Wine Program Excellence Awards 2020

Celebrating the best food and wine pairings in the business, restaurants throughout British Columbia and Alberta have been recognized for creating wine lists that complement their establishment’s unique menu and concept. Candidates submitted their wine and menu lists, and were then visited by judges who reviewed their programs. The key judges were Tom Doughty, DJ Kearney, Martha McAvity, Iain Philip, and Jason Yamasaki. The top restaurants were awarded Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze, or commended with an Honourable Mention. The Wine Program Excellence Awards are sponsored by Vancouver Magazine.

METRO VANCOUVER
Platinum
L’Abattoir
AnnaLena
Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar
Chambar
CinCin Ristorante + Bar
Hawksworth Restaurant
Nightingale

Gold
Captains Room
Le Crocodile
Elisa
Ugly Dumpling
Yuwa Japanese Cuisine – Best Food & Wine Pairing

Silver
Burdock & Co.
dachi
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
PiDGiN
Savio Volpe
Wildebeest

Bronze
Feast
Forage
Minami Restaurant
Piva Modern Italian
VV Tapas Lounge

Honourable Mention
Chi

WHISTLER
Gold
Il Caminetto

Silver
Araxi Restaurant + Oyster Bar
Bearfoot Bistro

Bronze
Basalt Wine & Salumeria

VANCOUVER ISLAND

Silver
Agrius Restaurant (Victoria)
The Pacific Restaurant at the Hotel Grand Pacific (Victoria)

Bronze
Alpina Restaurant at the Villa Eyrie Resort (Malahat)
Vis-à-Vis (Victoria)

Honourable Mention
10 Acres The Commons (Victoria)
Bard & Banker (Victoria)

BC COAST

Silver
Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort (Great Bear Rainforest)

ALBERTA

Gold
Vin Room YYC Airport (Calgary)