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 EVENTS:
7th Annual Steveston Seafood & Wine Festival
April 25, 2008
7:00 - 9:30pm
Gulf of Georgia Cannery (west end of Moncton Road, Steveston)
Next year's date: May 1, 2009
For additional information: Don Pfeffer 604-274-6764 or FarmGate@telus.net,
or Bill McNulty 604-277-2176, or Peter Mitchell 604-277-8882.
Tickets still only $50, SOLD OUT again for 2008. To be added
to the 2009 advance mailing list contact Don Pfeffer 604-274-6764 or FarmGate@telus.net.
2008 Info
A highlight of the local dining scene, the 7th Annual Steveston
Seafood & Wine Festival will be held at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery
Historic Site in Steveston on Friday, April 25th.
This year features more wineries and restaurants than ever:
Wineries:
Arrowleaf
Cellars, Averill
Creek, Blossom,
Burrowing
Owl,
Church & State, Desert
Hills, Dirty
Laundry, Domaine De
Chaberton,
8th Generation, Elephant
Island, Ganton & Larsen, Geringher
Bros,
Golden Mile Cellars, Hester
Creek, Kettle
Valley, Lake
Breeze, Little
Straw, Mission Hill, Morning
Bay, Mount
Boucherie, Nichol
Vineyards, Oliver
Twist,
Peller Estates, Pentage,
Red Rooster,
Robin Ridge,
St. Hubertus,
Saltspring, Sanduz,
Saturna Island, Starling
Lane, Summerhill,
The Fort, Thornhaven,
Tinhorn Creek, Westham
Island, Wild Goose
Restaurants & Other Food Providers:
Cake
Art, Cob's
Bread, Damien's Begian
Waffles, George's
Taverna, Ichiro Japanese
Restaurant, Pajo's Fish &
Chips, Papi's Ristorante Italiano, Pure Water Shoppe, Sockeye
City Diner, Starbucks
Coffee, Steveston Coffee Company, Steveston Seafood
House, Tapenade
Bistro, The Point Restaurant
... and more to come.
Silent Auction Items:
A completely customized bobble head
Value Priceless
The Vancouver Canucks 'TEAM SIGNED' Canucks Jersey
Value $250.00
Framed Artwork - B. C. Packers
This is the artist's proof, the 1st taken from the original, of a
drawing done by Joseph C.T. Wong, of the B. C. Packers Cannery
Value $350.00
4 Pc. Stainless Steel Barbeque Set
Value $30.00
Butler Survey Equip. Ltd Gold Bug 2
This highly sensitive metal detector is capable of finding the
'mother-lode' of gold and is a wonderful way to begin prospecting.
Value $900.00
Dinner For 4 at Radisson President Hotel & Suites
Gift Certificate to be honoured at Presidents Café
Value $200.00
Golf for 4 at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club
18 holes of golf for 4 includes 2 power carts
Value $600.00
Steveston Seabreeze Adventures Whale Watch
1 adult whale watch trip
Value $115.00
Raintree Spa Package
Traditional Thai Massage - 1 Hr. 30 Min.
Value $95.00
B. C. Lions Gold Package
2 Gold tickets to an upcoming 2008 regular season game, autographed
hat, Limited Edition autographed lithograph of Lui, and a copy of Bob
Ackles new book "The Water Boy".
Value $500.00
Auchentashan Scotch Whiskey
Boxed, 21 Year old, Triple distilled 750 ml
Value $160.00
Claude Monet / Arrowleaf Wine Package
Claude Monet Lunchbag with 2 bottles 2005 vintage Arrowleaf
Merlot
Value $40.00
Round of Golf for 4 at Quilchena Golf & Country Club
18 holes of golf for 4 includes 2 power carts
Value $600.00
Starbucks Sack of Goodies
1 - $25.00 value Starbucks card, 1 - mocha powder, 1 - Thermos
Tumbler, 1 - Chocolate espresso beans
Value $60.00
Gardener's Hand Care Bag
Gloves, barrier cream, hand scrub, brush, 2 packages of seeds, and
Orthos "All About Perennials" book
Value $35.00
Round of Golf for 4 at Richmond Country Club
A round of golf for 4 including 2 power carts
Value $600.00
Riverside Gallery Framed Print
Titled "Seaside Shed & Lighthouse"
Value $80.00
Gold & Black Shawl & Olive Oil Bath Soap
Value $45.00
Hand Woven Scarf & Passion Fruit and Nectarine Soap
Value $35.00
Hand Woven Scarf & Provence Olive Oil Bath Soap
Value $40.00
Genuine Dinosaur Tooth
Racabout Gems: A genuine dinosaur tooth Masaurus from Morocco. Age:
Jurassic
Value Priceless
Japanese Crysanthemum Bowl, Blue & White
Value $75.00
Canterbury Assorted Gourmet Coffee Basket
Value $60.00
Sanduz Wine Basket
Value $70.00
Golden Mile Cellars Wine Basket
Includes $40.00 value gift certificate at Richmond Inn for Sunday
Brunch
Value $110.00
Sauvignon Blanc Wine Basket
Includes $50.00 value gift certificate at Richmond Inn Thirsty
Turtle.
Value $100.00
Jackson Triggs Wine Basket
Includes $20.00 gift certificate at Daves Fish & Chips and Ravi
Wine Chiller
Value $140.00
Battle of the 'Churches' Wine Basket
Includes $25.00 gift card at Diplomat Bakery and Wine Decanter
Value $120.00
Monkey Tree Wine Basket
Includes $20.00 gift certificate at Dave's Fish & Chips
Value $110.00
Merlot Wine Basket
Value $110.00
George's Sweet Tooth Basket
Includes $50.00 gift certificate to George's Taverna
Value $100.00
Bird Watchers' Basket
Includes a pair of binoculars and chocolates
Value $100.00
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2007 Festival Report
The 6th Annual Steveston Seafood & Wine Festival was held at the
Gulf of Georgia Cannery Historic Site in Steveston on Friday, April
27th.
New wineries participating this year included: Church & State,
Golden Mile and Pentage. Several of Steveston's restaurants including
Papi's, Tapenade, Heringers, and newcomer, Ichiro Japanese Restaurant
provided tasty food to supplement the large seafood buffet that has been
a highlight each year.
(click images to enlarge)
As always Steveston Rotarians shucked hundreds of fresh oysters. Many
of the wineries had their newly released 2006 vintage white wines
available. The wine festival maintained its tradition of selling out.
(click images to enlarge)
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2006 Festival Report
The 5th Annual Steveston Seafood & Wine Festival was held at the
Gulf of Georgia Cannery Historic Site in Steveston on Friday, April
28th.
(click images to enlarge)
A few new wineries were added to the selection and several of
Steveston's restaurants including Papi's, Tapenade, Heringers, and Bean
& Beyond provided tasty food to supplement the large seafood buffet
that has been a highlight each year. As always there were hundreds of
fresh shucked oysters. Many of the wineries had their newly released
2005 vintage white wines available. The wine festival maintained its
tradition of selling out.
(click images to enlarge)
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2005 Festival Report:
The 4th Annual Steveston Seafood & Wine Festival was held at
the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Historic Site in Steveston on Friday, April
29th.
This year's event was kicked up a notch. Some new wineries were added
to the selection and several of Steveston's restaurants including Papi's
and Tapenade joined Heringers and Bean & Beyond providing tasty food
to supplement the large seafood buffet that has been a highlight each
year. As always there were Steveston Rotarians shucking fresh oysters.
Many of the wineries had their newly released 2004 vintage white wines
available.
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2004 Festival Report
A sold out attendance of over 500 made for a memorable evening for
all participants, whether they be patrons, contributors or club members.
Feedback from patrons was very positive with many remarks as to the
superb quality of the wines tasted. The featured wines this year are all
produced in British Columbia. A total of 22 wineries, primarily from
B.C.'s Okanagan wine region poured a selection of over 70 wines, many of
them new releases from the 2003 vintage.
See more photos
here
The wines were paired with a selection of seafoods, including fresh
shucked oysters, prawns, scallops, and salmon. A wide selection of
cheeses, highlighted by specialty cheeses created by Poplar Grove
Cheesery and provided by Heringer Meats. New this year was the gourmet
coffees provided by Bean & Beyond, a local area coffee shop.
A unique feature of the event is that all of the wines provided and
poured during the evening were available for purchase from the Steveston
Hotel Beer & Wine Shop.
Next year's festival is already in the planning stages and will be
held on Friday, April 29th. The event is sure to sell out quickly based
on feedback, so mark your calendars accordingly.
As a result of votes cast by the patrons of the Steveston Seafood
& Wine Festival for their favourite wines, the following awards were
presented:
Most Popular Winery
Lang Vineyards
Most Popular Red Wine
Lang Vineyards Marechal Foch 2003
Most Popular White Wine
Lang Vineyards Farm Reserve Riesling 2003
The five most popular wines were:
- Blossom Winery - Raspberry Fruit Wine
- Lang Vineyards - Marechal Foch 2003
- Domaine de Chaberton - Merlot
- Lang Vineyards - Farm Reserve Riesling 2003
- Fairview Cellars - Merlot/Cabernet 2002
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2003 Festival Report
A sold out attendance of over 430 made
for a memorable evening for all participants, whether they be patrons,
contributors or club members. Feedback from patrons was very positive
with many remarks as to the superb quality of the wines tasted.
A total of 30 wineries, primarily from
B.C.'s Okanagan wine region, but complimented by wineries from South
America, Europe and Australia, poured "Sips" of more than 70
wines.
The wines were paired with a selection
of seafoods, including fresh shucked oysters, prawns, scallops, and
salmon. A wide selection of cheeses, highlighted by specialty cheeses
created by Poplar Grove Cheesery and provided by Heringer Meats rounded
out the "Bites".
A unique feature of the event is that
all of the wines provided and poured during the evening were available
for purchase from the Steveston Hotel Beer
& Wine Shop.
Next year's festival is already in the
planning stages and will be held on Friday, April 30th. The event is
sure to sell out quickly based on feedback, so mark your calendars
accordingly.
As a result of votes cast by the
patrons of the Sip & Bite in Steveston for their favourite wines,
the following awards were presented:
Most Popular Winery
Lang Vineyards
Most Popular Red Wine
Lang Vineyards Marechal Foch 2002
Most Popular White Wine
Sumac Ridge Gewurztraminer, Private Reserve 2001
The five most popular wines were:
- Lang Vineyards Marechal Foch 2002
- Sumac Ridge Gewurztraminer, Private reserve 2001
- Lang Vineyards Pinot Gris Limited Edition 2002
- Glenugie Winery Pinot Noir Limited Vintage 2001
- Peller Estates Heritage Series Merlot 2001
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