Varietals: 49% of British Columbia’s wines are white. 51% are red. In the last acreage survey conducted, 97.1% of the yield was from vinifera grapes and 2.9% from hybrids.

Sales: British Columbia VQA wine sales have doubled in the last six years to more than $182 million annually.

Labrusca: A family of grapes – Vitis Labrusca – native to North America.*

VQA: VQA=100% BC - All British Columbia wines bearing the VQA symbol must be made from 100% BC grown grapes. The wines are screened by a professional tasting panel and wines found faulty cannot be sold as VQA wines.

Meritage: Rhymes with heritage. A term created in California to identify blends made with Bordeaux grape varieties.*


*Schreiner, John - British Columbia Wine Country, Whitecap Books Ltd., 2003

 
 
 

Thank you for joining us at ChefmeetsGrape, the largest celebration of the Wines of British Columbia and local food in Vancouver! Nearly 400 wine & food enthusiasts came out to toast the success of British Columbia's vintners and chefs!

The seventh annual event showcased 74 BC wineries and dishes from ten top chefs who were competing for the coveted Judges' Choice Award for Best Dish & Pairing.

Congratulations to our Judges' Choice winners:

First: O'Doul's Restaurant & Bar Paired with Garry Oaks Winery
Pinot Noir cured Pacific Provider wild pink salmon, warm Island chanterelle and bacon salad paired with 2009 Garry Oaks Pinot Noir

Second: Edible Canada at the Market Paired with JoieFarm Winery
Kasu marinated Qualicum Bay scallop, crispy Sloping Hills pork belly, spiced Okanagan peach & apricot compote paired with 2010 JoieFarm A Noble Blend

Third: Vancouver Convention Centre Catering Paired with Black Hills Estate Winery
A duo of lamb - braised lamb neck mole with popcorm lamb sweetbread paired with 2009 Black Hills Syrah

Thank you to our esteemed panel of judges for their time and expertise: DJ Kearney, Judith Lane, Rhys Pender, Sid Cross and Tim Pawsey.

Click here for the complete ChefmeetsGrape media release.

PARTICIPATING WINERIES
 


Arrowleaf Cellars
Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery
Black Hills Estate Winery
Blackwood Lane Winery
Burrowing Owl Vineyards
Calona Vineyards
Cassini Cellars
CedarCreek Estate Winery
Church & State Wines
Clos du Soleil Winery
D'Angelo Estate Winery
Desert Hills Estate Winery
Dirty Laundry Vineyard
Dunham & Froese Estate Winery
Ex Nihilo Vineyards
Fairview Cellars
Fort Berens Estate Winery
Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery
Garry Oaks Winery
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery
Gold Hill Winery
Gray Monk Estate
Hainle Vineyards Estate Winery
Hester Creek Estate Winery
Howling Bluff Estate Winery
Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate
JoieFarm
Kalala Organic Estate Winery
Kraze Legz Vineyard & Winery
Lake Breeze Vineyards
LaStella Winery
Laughing Stock Vineyards
Le Vieux Pin Winery
Little Straw Vineyards
Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
Moon Curser Vineyards
Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery
Neck of the Woods Winery
Nk'Mip Cellars
Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery
Okanagan Crush Pad Winery
Osoyoos Larose
Painted Rock Estate Winery
Paradise Ranch Wines
Peller Estates
Poplar Grove Winery
Quails' Gate Estate Winery
Red Rooster Winery
Road 13 Vineyards
Robin Ridge Winery
Sandhill
Saturna Island Family Estate Winery
See Ya Later Ranch
Seven Stones Winery
Soaring Eagle Estate Winery
Sonoran Estate Winery
SpierHead Winery
Sperling Vineyards
St. Hubertus Estate Winery & Oak Bay Vineyard
Stag's Hollow Winery & Vineyard
Stoneboat Vineyards
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
Summerhill Pyramid Organic Winery
Tangled Vines Estate Winery
Tantalus Vineyards
The View Winery
Therapy Vineyards
Thornhaven Estates Winery
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
Township 7 Vineyards & Winery
Vista D'oro Winery
Wild Goose Vineyards & Winery
Young & Wyse Collection

PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
 


Alta Bistro: 104 - 4319 Main Street, Whistler; 604-932-2582
Cibo Trattoria & Uva Wine Bar: 900 Seymour, Vancouver; 604-602-9570
Edible Canada at the Market: 1596 Johnston Street, Vancouver; 604-932-2582
Fraîche Restaurant: 2240 Chippendale Road, West Vancouver; 604-925-7595
Le Gavroche: 1616 Alberni Street, Vancouver; 604-685-3924
Miradoro: 32830 Tinhorn Creek Road, Oliver; 250-498-3742
Terminal City Club Cuvée Wine Bar: 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver; 604-681-4121
O’Doul's Restaurant & Bar: 1300 Robson Street, Vancouver; 604-661-1400
Vancouver Convention Centre Catering: 1005 Canada Place, Vancouver; 604-689-8232
Yew Restaurant + Bar: 791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver; 604-692-4939

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