At the California Cruisin' event of the 2016 Vancouver International Wine Festival, vineyards of the Golden State were showcased at the beautiful Waterview by the False Creek. In California, Zinfandel is considered the state's signature red, and Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape, so naturally, my tasting focused on these two varietals.
Another Dine Out dinner that we did this year was a re-visit to the Oakwood Canadian Bistro in Kitsilano. This time around, I've arranged a big group - all 9 members of our Garibaldi Beer Club. In this post not only will I share my experience at the dinner, but I will also include comments from fellow beer club members.
For the first time, the Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux, an association of 133 grand crus estates in the Bordeaux area of France, has made a stop in Vancouver for their North America wine tour. Held at the Fairmont Pacific Rim, this ticketed event gave participants an opportunity to have an advanced tasting of the 2013 Bordeaux release that will be available at BC Liquor Stores this October.
The official Dine Out Vancouver may have come to an end this past weekend, but some restaurants have decided to extend their menu offering for a few more days. Here are their respective extended end date and menu.
Last year, Beach Bay Cafe popped up in the space where Raincity Grill used to be. Since then, they've made some slight adjustments on the menu direction, as well as found a new executive chef, so with their Dine Out participation, I decided to give it a try.
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