winery
Tantalus Vineyards
Thornhaven Estates Winery
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
Township 7 Vineyards & Winery
Van Westen Vineyards
Wild Goose Vineyards

Trade Tasting Hour

There will also be a fall release tasting for the restaurant and industry trade by invitation only. Join the proprietors and winemakers in tasting the new BC VQA Fall Releases from 2:00 to 4:30pm at the Rocky Mountaineer Station– wineries will be pouring 3 – 5 new Fall Releases, and light appetizers will be served.