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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
METRO VANCOUVER
\nPlatinum
\nL\u2019Abattoir
\nAnnaLena
\nBlue Water Cafe + Raw Bar
\nChambar
\nCinCin Ristorante + Bar
\nHawksworth Restaurant
\nNightingale<\/p>\n
Gold
\nCaptains Room
\nLe Crocodile
\nElisa
\nUgly Dumpling
\nYuwa Japanese Cuisine \u2013 Best Food & Wine Pairing<\/p>\n
Silver
\nBurdock & Co.
\ndachi
\nJoe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
\nPiDGiN
\nSavio Volpe
\nWildebeest<\/p>\n
Bronze
\nFeast
\nForage
\nMinami Restaurant
\nPiva Modern Italian
\nVV Tapas Lounge<\/p>\n
Honourable Mention
\nChi<\/p>\n
WHISTLER
\nGold
\nIl Caminetto<\/p>\n
Silver
\nAraxi Restaurant + Oyster Bar
\nBearfoot Bistro<\/p>\n
Bronze
\nBasalt Wine & Salumeria<\/p>\n
VANCOUVER ISLAND<\/p>\n
Silver
\nAgrius Restaurant (Victoria)
\nThe Pacific Restaurant at the Hotel Grand Pacific (Victoria)<\/p>\n
Bronze
\nAlpina Restaurant at the Villa Eyrie Resort (Malahat)
\nVis-\u00e0-Vis (Victoria)<\/p>\n
Honourable Mention
\n10 Acres The Commons (Victoria)
\nBard & Banker (Victoria)<\/p>\n
BC COAST<\/p>\n
Silver
\nNimmo Bay Wilderness Resort (Great Bear Rainforest)<\/p>\n
ALBERTA<\/p>\n
Gold
\nVin Room YYC Airport (Calgary)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\u2019s 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n