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FOR NIgHTS OUT The Wine World is Here… To Do Business With You 38th Vancouver International Wine Festival ON THE TOWN 1,450+ wines • 155 wineries • 14 countries • 54 events • 8 days • 25,000 wine lovers DOWNLOAD OUR FREE LOCAL NEWS APP NOW #1 Food, Wine & Hospitality Industry Event in Canada three years running, BizBash. The Trade Days Conference, presented by Sysco, is an integral part of Canada’s premier wine show, designed to meet the needs of professionals in the hospitality and food and beverage industries. These trade-focused events are intended to increase knowledge and expertise, introduce exciting new wines to the marketplace, and encourage networking opportunities. Three days of seminars and tastings will introduce sommeliers, retailers, buyers, servers, chefs and media to the latest industry trends. With leading wine experts and principals from around the world pouring their products and sharing their trade secrets in person, this is without a doubt the pre-eminent opportunity in Canada to meet the men and women behind the wines you sell and serve.

Greetings from the Executive Director

Over the past 37 years, the Vancouver International Wine Festival has been dedicated to enhancing and contributing to British Columbia’s increasingly sophisticated wine and food culture. Our three-day trade conference was created to help industry professionals keep ahead of the curve on what’s happening in the wine world, as well as offering a great opportunity to make – or re-establish – connections for your business.

This year, we are shining the spotlight on Italian grapes, with more than 50 different varieties represented in the Acura Tasting Room and trade masterclasses exploring Italy’s amazing grape diversity. But while our theme country in 2016 is Italy, VIWF is a truly international experience: you will taste wines from around the world that will add excitement to your customers’ glasses.

I look forward to seeing you at Trade Days.

Salute!

Harry Hertscheg CWE, DipWSET, IWS Executive Director, Vancouver International Wine Festival

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL

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Trade Days events are restricted to those in the wine, restaurant and hospitality industries who buy, sell, serve or market wine. Individuals purchasing tickets for these events must register and provide their name, occupational title, and the name of their establishment prior to booking. A name tag with this information is required for entry to all Trade Tasting sessions, including the Trade Buyers Entry. MESSAGE FROM THE CONSUL GENERAL

Tickets to all Trade Days events go on sale Tuesday, January 26 at 9:30 a.m. Massimiliano Iacchini Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver Online at VanWineFest.ca Phone 604.873.3311 / Toll free 1.877.321.3121 In person at 305-456 West Broadway We are honoured that Italy has been chosen as Theme Country for the 2016 Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. edition of the renowned Vancouver International Wine Festival.

• All tickets are final sale. No refunds, exchanges or replacement tickets. I would like to warmly thank the organizers for their commitment in making • All ticket prices include wine, food (if it is a food event), gratuities, service charges and taxes. this event a successful one (as it was in the previous editions) and to • All attendees must be 19+. NO MINORS. Note: Two pieces of ID will be required at the door. extend words of welcome to all festival participants and guests who will • Please taste responsibly. Make a plan to Get Home Safe. have a unique opportunity to savour quality wines from around the world • Festival events begin promptly. Seating for latecomers is not guaranteed and money will not be refunded. during the week of February 20-28, 2016. • VanWineFest and Bard on the Beach do not accept liability for tickets lost or misplaced. • Ticket limits apply to some events. As Theme Country this year, some 60 Italian wineries will be featured from • Winery dinners, the Gold Pass, and beVancouver.com offer are only available until February 9. among the best in Italy and they will showcase our millennial traditions of • Program is subject to change. wine and wine culture, which represent key elements of the Italian and the Mediterranean civilization. Printed festival information is subject to change without notice. Visit VanWineFest.ca for current program details and further ticketing information. Italy is the largest producer of wine in the world, together with France, accounting for 22% of global production; in British Columbia Italian wine Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @VanWineFest, join the #VIWF conversation, or like us on is widely appreciated, as shown by the constant growth of the demand of Facebook /VanWineFest for the latest festival updates. products from Italy.

Italian wine is known worldwide for its quality, as well as for its rich and diversified selection, resulting from unique traditional techniques and a Why do I have to register for Trade Days events? process of continuous improvement over the course of centuries.

1. All Trade Days Events are restricted to those in the wine, restaurant and hospitality industries who buy, sell, In Italy wine - like cuisine - is not only a business and a tradition, but also serve or market wine in their business. In order to ensure that these events are only purchased by the above a sphere of life at the very heart of our culture and values. Each and every groups, each individual must register online, in person or by phone. one of the twenty Regions of the Italian peninsula contributes to the excellence of Italian wine. 2. Trade Tastings require a nametag to access the room. Nametags identify two types of Trade clients: Buyer or Trade: Therefore, we are very proud to be a partner of the Vancouver International Wine Festival and to offer, to all connoisseurs and to the public at large, the • Buyer is defined as wine and food industry trade professional who purchases multiple cases of wine per best of Italy ….. in a glass !!! month on behalf of his/her establishment. • Trade is defined as members of the hospitality and food and beverage industry. Enjoy!

The registration process directs the customer to the correct Trade Tasting event and captures a name/title/ Massimiliano IACCHINI company so that a nametag can be provided and mailed to the customer. Trade registration for nametags will be Consul General of Italy available onsite two hours prior to the event at the venue “Trade Registration” tables if a nametag has not been received in time.

3. The attending wine producers need to know who is tasting their wines, just as attendees want to know the name of the winery principal.

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Take a journey through Italy’s wine regions at VanWineFest. This year’s theme country, Italy has 20 renowned wine regions, many of which are represented in the Acura Tasting Room and at special events throughout the week. Here’s a brief introduction to Italy’s regions, their grapes and wines.

Abruzzo Lazio Puglia

Abruzzo is most associated with Lazio’s most recognized wine Primitivo is Puglia’s darling partic- its two regional appellations of export is Frascati DOC, a white ularly since it was discovered to Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC and blend based on the Malvasia and be the same variety as California’s Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC. (Note Trebbiano group of varieties. Be on Zinfandel. Negro Amaro boasts that the latter may be made from the lookout for the up-and-coming even greater plantings and forms both Trebbiano Abruzzese and/or red Cesanese grape. the base of Salice Salentino DOC, Trebbiano Toscano.) Squinzano DOC and Copertino DOC. Lombardy Basilicata Sardinia Lombardy provides Italy’s answer The lesser-known region of to Champagne in the traditional Sardinia has made a name for itself Basilicata makes a lasting method sparkling wines of with Vermentino and Cannonau. The impression with the wines of Franciacorta DOCG embracing former is a white, celebrated in the Aglianico del Vulture DOC. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and island’s only DOCG Vermentino di Pinot Blanc. Gallura while the latter is the local Campania name for the grape better-known Marche as Grenache. Campania is a treasure trove of native grapes. Aglianico earns Marche is best known for its whites Sicily Tuscany top-honours for the reds particu- from the high quality Verdicchio larly in the Taurasi DOCG while the grape, which graces both the Nero d’Avola is Sicily’s leading Though the region cultivates many trio of Greco, Fiano and Falanghina Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi red showing up in a number of varieties, Tuscany is dominated by are whites well-worth discovering. DOC and Verdicchio di Matelica appellations. Most notably, it Sangiovese. It is the main grape DOC. As for reds, Montepulciano is blended with Frappato in the in Chianti DOCG, Chianti Classico Emilia-Romagna and Sangiovese are combined in Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG. DOCG, Carmignano DOCG and Vino Veneto Rosso Piceno DOC, Rosso Conero Nerello Mascalese clings to the Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG. Emilia-Romagna offers delightful DOC and Conero DOCG. Lacrima slopes of an active volcano to In the appellations of Brunello di The Veneto region is a large The less prolific regions of frothy reds from the Lambrusco di Morro d’Alba DOC is a rare but supply the Etna Rosso DOC. Whites Montalcino DOCG and Rosso di source of Pinot Grigio. Beyond Valle d’Aosta, Liguria, Molise and family of grapes in the wines gorgeously aromatic red. run the gamut of Catarratto, Inzolia, Montalcino DOC, Sangiovese is this, local specialties include Glera Calabria also produce their own of Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC, Grillo and Carricante. the only grape permitted. Tuscany used to make the ever popular unique wines that absolutely merit Lambrusco Reggiano DOC, Piedmont has also embraced international sparkling wines of Prosecco seeking out. Lambrusco Grasparossa DOC. Trentino-Alto Adige varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, DOC and Prosecco Conegliano The Sangiovese di Romagna DOC This northwestern region is home Merlot and Syrah that are often Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG. features Italy’s most planted grape. to the noble Nebbiolo grape which The alpine region of Trentino-Alto blended with native varieties in a The ancient and indigenous reaches its apogee in the DOCGs Adige hosts Germanic grapes (like bevy of wines most famously in the Garganega is the white grape Friuli-Venezia Giulia of Barolo and Barbaresco. Other Gewürztraminer) as well as Pinot so-called ‘Super Tuscans’. behind Soave DOC while Trebbiano important red grapes include Bianco and Pinot Grigio. Teroldego, di Lugana dominates the Lugana In the northeast, the appellations Barbera and Dolcetto. Arneis Lagrein and the Schiava family Umbria DOC. As for reds, Corvina plays of Colli Orientali DOC, Collio and Cortese are among the most are just some of the local native the starring role in a number of DOC and Friuli Grave DOC allow planted whites, the latter being red gems. The traditional method Grechetto is an important white blends like Bardolino DOC and for wines made from a number responsible for Gavi DOCG. Don’t sparkling wines of Trento DOC are here and allied with other resident Valpolicella DOC. Made from of whites and reds from both miss out on the sweet, aromatic based on international superstars cohorts in the production of Orvieto partially dried grapes, the rich but native and international grapes. and effervescent wines of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. DOC. As for reds, Sangiovese grows dry Amarone della Valpolicella Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc Moscato d’Asti DOCG. in abundance but it is Sagrantino di DOCG is one of Italy’s icons with its widespread but Tocai Friulano is Montefalco DOCG that is the jewel sweet counterpart being Recioto the flagship native white variety. in Umbria’s crown. della Valpolicella DOCG.

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Trade Tasting Thursday, February 25 and Friday, February 26 Two ways to buy wine onsite BC Liquor Stores VCC West, Ballroom D • BC Liquor Stores Festival Wine Shop – all wines served in the room are Festival Wine Shop hours: 1055 Canada Place 850+ wines • 155 wineries • 14 countries available for purchase there but some are in VERY limited supply. When February 25 and February 26 2:30-5 p.m. you discover a wine that you want to purchase, don’t wait until the end 1:30-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. $49 The Trade Tasting, presented by ContainerWorld, is the best opportunity of the session to buy it as it might be sold out – put it in the handy bottle February 27 to explore the Acura Tasting Room with your industry peers. This is a check, and then continue your tasting session. Repeat as necessary. 2:30-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Presented by fantastic opportunity to meet wine producers from around the world, to When you’re ready to leave, check out your wines. And if you live in Entry by Tasting Room ticket only taste rare wines, and perhaps to discover the next big thing in the industry. British Columbia, whether you’ve bought one bottle or several cases, your wine can be shipped free of charge to your nearest BC Liquor 145+ exclusive wines (plus 700+ festival wines) available Store. Very convenient! Note that you must show your tasting room The Trade Tastings are not only an excellent opportunity to network and ticket for the current Trade Tasting session for admission to the shop. taste away from the evening crowds, but also a chance to sample 145+ • Buy the Case – Case lots of selected wines identified with a neck tag wines of unique or special interest; these are in addition to the 700+ served are for purchase. Place orders for your must-have wines directly at the at both trade and public tastings. A winery principal, identified by a royal participating winery tables, and they’ll be delivered to your closest BC Supported by blue lanyard, is a senior member of the winery, intimately involved in the Liquor Store within two weeks of the conclusion of the festival. This wine-producing process as a winemaker, proprietor or senior executive. Shop the World initiative is organized by the IVSA. Feel free to ask questions – this is the best opportunity to find out more about each wine. Looking for more face time with principals? Add on the Words to the wise Principals Welcome Lunch before the Thursday tasting. This is a wine tasting, not a food event, so be sure to have a meal before you arrive. You will, however, be able to find food samples throughout the Trade Buyers Entry room. Make sure you have a game plan and pace yourself. You don’t need to Each day, the first hour in the room (1:30-2:30 p.m.) is reserved for trade swallow everything in your glass. Make use of the buckets at every table to buyers and executive chefs only, providing the time and freedom to spit or pour out your wines after you’ve tasted them. Be respectful of other taste wines and connect with wine industry personalities away from the people’s palates and avoid perfume and cologne. And remember to pick up crowds. VanWineFest defines buyers as wine and/or food industry trade your free transit ticket at the Get Home Safe booth on the way out – don’t professionals who purchase multiple cases of wine per month on behalf of wine and drive! their establishment. Registration Required Members of the trade must register online to purchase Trade Days Conference tickets. Individuals purchasing tickets for these events must provide their name, occupational title, and the name of their establishment Theme country Italy takes centre stage at the International Festival prior to booking. A name tag with this information is required for entry to Tastings, with all 60 wineries showcased in the sophisticated ITALIA! all Trade tasting sessions, including the Trade Buyer Entry. To access the section. ITALIA! will feature wines from nine distinct regions, including Trade Buyer Entry from 1:30-2:30 p.m., please ensure that you identify Veneto, Tuscany and Piedmont, and more than 50 grape varieties. This is yourself as a buyer during the registration process. an unparalleled opportunity to explore a diverse array of rare and exciting Italian wines.

Regional Tasting Stations Also of interest to members of the trade: In addition to visiting the individual winery tables, stop by the regional Seventh Annual Seminar on Wine and Liquor Law in British Columbia tasting stations hosted by Australia, British Columbia, and New Zealand Monday, February 22, 2016, Metropolitan Hotel, Vancouver, BC and explore the unique wines of a specific area of the wine world. You’ll New regulations, licensing structures and opportunities. For full conference details, please visit VanWineFest.ca also find two regional tasting stations in the ITALIA! section, featuring wines from Chianti Classico and Valpolicella.

Organic & Biodynamic Wines FREE TICKET WITH HOTEL BOOKING The British Columbia chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers will help you explore the organic and biodynamic wines in the DON’T WINE AND DRIVE room at a special tasting station. Book a downtown hotel through beVancouver.com and get one FREE International Festival Tasting ticket ($75-$95 value). Choose from ~35 hotels. One ticket per booking.

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Italy’s Indigenous Whites Masterclass Speakers: Ian D’Agata, Gurvinder Bhatia, Michaela Morris VCC West, meeting room 109 Italy is home to the largest number of wine grapes in the world. Native 1055 Canada Place VISIT THE grapes characterize Italy’s highly diversified and outstanding wine 10 a.m.-12 p.m. production as unique; knowing the characteristics of each variety is $70 BC LIQUOR essential to understanding the wines made with them. This tasting STORES features white wines chosen by Ian D’Agata as archetypal of the native FESTIVAL WINE grape used to make them. TASTE Sponsored by SHOP LOCATED AT THE TASTING ROOM EXIT. the Italy’s Autochthonous Reds Masterclass Speakers: Ian D’Agata, Gurvinder Bhatia, Michaela Morris VCC West, meeting room 110 This Trade Masterclass is aimed at further debunking common myths and 1055 Canada Place setting the record straight about Italy’s many native red grape varieties. 1:30-3:30 p.m. BUY NOW CARRY LATER Grape origins, parentage, and the intrinsic characteristics of each variety $70 For your convenience, the BC Liquor SHOP will be discussed, illustrated by a tasting of benchmark wines. Stores Wine Shop o ers a free bottle Sponsored by check service. Buy your selection early in the evening then have it AT THE set aside for you to pick up when you leave. For added convenience, purchases can be shipped free of FESTIVAL! charge to your local BC Liquor Store. Thursday, February 25

Italy’s Great Wines: Evolution North to South Theme Country Trade Plenary Speaker: Ian D’Agata VCC West, Moderator: Michaela Morris meeting room 109 1055 Canada Place GET HOME SAFE During forty centuries of viticulture and winemaking, Italians have 9:30-11:30 a.m. FREE TRANSIT TICKET BC LIQUOR STORES learned to use tradition and innovation to make some of the world’s $60 After the tasting, visit the BC Liquor FESTIVAL WINE SHOP HOURS greatest and most unique wines. By resurrecting old, forgotten, high quality native grapes or by launching new quality denominations, Italy’s Stores Get Home Safe booth, located FEBRUARY 25 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. immense diversity of grapes, terroirs, and wine styles offers wine lovers outside the Festival Wine Shop, and everywhere an amazing array of fine wine choices. pick up a complimentary single zone FEBRUARY 26 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. transit ticket. The ride’s on us! FEBRUARY 27 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by

VINITALY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) is an educational initiative aimed at simplifying the complexity of Italian wine by explaining, divulging and broadcasting the characteristics and diversity of Italian wine grapes and wines around the world. Today VIA can count on the www.bcliquorstores.com support of 26 Italian Wine Ambassadors, and is looking to further expand its community. 11 Buy tickets: Trade Days VanWineFest.ca Seminars 604.873.3311 EVERYTHING LOOKED OVER.

Friday, February 26

VCC West, Barbera Variations NOTHING meeting room 118 Speaker: Dr. Norbert Reinisch 1055 Canada Place 9:30-11:15 a.m. Follow Dr. Norbert Reinisch, renowned for his knowledge of Piemonte and $50 its Barbera wines, as he leads you through a tasting of various Barbera wines/vintages produced by Braida. Known for their Bricco dell’Uccellone, LOOKED. this will surely be an exceptional opportunity to delve into the region and OVER the wines, including some back vintages of Barbera d’Asti. Meals that make you want seconds. Seats that turn into actual beds. Wine worthy of a sommelier (because, yes, we have one). Maybe our new Delta Sponsored by One™ cabin is actually cloud nine.

VCC West, Excitement in a Glass meeting room 110 Moderator: Rhys Pender 1055 Canada Place Speakers: Gurvinder Bhatia, Tina Gellie, Barbara Philip MW, 9:30-11:15 a.m. Terry Threlfall, Jason Yamasaki $50 Take five leading sommeliers and wine experts, add 10 wines that caught their attention, and what do you get? A glimpse of what’s hot in the industry and the chance to taste exciting wines. Rhys Pender MW moderates the panel of Gurvinder Bhatia, Tina Gellie, Barbara Philip MW, Terry Threlfall, and 2015 Sommelier of the Year Jason Yamasaki.

VCC West, Made in Italy: Italian Winemakers Forum meeting room 109 Speakers: Stefano Benini, Michele Bernetti, Pio Boffa, Raffaele Boscaini, 1055 Canada Place Luca Currado, Francesco Ricasoli, Pierangelo Tommasi, Sergio Zingarelli, 9:30-11:15 a.m. and Francesco Zonin $50 Italian producers continue to push the boundaries of tradition with innovative techniques, such as creating altogether new wines via new winemaking methodologies. A panel of Italy’s distinguished winemakers will discuss the cause-and-effect of what happens in the vineyard and the winery to what’s made in the bottle, and demonstrate what becomes of it in the glass.

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Friday, February 26

VCC East, Celebrating Excellence: Parkview Terrace The 13th Annual Awards Lunch Featuring Italian DOCG Wines 999 Canada Place Presented by ContainerWorld 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. $90 Italy’s DOCG wines take the spotlight at this annual lunch, which also shines on the winners of Wine Program Excellence, Sommelier of the Year and Spirited Industry Professional (SIP) awards. VCC Executive Chef Blair Rasmussen will prepare an Italian feast, fit for wines that are produced to the highest classification in Italy.

Sponsored by the participating wineries and

2015 Sommelier of the Year Jason Yamasaki and 2015 Spirited Industry Professional Howard Soon

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Italy’s Indigenous Italy’s Italy’s Great Wines Excitement Barbera Variations Cool Climate, Signature Pairings A Roccato Retrospective Whites Autochthonous Reds 9:30-11:30 a.m. in a Glass Dine Italia 9:30-11:15 a.m. Cool View 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 4-5:30 p.m. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 1:30-3:30 p.m. VCC West 9:30-11:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. VCC West 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. VCC West Glowbal VCC West VCC West Theme Country VCC West La Terrazza Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction Wine Seminar (Trade) Lift Bar Grill View Wine & Food Pairing Wine Seminar Masterclass (Trade) Masterclass (Trade) Plenary (Trade) Wine Seminar (Trade) Sit-down Lunch 6-11 p.m. $50 Grazing Lunch Seminar $90 $70 $70 $60 $50 $135 Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Page 12 $75 $65 Winery Dinner, Auction Page 11 Page 11 Page 11 Page 12 $450/$3600 table of 8

Principals Made in Italy Vintners Brunch Carpineto: Vintage Tuscany Tuscan Trailblazers Welcome Lunch Taste ITALIA! 9:30-11:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. 6:30-10:30 p.m. 4-5:30 p.m. 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. 12-2 p.m. VCC West VCC West Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar VCC West VCC East VCC West Wine Seminar (Trade) Brunch Winery Dinner Wine Seminar Lunch (Trade) Grazing Lunch $50 $155/$1500 Monday, $200 $125 $80 $115 Page 12 table of 10 February 22 Page 14

Celebrating Excellence: Festa Italiana Trade Tasting 13th Annual Awards Lunch Croatian Dinner From Bubbles to Dining with Tuscan at IL Centro 2:30-5 p.m. Featuring Italian DOCG Wines 50 Years of Ethical Winemaking in Chile International Festival Tasting Party Passito Royalty 6:30-10 p.m. VCC West Spirited Industry Professional Award, Campofiorin 6-9:30 p.m. 2:30-5 p.m. 7-10 p.m. 7-10:30 p.m. 6-10 p.m. Italian Wine Tasting (Trade) Sommelier of the Year, Wine Program 6:30-10 p.m. Ancora Waterfront Dining and Patio VCC West Yew Seafood + Bar Vij’s Restaurant La Terrazza Cultural Centre: $49 Excellence Awards Glowbal Winery Dinner Wine Tasting Winery Dinner Winery Dinner Winery Dinner Trattoria Hall Trade Buyer Entry 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. VCC East Winery Dinner $175 $75 $195 $200 $175 Winery Dinner 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Trade) $149 $140 Page 8 $90 Page 14

Trade Tasting Heart of Tuscany Shades of Italy Italy and Beyond 1,000 Years Expressions of Cabernet Get Wilde! 2:30-5 p.m. 25 Under $25 6:30-10 p.m. 6:30-10 p.m. 6:30-10 p.m. in Tuscany 6:30-10 p.m. 6:30-9:30 p.m. VCC West 5:15-6:45 p.m. Mangia E Bevi Federico’s Cioppino’s 5:15-6:45 p.m. Lift Bar Grill View Wildebeest Wine Tasting (Trade) VCC West Ristorante Supper Club Mediterranean Grill VCC West Winery Dinner Winery Dinner $49 Wine Mingler Winery Dinner Winery Dinner Winery Dinner Wine Seminar $175 $175 Trade Buyer Entry 1:30 p.m. $55 $195 $150 $225 $75 Page 8

Sustainable Tedeschi’s Under the Storia di una Amaronely: Chianti Classico Iconic Grapes La Vita Ruffino & Sensational Valpolicella Legends of Italy Tuscan Moon Passione Only Amarone Close-up Around the Globe 6-10 p.m. 7-10 p.m. 7-10:30 p.m. 5:15-6:45 pm 6:30-10 p.m. 6:30-10 p.m. 5:15-6:45 p.m. 5:15-6:45 p.m. 5:15-6:45 p.m. CinCin Ristorante + Bar The Boathouse Blue Water Cafe: VCC West Siena Italian Kitchen VCC West VCC West VCC West Winery Dinner at Kits Beach Oceans Room Wine Seminar Winery Dinner Winery Dinner Wine Seminar Wine Seminar Wine Seminar $195 Winery Dinner Winery Dinner $100 $145 $175 $85 $65 $75 $120 $230

Festival Toast MARKET Dine, Washington Wine Wines of Veneto & Sicily Veneto Meets Piedmont Delta Air Lines Tasting Lounge Delta Air Lines Tasting Lounge 5:45-7 p.m. 6:30-10 p.m. 6:30-10 p.m. 6:30-10 p.m. 5:45-9 p.m. 5:45-9 p.m. VCC West MARKET by Jean-Georges Fairmont Pacific Rim: giovane café + eatery Lupo Restaurant + Vinoteca VCC West VCC West Wine Mingler Winery Dinner Winery Dinner Winery Dinner Wine & Food Grazing Wine & Food Grazing Invitation $149 $175 $185 $180 includes Friday IFT $180 includes Saturday IFT & Gold Pass only

International Pursuit of Excellence Spumante & Co. California Cruisin’ International Festival Tasting International Festival Tasting Festival Tasting 6-9:30 p.m. 8-10 p.m. 8:30-11 p.m. 7-10 p.m. 7-10 p.m. 7-10 p.m. Le Crocodile Inform Interiors Waterview VCC West VCC West VCC West Winery Dinner Wine Mingler Wine Mingler Wine Tasting Wine Tasting Wine Tasting $185 $69 $69 $95 $95 16 $89 17 Buy tickets: Full details, Trade Days Trade Days VanWineFest.ca including wines, found at Personalities 604.873.3311 VanWineFest.ca Personalities

Stefano Benini, Michele Bernetti, Gurvinder Bhatia, Pio Boffa, Fred Lee, Michaela Morris, Rhys Pender MW, Barbara Philip MW, International Export Owner, Umani Ronchi: wine editor, Owner, Pio Cesare: “Man About Town” VIA Italian Wine Owner, Wine Plus+ Category Manager, Director/Family Member, Made in Italy Quench Magazine; Made in Italy columnist in The Province, Ambassador; columnist, Education & Consulting: BC Liquor Stores: Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi: wine columnist, CBC Radio & Westender: Excitement in a Glass Excitement in a Glass Made in Italy Edmonton Journal, The Vancouver Courier: Italy’s Indigenous Whites; Global TV Edmonton; 13th Annual Awards Italy’s Autochthonous Reds; owner, Vinomania: Lunch Italy’s Great Wines Italy’s Indigenous Whites; Italy’s Autochthonous Reds; Excitement in a Glass

Blair Rasmussen, Dr. Norbert Reinisch, Francesco Ricasoli, Terry Threlfall, Executive Chef, Director, Exports, President, Barone Sommelier + Consultant, Vancouver Convention Braida di Bologna: Ricasoli: Festival Sommelier: Raffaele Boscaini, Luca Currado, Dr. Ian D’Agata, Tina Gellie, Centre: Barbera Variations Made in Italy Excitement in a Glass Commercial Director & Owner/Winemaker, author; contributing Associate Editor, Principals Welcome Lunch; Tech Group Coordinator, Vietti: editor, Decanter; Decanter magazine: 13th Annual Awards Lunch MASI Agricola: Made in Italy Scientific Director, Excitement in a Glass Made in Italy Vinitaly International Academy: Italy’s Indigenous Whites; Italy’s Autochthonous Reds; Italy’s Great Wines

Pierangelo Tommasi, Jason Yamasaki, Sergio Zingarelli, Francesco Zonin, Owner, Tommasi: Head Sommelier, Owner / Proprietor, Executive Vice-President/ Made in Italy Chambar Restaurant: Rocca della Macìe: Family Member, Zonin 1821: Excitement in a Glass Made in Italy Made in Italy

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2016 Celebrating Excellence Program Sommelier of the Year

Three annual industry awards will be presented at the 13th Annual Awards Lunch: The Sommelier of the Year was selected in November by the BC Chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers (CAPS) at an intensive one-day competition, evaluating wine knowledge and service. • Spirited Industry Professional Award As Sommelier of the Year, the winner joins an elite group of Canadian sommeliers and receives a Trade Days • Sommelier of the Year Conference Pass to attend the Vancouver International Wine Festival in the following year. • Wine Program Excellence Awards Past winners: Come and celebrate with Vancouver’s best! • Jason Yamasaki (2015) • Andrea Vescovi (2009) • Barbara Philip, MW (2003) • Mike Bernardo (2014) • Neil Ingram (2008) • Peter Bodnar Rod (2002) For more information and a full list of past winners of these awards, visit VanWineFest.ca. • Samantha Rahn (2013) • Chris Van Nus (2007) • Mark Davidson (2001) • Terry Threlfall (2012) • Sebastien Le Goff ( 2006) • Brent Hayman (2000) Sponsored by • Owen Knowlton (2011) • Tom Doughty (2005) • Kurtis Kolt (2010) • Mark Taylor (2004)

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Wine Program Excellence Awards

The Vancouver International Wine Program Excellence awards pay tribute to restaurateurs who have committed Spirited Industry Professional to producing an original and creative wine program. Restaurants are invited to submit their wine program details to a panel of respected wine critics for judging. The categories open are: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and The annual Spirited Industry Professional Award is presented to an individual who has made a significant Honourable Mention. contribution to the sales, service or promotion of wine in British Columbia. VanWineFest solicits nominations from across the province to recognize Spirited Industry Professionals who have made a significant and indisputable Key criteria: impact upon British Columbian wine culture. • The philosophy behind the restaurant’s wine program • How successfully wine and food pairing goals match the philosophy Past winners: • Wine education for staff • Howard Soon (2015) • Jurgen Gothe (2011) • David Scholefield (2007) • User-friendly format free of grammatical and spelling errors • Mark Davidson (2014) • Anthony Gismondi (2010) • Darryl Weinbren (2006) • Value for consumers • Sid Cross (2013) • John Schreiner (2009) • Richard Carras (2012) • Christine Coletta (2008) Winners will be announced at the Awards Lunch and will be posted online at the VanWineFest website, and the results will be published in Vancouver Magazine and The Vancouver Sun. Vintners Brunch Food and Wine Pairing Competition Applications for the 2017 Wine Program Excellence Awards will close November 1, 2016. During the annual Vintners Brunch, a panel of experts will put the chefs to the test with their analysis of just how Sponsored by well they’ve paired their dish with their featured wine. The results are announced at the end of the brunch.

Past winners: • Nicholas Hipperson, Farm 2 Fork • Scott Kidd, LIFT (2012) • Blair Rasmussen, Vancouver (2015) • Neil Taylor, Cibo Trattoria (2011) Convention Centre (2009) • Wayne Sych, Joe Fortes • Jonathan Chovancek, • Tim Muehlbauer, Northwest Seafood & Chop House (2014) Culinary Capers Catering (2010) Culinary Academy (2008) Bill Hardy of Australia’s William Hardy Adelaide Hills (L) • Alvin Pillay, Killjoy Barbers (2013) and Nicolas Hipperson, chef/owner of Farm 2 Fork, (2nd from left) and crew celebrate their winning pairing. Sponsored by

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SPIRITED INDIVIDUAL SOMMELIER OF THE YEAR VINTNERS BRUNCH JUDGES’ PROFESSIONAL AWARD Jason Yamasaki CHOICE AWARD Howard Soon Nicholas Hipperson, Farm 2 Fork 2015 WINE PROGRAM EXCELLENCE AWARDS GEETT Sponsored by G Looking for the perfect pairing of restaurant and wine? We’ve done the research for you! EE These awards pay tribute to restaurateurs who have committed to producing an original and creative wine OMM program. Participating restaurants received careful consideration of their wine program by some of the finest, most HHO professional judges in Western Canada. The 2015 judges were Tom Doughty, DJ Kearney, Iain Philip, Treve Ring, and Terry Threlfall.

METRO VANCOUVER WHISTLER ALBERTA Platinum Gold Platinum EE Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar Alta Bistro Cilantro (Calgary) AFF – Consistent Excellence Divino Wine & Cheese Bistro A Silver SS Chambar (Calgary) Araxi Restaurant + Bar Hawksworth Restaurant Vin Room Mission (Calgary) Rimrock Cafe Vin Room West (Calgary) Gold Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar VANCOUVER ISLAND Gold – Best New Entry, Vancouver Buffalo Mountain Lodge (Banff) Burdock & Co Silver Deer Lodge (Lake Louise) CinCin – Greatest Gains Little Jumbo Restaurant & Bar The Lake House (Calgary) Cioppino’s Mediterranean (Victoria) Honourable Mention Grill & Enoteca Wolf in the Fog (Tofino) Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar – Best New Entry, Vancouver Island (Edmonton) Provence Marinaside/The Wine Bar Honourable Mention Zest Japanese Cuisine AURA Waterfront Restaurant + Silver Patio, Inn at Laurel Point (Victoria) Brix Restaurant & Wine Bar Grand Cru Restaurant and Lounge, Edible Canada at the Market Grand Hotel (Nanaimo) Homer St. Café & Bar The Pacific Restaurant & Terrace, Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House Hotel Grand Pacific (Victoria) My Shanti Nicli Antica Pizzeria BC INTERIOR PiDGiN Gold Tableau Bar Bistro Emerald Lake Lodge (Field) MAKE IT PART West Restaurant Honourable Mention Bronze Watermark Wine & Tapas Bar, Fable Kitchen Watermark Beach Resort OF THE PLAN Farmer’s Apprentice Restaurant (Osoyoos) Forage LIFT Bar Grill View Visit the BC Liquor Stores Get Home Safe booth, Salt Tasting Room located outside the Festival Wine Shop, and pick up a YEW seafood + bar complimentary single zone transit ticket. The ride’s on us! Honourable Mention The Fish House in Stanley Park Tap Restaurant Tramonto at River Rock Casino Resort Via Tevere

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ITALY AUSTRALIA

Italy is the largest producer of wine in the world and has more varieties planted than any other country. Though Australia has become a recognized leader in the wine world by deftly combining tradition with new ideas and Italy is most noted for its noble reds, like Chianti, Barolo and Brunello, it is also a major producer of white wines, technical innovation, with an increasing focus on the distinct regional excellence of Australian wines. More and ranging in style from light and fruity to oak-aged versions of impressive substance and depth. Find out about Italian more consumers are coming to realise that Oz’s premium wines offer outstanding character and sense of place as wine at ItalTrade.com. well as value. For more information about Australian wine regions, explore WineAustralia.net.au.

Abruzzo Sardinia Veneto Chapel Hill Inland Trading Co. Majella Wines Farnese Argiolas Allegrini Cantina Zaccagnini Beato Bartolomeo Breganze Trentino Bolla Emilia-Romagna CAVIT Bottega CANADA Cleto Chiarli Ferrari Cesari Medici Ermete Mezzacorona / Rotari Giusti Wine BRITISH COLUMBIA Poderi dal Nespoli MASI Agricola It’s easy to find wine regions that are bigger, older, or more famous. However, it is not easy to find a region that is Umberto Cesari Tuscany Mionetto newer, more diverse or more exciting than British Columbia. From Vancouver Island to the Okanagan Valley, take a Marchesi Antinori Monte del Frà wine tour of our province in the Acura Tasting Room. Find out more about BC wineries at WineBC.org. Marche Tenuta di Arceno Cantine Giacomo Montresor Umani Ronchi Tenuta Argentiera Cantina Valpolicella Negrar Averill Creek Vineyard Mission Hill Family Estate Thornhaven Estates Winery Argiano Pasqua Bartier Bros. Osoyoos Larose Tightrope Winery Piedmont Bibi Graetz Tenuta Sant’Antonio Black Sage Vineyard Painted Rock Estate Winery TIME Estate Winery Batasiolo Biondi Santi Jacopo Tedeschi Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Poplar Grove Winery Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Braida di Bologna Giacomo Carpineto Tommasi Viticoltori Culmina Family Estate Winery Quails’ Gate Winery Unsworth Vineyards Casetta Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Valdo Spumanti Gold Hill Winery Sandhill Wayne Gretzky Okanagan Damilano Castello di Gabbiano Villa Sandi Harper’s Trail Estate Winery See Ya Later Ranch Fontanafredda Lionello Marchesi Villa Teresa Haywire Stoneboat Vineyards SAKE MGM Mondo del Vino Tenute Piccini Zenato Azienda Vitivinicola Hester Creek Summerhill Pyramid Winery Artisan SakeMaker Tenuta Olim Bauda Barone Ricasoli Zonin 1821 Meyer Family Vineyards SunRock Vineyard at Granville Island Paolo Conterno Rocca delle Macìe Pio Cesare Ruffino Vietti San Felice San Polino CHILE Puglia Tenuta Sette Ponti / Feudo Maccari Luccarelli Wine lovers already know that Chile offers reliably excellent Cabernet Sauvignon, unique and superb Carmenere, Tormaresca and outstanding examples of exceptional Syrah and Pinot Noir. But cooler coastal areas have been developed to produce clean, fresh whites of matching quality to the already renowned reds. Chile continues to produce wines of great purity, complexity and balance. Visit WinesofChile.org for more information.

ARGENTINA Baron Philippe de Rothschild Viña Leyda Viña Santa Rita Carmen Viña Montes Viña Ventisquero Argentina’s vast winemaking region is a strip of land located in the west of the country, at the foot of the Viña Errázuriz Viña Santa Ema Andes range, where the cultivated area covers more than 225,846 hectares. The altitude, the wide range of temperatures, the local know-how, the new technologies and a deeply-rooted popular wine culture lend Argentine wines unique identity and quality. Learn more at WinesofArgentina.org CROATIA Domaine Bousquet Finca Decero Bodegas Salentin Bodega Colomé / Bodega Amalaya Although Croatian wines are relatively new to VanWineFest, grapevines have been grown in Croatia since the Bronze Age. On the north coast, wines from Istria are similar to those produced in neighbouring Italy, while on the islands and the Dalmatian coast, local grape varietals, microclimates and the rather harsh nature of the vineyards leads to some highly individual wines.

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FRANCE PORTUGAL

French grapes, techniques and styles have profoundly influenced winegrowing around the world, though in The image of Portuguese wine is dominated by the centuries-old tradition of Port and Madeira, but the country is the past generation, New World ideas and influences have created a new wave of fruitier, fun-to-drink wines, full of dynamic young winemakers who are using new technology to enhance and amplify tradition. The traditional especially from the South. Nevertheless, traditions live on, and wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, wines are better than ever, but the new innovations – such as the dry reds of the Douro, offer outstanding quality. Alsace, the Loire, and the Rhône continue to provide benchmarks for winemakers everywhere. Indulge yourself at Learn more at ViniPortugal.pt. FrenchFoodandBeverages.com. Fonseca Guimaraens Symington: Dow’s / Warre’s Taylor Fladgate Antoine Moueix Gérard Bertrand Laurent-Perrier Vins et Vignobles Dourthe Les Grands Chais de France Famille Perrin SPAIN

GERMANY Spain’s wine regions encompass a wide range of climates and soil types. Its bodegas make bold, cellar-worthy reds, fresh and fruity whites, and distinct sparkling wines. While Spain produces some of the most sought-after cult wines In the cool weather of northern Europe, the production of fine wine requires not only quality vines and technical on the planet, it also continues to offer some of the world’s best wine values. Learn more at FoodsWinesfromSpain.com. skill, but also imagination and a dedication to excellence. The resulting wines maintain a cult following among wine lovers. Riesling is the noble variety of Germany, producing some of the finest white wines in the world. Araex Marqués de Riscal Vivanco Discover more at Germanwineusa.com. Campo Viejo Miguel Torres Gil Family Estates Bodegas Piqueras Deinhard / Schloss Johannisberg Henkell & Co.

USA GREECE CALIFORNIA The earliest evidence of Greek winemaking dates back more than 6,500 years ago. The extensive diversity of California is established as one of the great wine regions of the world. California vintners are full of energy, grapes – with more than 300 indigenous varieties identified – together with the moderate Greek climate, plentiful passion and vision, and are committed to sustainable agriculture, taking steps to ensure that Golden State sunshine, low average rainfall and soils of moderate fertility, combine to provide an excellent environment for the winegrowers will have viable and outstanding land for growing wine grapes and producing world-class wines long production of high-quality wines. into the future. DiscoverCaliforniaWines.com is your portal to California wines.

Tsantali Beringer Hahn Family Wines Seghesio Family Vineyards Bonterra Organic Vineyards J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Signorello Estate Winery Cannonball Wine Company Kenwood Vineyards Sterling Vineyards Clos Pegase La Crema Trim / Edge / Fuse Wines JAPAN Concannon Vineyard Madrone Vineyards Estate Wagner Family of Wine Delicato Family Vineyards Michael David Winery William Hill Estate Winery SAKE Geyser Peak Winery Robert Mondavi Winery Sake, which is brewed from rice and is technically beer, has its own rich tradition, dating back to the 12th century. Grgich Hills Estate Rodney Strong Vineyards Premium sake is as complex in every way as fine wine, with differences between sakes as significant as the differences between Corton Charlemagne and Puligny-Montrachet or Pauillac and Pomerol. High-quality sake is NEW MEXICO always consumed cool. While wine production in New Mexico dates back to the 17th century, this marks the first year that a New Mexico winery has participated in the festival! Yoshi No Gawa Saké Co. Gruet Winery

WASHINGTON NEW ZEALAND Washington State has a recognized reputation for consistency, quality and value. The growing conditions are superb: aridity, well-drained soils, and long hours of sunlight. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are often Mild, sunny summers and marked differences between day and night-time temperatures slow the ripening of spectacular, while Syrah can be rich, complex and world class. Washington Chardonnay and Riesling invariably grapes and allow them to develop pure, intense varietal flavours. This is the foundation of New Zealand wines’ present textbook varietal character, and are consistently great value for money. Learn more at WashingtonWine.org. elegance and power, and helps explain their famed balance, structure and food friendliness. Regional diversity is dramatic, enabling a striking array of wine varieties and styles to flourish.Visit NZWine.com for more information. Chateau Ste. Michelle Columbia Winery Waterbrook Winery

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Barone Ricasoli Consorzio Tutela Vini Valpolicella New Zealand Winegrowers BC Wine Institute Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico Pedersens Braida di Bologna D’Oro Gelato The Province Caffè Umbria Inform Interiors Salut! California Wine Marchesi Antinori Terra Breads Canadian Association of Molsons Coors Terra Foods BC Hospitality Foundation Professional Sommeliers Nesters Market Wine Australia The BC Hospitality Foundation provides support for individuals within the hospitality community, beyond traditional medical benefits and insurances, who are coping with a financial crisis arising from a health or medical condition. As well, it is committed to supporting the industry’s next generation by providing scholarships to selected students enrolled in hospitality, culinary and wine programmes in BC.

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Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival BardontheBeach.org

Mission: To perform, explore and celebrate the genius of William Shakespeare. JUNE 3  SEPT 24, 2016 Vision: To create an enduring contribution to the cultural fabric of the community as an inspiring centre of Shakespeare performance, education and understanding.

Celebrating its 27th season in 2016, Bard on the Beach is the Vancouver International Wine Festival’s charitable beneficiary. One of Canada’s largest not-for-profit, professional Shakespeare festivals, Bard’s home is a magnificent waterfront setting in Vancouver’s Vanier Park where it offers Shakespeare plays, related dramas and special events in two modern performance tents every summer. The 2016 season, running from June 3 to September 24, opens with Romeo and Juliet on the BMO Mainstage, directed by Siminovitch Prize winner and past Bard director Kim Collier. Playing in repertory with Romeo and Juliet will be The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Johnna Wright. The production is back by popular demand after a sold-out 2012 Bard run and re-imagined this season for the larger BMO Mainstage. On the Howard Family Stage, veteran Bard actor Bob Frazer (Macbeth, 2012) will direct a provocative new staging of Othello, alternating with Pericles directed by Lois Anderson, another award-winning veteran of Bard’s acting companies (Kate, The Taming of the Shrew, 2012).

In addition to its plays, the Festival offers opera, choral and orchestral concerts, wine tastings and educational events. The tented Bard Village is home to many activities and amenities including informal pre-show In A Nutshell Howard Family Stage talks, concession and bar services, and the Bard Boutique.

Bard engages a team of exceptional actors, directors, designers and technicians each season, along with year- round administrative staff and teaching artists; it is also supported by more than 250 volunteers each year. Bard’s critically-acclaimed plays repeatedly draw full houses; season attendance reached a record 100,000 in 2014 and more than 1.4 million patrons have enjoyed the Bard experience since 1990. Tickets on sale in April • All seats reserved Through its constantly expanding community outreach, Bard hosts the popular Young Shakespeareans Workshops for youth and teens at the site during the summer and Bard in the Classroom workshops for students and teachers during the school term. In 2014, it launched the Riotous Youth program to provide further Shakespearean theatre REGISTER NOW education to some of its summer workshop graduates. FOR BARD ENEWS Bard on the Beach is extremely proud and honoured to be the Wine Festival’s charitable recipient. The partnership is invaluable, helping Bard maintain its signature high artistic standards and educational programs while at the for exclusive offers and play details! same time keeping its programming affordable for hundreds of thousands of local residents and city visitors. bardonthebeach.org

Lindsey Angell (Luciana), Dawn Petten (Dromio of Ephesus), Daniel Doheny (Maud) & Sereana Malani (Adriana) The Comedy of Errors (2015) Photo: David Blue

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