Vancouver! There are only a FEW tickets left for Wine for Waves, a special tasting event happening this Friday, April 28th at the Four Seasons Hotel. Have a chance to be the very first people to sip and savour Naramata Bench’s Spring Wine Releases, bringing together B.C.’s best wineries and sustainable seafood restaurants. Taste Ocean Wise offerings, meet top B.C. winemakers, and bid on silent auction items which include exclusive Naramata wine packages and experiences.
All proceeds will benefit Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise program.
Menu and Participating Restaurants: *WARNING: prepare for your mouth to water! What a lineup of delicious dishes including:
- African peanut soup | Ambrosia Restaurant and Lounge – Naramata Inn
- Smoked oyster crostini, pickled onion and herbed cream cheese | Fanny Bay Oyster Bar
- Braised octopus and harrisa tartar, ikura roe, raw radish “spring roll” | Forage
- Sopressata meatball with pine nut crust, truffle aioli | Hillside Winery & Bistro
- Light-seared Pacific salmon, chickpea puree, cauliflower, chermoula vinaigrette | Holts Cafe
- Koji-cured coho salmon, german butter potato, spring nettles, cultured organic cream, fried rice | Nomad
- Organic black tiger shrimp, braised fennel and tarragon risotto, parmesan foam | Ocean Mama Seafood
- The Pecking Room at Red Rooster Winery
- Selection of cheeses | Upper Bench Creamery
- Wild green salad and cheese-stuffed prosciutto cup | Urban Fare
- Halibut ceviche, avocado, jalapeno vinaigrette, orange, heirloom tomato relish | Vancouver Aquarium
- Vanilla Pod – Poplar Grove Winery
- YEW seafood + bar
Participating Wineries straight from Naramata Bench to Vancouver:
Bella Wines | Bench 1775 Winery | Black Widow Winery | D’Angelo Estate Winery | Daydreamer Wines | Deep Roots Winery | Elephant Island Orchard Wines | Hillside Winery | Kettle Valley Winery | La Frenz Winery | Lake Breeze Vineyards | Lang Vineyards | Misconduct Wine Co. | Monster Vineyards | Moraine Estate Winery | Nichol Vineyard and Winery | Perseus Winery | Poplar Grove Winery | Quidni Estate Winery | Red Rooster Winery | Serendipity Winery | Terravista Vineyards | Therapy Vineyards | Three Sisters Winery | Tightrope Winery | Upper Bench Estate Winery | Van Westen Vineyards
More details on Wine for Waves can be found here.