SOME OF the best din-
ing in Vancouver is at
local wine and food
events and the next cou-
ple of weeks offer a
number of opportuni-
ties.

Lang Vineyard. It will also be
an opportunity for a first look
at winemakers Eric von
Krosigk wines from Le
Comte and Slamka Cellars,
In addition to the tasting,
there's a silent auction offer-
ing the public the chance to
bid on 2 private cooking class
with Chef Karen Barnaby of
The Fish House in Stanley
Park, teamed up with
Vancouver Sun editor Murray
McMillan, signed labels of
the X-Files actors and dinner
for four at the newly
redesigned William Tell
Restaurant, hosted by Erwin
and Josette Doebeli.

The all-VQA event is
sponsored by the British
Columbia Wine Institute and
the Ontario Wine Council.

The three G's of Califomia 8.C WINE Inatitute’s Christine Coletta (left) and The VQA designation means
cuisine —~ garlic, goat cheese Ontario Wine Council's Peter Gambie will showease quality assurance for con-

and grilling — will be fea-
tured during the California
Wine Fair Promotion in the Pan Pacific
Hotel’s harborview diningroom, Cafe
Pacifica, on Saturday, April 27. A din-
ner buffet featuring recipes from the
famous wine country kitchen of
California is offered with flights of
wines from some of California's best
vineyards. The cost is $34 per person.
Call 895-2480 for reservations.

There are still tickets available for
the Celebrity Wine Auction on Saturday,
April 27 at the Vancouver Art Gallery. A
fundraiser fer Playwrights Theatre
Centre, this event will feature a-tasting
- of VQA wines from nine BC wineries, '
hors d’oeuvre from The Lazy Gourmet §
plus an auction of premium wines with —

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ywrights Theatre Centre is a

Vancorver based professional theatre
company dedicated to the production of
new works by Canadian playwrights.
Tickets ($25) are available from |

' TicketMaster at 280-331 1..

And on-Wednesday, May 8, British

. Columbia wine lovers can sample the
finest wines in the country, at Discover
VQA ‘Canada, a first-time joint tasting
of over 100 British Columbia and

Ontario wines to be heid at the Hotel
Vancouver,

“The acceptance of Canadian wines
is coming of age,” says Christinz
Coletta, Executive Director of the North
Vancouver based B.C. Wine Institute.
“This is the first step of a 10-day
Canadian wine tour across Canada and
‘the eastern United States.

British Columbia will feature its lat-
est vintage releases along with newly
announced VQA Gold wines, while
Ontaric vintners will launch a new
award-winning selection of VQA wines
to be released by the BC Liquor
Distribution Branch in June.

If you've hed trouble finding what:
you like in a Canadian red wine you can
expect to find some of the country’s
best reds at this tasting. Among the top
winerics from Ontario will be Cave
Spring Cellars, inniskillin Wines, Henry
of Pelham Family Estate Winery and
Vineland Estates.

Some cf the participating wineries
from B.C. include Domaine de
Chaberton, Gray Monk, Gehringer
Brothers, Hainle Vineyards, Inniskillin
Okanagan and a rare appearance from

their producta Wednesday, May §& at Hotel Vancouver. summers, 100% 3.C. or

Ontario grown grapes
(respectively) and that wines have inet
the approvai of a special tasting panel.
Tickets are $30 through TickeiMaster
(280-4444) and all proceeds go to the.
benefit of Cuisine Canada, a national
organization of food professionals dedi-
cated to supporting our distinctive cui-
sine,

A high-powered line-up of culinary
impresarios and wineries will unite in
cause at two events for Share our
Strength's “Taste of the Nation” on May
7 and 9 at the Suizen Place Hotel and
Hotel Vancouver.

On Wednesday May'7, food author
Barbara Kafta joins CBC’s Vicki
Gabereau in a Culinary Concert at the
Sutton Place Hetel. Two nights later,
“Taste of the Nation” will venue more
than 37 chefs with tiie dishes that place
each of their restaurants among the.
Pacific Northwest's fine dining estab-
lishments. Under one roof at the Hotel
Vancouver, attendees can sample the
fare from the culinary performers of
Cafe Norte Mexican Restaurant, Granite
Cafe, Salmon House on the Hill,

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