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 fourth annual ChefmeetsGrape! To be held on Thursday, September 18 from 7pm to 10pm at the Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver. The event brings together quintessential BC cuisine with the new fall releases from the Wines of British Columbia - with more than thirty 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 twelve 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 wild BC seafood - including wild BC salmon, wild sablefish, 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 $75 plus GST, 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, 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; 604-732-8827

• Bin 941 & Bin 942


• Coast Restaurant
  
• CRU Restaurant
  
• Diva at the Met
  
• Glowbal Grill & Satay Bar
  
• Goldfish Pacific Kitchen
  
• Italian Kitchen
  
• Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
  
• Mosaic Restaurant at the Hyatt
  
• O’Douls
  
• PAIR Bistro
  
• Sanafir

• Arrowleaf Cellars
  
• Calona Vineyards
  
• CedarCreek Estate Winery
  
• Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery
  
• Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery
  
• Golden Mile Cellars
  
• 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
  
• Quails’ Gate Estate Winery
  
• Paradise Ranch Wines
  
• Peller Estates
  
• Red Rooster Winery
  
• Rollingdale Winery
  
• Salt Spring Vineyards
  
• Sandhill Wines
  
• Saturna Island Family Estate Winery
  
• See Ya Later Ranch
  
• Sonoran Estate Winery
  
• St. Hubertus Estate Winery
  
• Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
  
• Thornhaven Estates Winery
  
• Township 7 Vineyards & Winery
  
• Wild Goose Vineyards
  
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  An image is available for download at:
  www.winebc.com/mediaphotos/BCWI-ChefmeetsGrape2008.pdf
  
  Based in Kelowna, the BCWI promotes the Wines of British Columbia (BC VQA) and the Wine Regions of British Columbia brands.
  
  
  For further information:
  Lindsay Anders, Communications Manager
  tel (250) 762-9744 ext. 103 toll-free 1-800-661-2294
  landers@winebc.com www.winebc.com