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2013 WINE LIST AWARDS COMPETITION Deadline extended to Friday, December 14
Enter
Competition Now
Wine List Awards
Sponsor Celebrating Excellence
Sponsor
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ABOUT
THE COMPETITION
The competition pays tribute
to restaurateurs who have produced an original and creative wine
program.
Restaurants are invited to
submit their wine program details to a panel of respected wine experts
for judging.
Winners are awarded in the
categories of Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honourable
Mention.
 Above: 2012
Spirited Industry Professional Richard Carras
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BENEFITS
All entrants receive one
ticket to each of the following Friday, March 1st Trade events ($125
value)
- Celebrating
Excellence: 10th Annual Awards Lunch featuring California
Wines
- Trade
Tasting with Buyers Hour (1:30 pm start)
All
winners receive:
- Recognition
and an award at the 10th Annual Awards Lunch
- Online
listing at www.vanwinefest.ca
- Publication
in both Vancouver Magazine and Wine Access Magazine
- Self-promotion
of a VanWineFest award-winning wine list on your restaurant's
website, wine list and menu
- Inclusion
in awards press release
2012 Sommellier of the Year, Terry Threlfall
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REQUIREMENTS
To be considered a
restaurateur must complete the following by December 14, 2012:
- Online
Application
- Submit
wine philosophy, current wine list & dinner menu in PDF format
- Pay
non-refundable entry fee of $125 (includes service charges and 12%
HST)
Key
criteria includes:
- The
philosophy behind the restaurant's wine program, and how successfully
wine & food pairing goals match the philosophy
- Wine
education for staff
- User-friendly
format free of grammatical and spelling errors
- Value
for the public
Best of Food & Wine with Tony & Kasey onsite at the 2012 Trade
Tasting
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HOW TO ENTER...
Enter
Competition Now
ENTER ONLINE AT: VanWineFest.ca
For further information please
contact: awards@vanwinefest.ca
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YOUR RESTAURANT
IN CANADA'S
PREMIER WINE EVENT
Be part of Canada's premier wine event by becoming a Sunday Brunch
sponsoring restaurant.
Opportunities are available for restaurants to participate in one of
our Sunday Brunches (Vintners Brunch and Flavours of the Festival),
which will take place on Sunday, March 3, 2013. These wine and food
pairing grazing brunches are amongst the Festival's most popular
events.
Benefits include Trade Tasting tickets, and significant promotional
opportunities in Wine Festival and partner publications and social
media.
Vintners Brunch restaurants also participate in the annual Vintners Brunch Food and
Wine Pairing Competition, sponsored by Vancouver Sun / Salut.
For a detailed proposal and further information contact:
Trish Metcalfe, Operations Director at trishmet@shaw.ca
Vintners Brunch - Photo (c) David Niddrie
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Taste responsibly!
Do not drink and drive. Visit the Get Home Safe booth for a free transit ticket. You must be 19 or older to attend.
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