Celebrating Excellence

The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine List Awards pays tribute to restaurateurs who have produced an original and creative wine program, rather than just simply printing a wine list.  Restaurants are invited to submit their wine program details to a panel of respected wine critics and experts for judging.  The categories open are:   Platinum, Gold,  Silver, Bronze and Honourable Mention. 

Key criteria includes:

•      The philosophy behind the restaurant’s wine program
•      How successfully wine and food pairing goals match the philosophy
•     Wine education for staff
•      User –friendly format free of grammatical and spelling errors
•      Value for consumers

Applications for the 2011 competition will open online December 1, 2010 and close January 17, 2011 at playhousewinefest.com.

 To be considered a restaurateur must complete the following:

•    Online application
•   Current wine list in PDF format
•   Current dinner menu in PDF format
•   Non-refundable entry fee of $125 by January 17, 2011

The entry fee includes the price of one ticket to the 8^th Annual Awards Lunch on April 1, 2011 from 11:30 am until 1:15 pm and one ticket to the Trade Tasting the same day from 2:30 pm until  5 pm.

Winners will be announced at the Awards Lunch and will be posted online at this site, and the results will be published by Vancouver Magazine and Wine Access Magazine.

For further information please contact Sonia Fraser at soniaf@telus.net.

Click image to see 2010 Wine List award winners

The 2010 Wine List Awards were endorsed by Vancouver Magazine, Puddifoot and St John Ambulance.