Chef Meets BC Grape 2012
The British Columbia Wine Institute (“BCWI”) presents the 8th Annual Chef Meets BC Grape event in Vancouver on September 20th. 75 BC wineries will be sharing more than 300 of their BC VQA wines that will be paired with 14 dishes from local Ocean Wise partner restaurants.
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Restaurant: Amuse on the Vineyard Beta-5 Butter on the Endive Chewies Steam & Oyster Bar Cibo Trattoria Edible Canada Forage Restaurant Hapa Izakaya Le Gavroche Raincity Grill Terminal City Club The Fat Cow & Oyster Bar The Oakwood Canadian Bistro The Patio at Nk’Mip – Osoyoos |
Paired With: Vancouver Island Quail’s Gate Optima Stoneboat Vineyards Pinot Gris Vancouver CedarCreek Pinot Noir Haywire Canyonview Vineyard Chardonnay Young & Wyse Cabernet Sauvignon Sperling Vineyards Old Vine Riesling Cassini Cellars Cabernet Franc Stag’s Hollow Viognier Painted Rock Merlot Black Hills Alibi Laughing Stock Blind Trust White Nk’ Mip Qwam Qwmt Syrah |
The event will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre East in ballrooms A & B on Thursday, September 20, 2012 from 7:00am to 9:30pm. Tickets are available now for $75 each.
I also have a pair of tickets to give away to one Miss604.com reader and their guest. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 7:00pm. Must be 19+ to enter and attend this event. Please enjoy responsibly and plan a safe ride home.
Update The winner is Megan!
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I love Sperling Vineyards Old Vine Riesling.. and it would be great to try some Vines paired with Ocean Wise Seafood!
BC wine paired with Ocean Wise restaurants? Major win.
Would love to win!
What a delicious sounding event!
Sounds lovely.
Would love to win. I love BC wines.
Sounds awesome!
Id love to win <3 Me and my boyfriend both enjoy a lovely glass of wine
something new and exciting to try out
very nice prize!
It sounds wonderful. Pick me! Pick me!
nice prize and great evening out!
Sound fun! Please enter me in the contest!
All of that wonderful wine and fabulous food under one roof — so much to enjoy, so little time. Winning would be wonderful.
I’d love to check this out! Some of the best of the best!
Sounds great!
I’m in!
I love this kind of event that shows off local food and wine!
BC wine is my Fav!
I love food and wine events!
I’ve never been to this event but would love to go
This is a great prize, would love to win it!
Great lineup of restaurants and great wine!
Great chance to try all those wines that I can only afford to look at…
Nice. Would make a great night out.
Wine and food… two of my favourite things! Would love to win.
What a great event!
This sounds delicious and educational.
fab event!
Wine & food… I’m in!
this is a great event! thx for the heads up miss604
What an amazing evening…..so many excellent BC wines.
Sounds like a great evening outting w/ a bunch of my galfriends.
Sounds like a great evening outting with a bunch of my galfriends.
What a fabulous event! BC wines are the best.
Would love to partake in this adventure ! Count me in to win
Would love to partake in this adventure !
Could you really ask for much more? Some of the best local food matched up with some of the best of BC vino!!! Keeping my fingers crossed!!!
We would absolutely love to attend this event… what a treat this would be!
Always looking for new F&B trends. Looks like some great pairings!
British Columbia has beautiful wine and famous Chefs
Wine, wine, wine. I love wine.
Would love to take my wife!
Sounds wonderful!
sounds delicious!
Would love to win
Just went to Osoyoos and tried out some of the wines on the list. Love it all. It’d be awesome to taste great BC food with great BC wine.
I have never been to this event.
Would be a wonderful break from our busy schedule!
I would love to go to this event…my fave things…food & wine!
Food and wine. What more can you ask for! Count me in!
recently went to do a tasting at Quails Gate so would love to go to this event!
Food and wine is my favourite! I couldn’t think of a better place to be!
wow – this is like my dream event! I would love to win tickets!
300 BC VQA wines, 14 dishes from local Ocean Wise restaurants, wow one spectacular night!
Wow! awesome.
Sounds scrumptious! Hope I win. x-_-x
Would love to win to experience something like this!
Glad the BC food and wine industries have really come into their own in the past decade or so. I would love to celebrate this by going to the event.
Sounds like a fun event!
I’ve wanted to attend this!
Would love to go! Two of BC’s best, food and wine! And in one spot!
Mmm, good wine + yummy food. Great combination
What a great opportunity to learn more about wine pairings! Looking forwards to it, win or not.
What a great night out that would be. Tasting wines and food combinations created by the best in BC.
I would love to take my mum out for a treat! She sure deserves it.
Would love the chance to win tickets to this amazing event.
Good luck to the winner, this will definately make someone’s night if not year!
Love BC wine and food!
Delicious and mouth watering~!
Sounds amazing!
Chef Meets BC Grape – delicious!
tasty contest!
How fun would this be?! Would love to go.
Sounds like a great event, would love to attend!
Sounds like a great foodie event!
Wow, sounds like a yummy event, would love to attend!
Try to drink VQA when I can but don’t get a chance to try any of theses restaurants. Would really like to know what they can do together.
This is one of our favorite wine and food events in the city! A must go!
Would love to attend.
Count me in!
Wow, this sounds like a great event!
Great idea! Would love to win – what a fun event!
Yum wine!
I’d love to win!
Sounds fun!
This would be a great learning opportunity! I’m always wondering which wine should go with different foods.
Thanks for another wonderful contest.
What an awesome pairing! Wine and me? love the idea!
This sounds great! I would love to check it out!
I’ve been recently trying Peller Estates and they’re actually pretty darn good. I’d love to try a few more!!!
Would love to attend!
Would love to win this! Big wine & food aficionado!
Would love to win this! Love wine!
I <3 WINE
Should probably learn more about what to "pair" with it… but it tastes SO GOOD ON ITS OWN!!!
Love BC wines, pick me please