Competitions and awards designed to promote excellence in the wine and food industry take centre stage during the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival. Winners were announced at the Partners in Wine Lunch: South Australia Fusion – Cuisine, Culture and Wine on March 30 and are listed below.
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FETZER GREAT BEGINNINGS WINE & APPETIZER CHALLENGE
First Place and People's Choice:
Bearfoot Bistro (Chef: Melissa Craig)
Berkshire pork belly glazed with chili pink grapefruit and a Dungeness crab cilantro mint salad with coconut jelly
QUADY DESSERT COMPETITION
First Place:
Tamara Currier, Thomas Haas Patisserie
Second Place: Candice Low, Pan Pacific Hotel
Third Place: Van Doren Chan, Four Seasons Hotel
SOMMELIER OF THE YEAR 
Chris Van Nus, Blue Water Cafe
SPIRITED INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL (SIP) AWARD
David Scholefield
WINE LIST AWARDS
BEST FIRST TIME ENTRY
(Presented by Chubb Insurance Company of Canada)
Beyond Restaurant + Lounge
VANCOUVER AND AREA
Gold
All Seasons Café
Blue Water Café
C Restaurant
Chambar
CinCin
Cioppino’s
Cru
The Fish House in Stanley Park
La Terrazza
Raincity Grill
Tramonto Restaurant
Vij’s
West Restaurant
Silver
Caffe de Medici
Joe Fortes
Joey’s
Nu
Pearl on the Rock (White Rock)
Provence Marinaside
Bronze
Bravo Restaurant (Chilliwack)
The Cannery
Flying Tiger
Hart House on Deer Lake
Haus Uropa (Gibsons)
Restaurant 62 (Abbotsford)
Seymour Golf and Country Club
Tomato Fresh Food Café
William Tell
Honorable Mention
Capones
Herons
Indigo Bistro
Rare
WHISTLER
Gold
Araxi
Rim Rock Café
VANCOUVER ISLAND
Gold
Il Terrazzo
Sooke Harbour House
Silver
Canoe Brew Pub
Bronze
Atrevida Restaurant (Galiano)
The Mark
Nautical Nellies
INTERIOR
Gold
Toasted Oak Wine Bar (Oliver)
Bronze
Waterfront Wines (Kelowna)
Honorable Mention
Lizard Creek Lodge (Fernie)
ALBERTA
Gold
Catch (Calgary)
Divino Wine & Cheese Bistro (Calgary)
Silver
Hardware Grill (Edmonton)
If you have questions about trade competitions and awards, please contact:
Dan Threlfall
Festival Event Coordinator
Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival
604-872-6622 x 269
dant@playhousewinefest.com
