A Festival of Local & Regional Food & Wine
2nd Annual Sip & Savour Salt Spring will shine the spotlight on the natural abundance of Salt Spring Island. On Saturday, September 22nd and Sunday September 23rd, Sip & Savour Salt Spring will unite growers, food producers, chefs and vintners from Salt Spring Island along with growers and chefs from neighbouring Gulf Islands, the Cowichan Valley and Saanich Peninsula, with BC vintners in mélanges a trois of culinary magic.
“This event has been created with one goal – to showcase the bounty and variety of food and wine produced on Salt Spring Island and in our region”; says Robert Steinbach, founder of the event.
The adventure begins Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm with the world-famous Saturday Market on Salt Spring, where everything is grown, harvested, created and made on Salt Spring Island. With the bounty of the Fall Harvest upon us, the Market with be brimming with fresh, local fruit, vegetables and grains grown in our unique micro-climate.
Your culinary journey continues with Salt Spring Chefs and BC Wineries hosting Wine-Pairing Dinners. Talented local chefs present magnificent meals perfectly paired with select wines. Guests will experience the finest fresh ingredients from the gardens, farms, and waters of Salt Spring Island and the region along with perfect pairings of local, regional and BC wines. Course presentations will be made by the Chefs and Vintners. Participating Salt Spring Restaurants include: Auntie Pestos Café, Market Place Café, Moby’s Oysterbar + Marine Grill and Rock Salt Restaurant
The magic continues Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 5:00 pm as the Harbour House Hotel’s Oceanview Orchard is transformed into a foodies dream grazing experience. Sipping fine BC wines and savouring samples of deliciously prepared local and regional foods, guests will reap the rewards as vintners, chefs, and growers work together as trios, sharing each other’s gifts to create tasting plates. Visitors will see the fresh raw ingredients, talk to the farmers directly, ask the chefs about the preparation, and discuss with the vintners the art of matching quality BC wines with delicious food. For just $55.00 per person inclusive, guests will share the very best produced by the region’s famous farms, inspired chefs, and local and regional vineyards.
Weekend accommodation rates are available at many of Salt Spring Island’s hotels, resorts, and B&B’s. Visitors can go on studio, winery, and farm tours, shop in unique stores, enjoy yoga and spa treatments and listen to talented live entertainment at various local venues. Learn more at saltspringtourism.com
Sponsors of the event are: Channel Ridge Village, Thrifty Foods, CTV, Gulf Islands Driftwood, Barnyard Grafix, Harbour House Hotel, Moby’s Oyster Bar + Marine Grill, Li Read – Sea to Sky Premier Properties, Island Natural Growers. This project is supported by Tourism Vancouver Island.
The Sip & Savour Salt Spring organizing committee members are passionate Salt Spring volunteers. The Festival is presented by the Salt Spring Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre. For more information visit: sipandsavoursaltspring.com.
