Darryl Weinbren wins inaugural SIP Award


Vancouver, BC (March 4, 2006) – The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is pleased to 
announce that Darryl Weinbren, a partner at Authentic Wine & Spirits Merchants  and a co-founder of 
the Playhouse Winefest, has won the inaugural Spirited Industry Professional Award.

The SIP Award recognizes a wine industry professional who has made a significant contribution to the 
sales, service or promotion of wine in BC. The award is a joint presentation of the festival and the B.C. 
Restaurant and Foodservices Association.

The award was presented Thursday at the Wines of France-sponsored “Partners in Wine: A Lunch with 
Alsace and Rhône,” one of 52 events at the 28th annual Playhouse Winefest. The seven-day festival 
wraps on Sunday.

The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is a fundraiser for the Playhouse Theatre 
Company and is sponsored by Chubb Insurance Company of Canada.



Media contact
Betty Verkuil – 604-988-9502 (604-647-7435 through March 4)
media@playhousewinefest.com