“All great parties end in the kitchen.” Take a wine and food journey through the kitchens of PICA, featuring international wines matched with a small bite prepared by top Vancouver chefs. Each kitchen highlights a wine-and-food pairing, with the chef and winery principal sharing insights on what makes this pairing perfect. 

Parking is available first-come, first-served at 1515 West 2nd Island Cove with nine spots on your left as your drive into the covered parking and a further 30 more parking spots located down one level in the underground. We strongly encourage you to take transit or a taxi, however.

Sponsored by Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, GismondionWine, and the participating wineries

Featured wines:
Chronos Brut NV
González Byass Tio Pepe Fino Sherry NV
Aquilini Wines Dixie & Bass Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Château Pesquié Terrasses AOC Ventoux Rosé 2020
Dirty Laundry Vineyard Cellar Series Moonless Creek Gamay 2021
Casa Gancia Chianti DOCG 2020
Michael David Winery 6th Sense Syrah 2019
Accolade Wines Banrock Station Pink Moscato 2020

Featured chefs include:

Chef Chris Lam: Straight and Marrow
Chef Alex Lavroff: Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts
Chef Andrew Richardson: Elisa
Chef Tommy Shorthouse: Fanny Bay Oysters
Chef Kenta Takahashi: Boulevard
Chef Jenice Yu: Fresh Ideas Start Here (F.I.S.H.)
Chef Behshad Zolnasr: C|Prime

Event details subject to change

Must be 19 or older (No Minors) to attend Vancouver International Wine Festival events. Two pieces of ID (one with photo and birthdate) are required. Infants and children are not permitted.

Festival events are subject to Public Health Orders and/or venue policies. As per the current situation, we will not be requiring proof of vaccination for entrance to events, and masks are not required. If the vaccine card is reinstated prior to the event, however, we will update our policy to ensure we are in line with provincial guidelines. As we have a firm policy of no refunds or exchange, please keep that in mind when making your purchase.