ChefmeetsGrape – BC Food Designed for BC Wine

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. Fans of BC food and wine should plan to attend the fifth annual ChefmeetsGrape! To be held on Thursday, September 17 from 7pm to 10pm at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver. The event brings together quintessential BC cuisine with the new fall releases from the Wines of British Columbia – with more than forty BC VQA wineries to be represented.

And who better to marry quintessential BC food and BC wines than BC’s top chefs? BC’s red-hot culinary landscape is enhanced by our many award-winning wines. The thirteen restaurant chefs in this year’s event, renowned for their flair in pairing food with wines, will again compete at ChefmeetsGrape for both “Peoples Choice” and “Judges Choice” honours, as they each 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 BC Turkey and wild BC seafood. 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 $75, and are available at the following BC VQA Wine Stores:

Bellevue Wine Company

Kensington Square Wines

Mud Bay Wines – Tsawwassen

Sip Wines

Taylorwood Wines

Village VQA Wines – Dunbar

Village VQA Wines – Edgemont

Village VQA Wines – Kitsilano

1471 Bellevue Avenue, West Vancouver; 604-913-0802

6626-B Hastings Street, Burnaby; 604-294-9573

1227-56th Street, Tsawwassen; 604-948-2199

1030 – 11660 Steveston Highway, Richmond; 604-271-9463

1185 Mainland Street, Vancouver; 604-408-9463

3536 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver; 604-269-9433

3050 Edgemont Boulevard, North Vancouver; 604-985-9463

1811 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver; 604-732-8827

Confirmed participants:

Restaurants:

A Kettle of Fish
Bin 941 & Bin 942
Diva at the Met
Goldfish Pacific Kitchen
Italian Kitchen
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
La Terrazza
Le Gavroche
Mosaic Restaurant
O’Douls
PAIR Bistro
Sanafir
Uva Wine Bar & Cibo Ristorante

Wineries (to date):

Artisan Wine Co.
Arrowleaf Cellars
Black Hills Estate Winery
Black Widow Winery
Calona Vineyards
CedarCreek Estate Winery
Chandra Estate Winery
Church & State Wines
Clos du Soleil Winery
Deep Creek Wine Estate & Hainle Vineyards
Estate Winery
Desert Hills Estate Winery
Dirty Laundry Vineyard
Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery
Garry Oaks Winery
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery
Gray Monk Estate Winery
Hester Creek Estate Winery
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
Peller Estates
Poplar Grove Winery
Quails’ Gate Estate Winery
Red Rooster Winery
Road 13 Vineyards
Sandhill
Saturna Island Family Estate Winery
See Ya Later Ranch
St. Hubertus Estate Winery (Oak Bay Vineyard)
Stoneboat Vineyards
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
Summerhill Pyramid Organic Winery
Thornhaven Estates Winery
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
Township 7 Vineyards and Winery
Twisted Tree Vineyards and Winery
Vista D’Oro Winery
Wild Goose Vineyards & Winery