Events
10th Annual Steveston Seafood & Wine Festival
Friday, April 29th, 2011
7:00pm – 9:30pm
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site
(west end of Moncton Road, Steveston)
12138 - 4th Avenue, Richmond
Download printable flyer (PDF, 150 KB)
For additional information: Don Pfeffer 604-274-6764 or FarmGate@telus.net, or any club member.
Tickets $60 each, includes complimentary cheese plate and wine glass. Silent and live auction. Tickets available March 8. Call 604 275-8191 (c/o Elves 12111 1st Ave. Richmond V7E 3M1).
To be added to the 2011 advance mailing list contact Don Pfeffer 604-274-6764 or FarmGate@telus.net.
With special thanks to our participating Wineries:
8th Generation, Arrowleaf Cellars, Beaumont, Black Cloud, Black Widow, Blackwood Lane, Blasted Church, Blue Mountain, Bonitas, ChocoVine, Domaine De Chaberton, Dunham & Froese, Eau Vivre, Ex Nihilo, Fairview Cellars, Forbidden Fruit, Fort Berens, Gehringher Bros., Hester Creek, Joie, Kalala, Kettle Valley, Misconduct, Mistaken Identity, Mount Boucherie, Nichol Vineyards, Noble Ridge, Orofino, Pentage, Robin Ridge, Sanduz, Saturna Island, Stags Hollow, Tangled Vines, The View, Thornhaven, Vista D'Oro, Westham Island, Wild Goose, and more
and Restaurants:
Bean & Beyond, Blue Canoe, Caesar's Restaurant, Charthouse, Cob's Bread, Damiens Belgian Waffles, Gone Crackers, Gordon Food Service, Gudrun Wine Bar, Ichiro Japanese Restaurant, Mondo Eatery & Burger Bar, O'Hare's Pub, Pajo's Fish & Chips, Starbucks Coffee, Steveston Seafood House, Tapenade Bistro, The Hog Shack, The Point Restaurant, Tramonto, and more
Proceeds to Richmond community projects
2010 Festival Report
An annual highlight of the local dining scene, the 9th Annual Steveston Seafood & Wine Festival was held at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Historic Site in Steveston on Friday, April 30, 2010. The doors were opened a little early to allow our guests to get out of the rain.
This year, we had over 100 different bottles of wine being served as well as 12 local restaurants offering their specialties for the evening. As in previous years, the Rotary Oyster table offered fresh oysters to our guests. Our event was well attended and enjoyed by all.
Although the event is a sellout each year, this year we were sold out within a week of the tickets being offered for sale. This is truly an event that draws crowds each year because of the great selection of wines and foods that are prepared by our BC wineries and our local restaurants. Thanks again to all those that supported us through their attendance and we hope that everyone had an evening of delight and look forward to our event again next year.
2009 Festival Report
A highlight of the local dining scene, the 8th Annual Steveston Seafood & Wine Festival was held at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Historic Site in Steveston on Friday, May 1st, 2009.
2008 Festival Report
A highlight of the local dining scene, the 7th Annual Steveston Seafood & Wine Festival was held at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Historic Site in Steveston on Friday, April 25th, 2008.
2008 featured more wineries and restaurants than ever.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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:
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
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:
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