Stephen Wong Cooks Up Perfect Pairings May 9th at BC Liquor Stores

Enjoy the Serendipity! where German Wines meet Asian Cuisine

German wines will share the spotlight with Asian foods in BC Liquor Stores throughout the month of May, 2015. 60 stores will feature lively displays of a select 12 German wines, including a sparkling Riesling and a Dornfelder Pinot Noir. Customers can pick up their complimentary recipe booklet at all participating stores and a FREE consumer event will kick-off the promotion featuring the Asian foods of Vancouver’s own Stephen Wong – wine writer and chef extraordinaire.

The promotion showcases a wide assortment of Germans wines, giving consumers an opportunity to learn about the diversity of the German wine offering and how well they pair with Asian cuisines. A brochure has been developed which will be on display in all 60 participating stores, offering food pairing suggestions for the participating wines, along with four excellent Asian recipes; Pakoras, California Sushi Roll, Seafood Laksa and Szechuan Pork.

At the consumer event on Saturday, May 9, 2015, consumers can try samples, at no charge, of all 12 featured German wines paired with gourmet Chinese foods, hand-crafted by Chef (and acclaimed wine writer) Stephen Wong. Accredited Sommeliers will present the wines on rotation throughout the event, paired with the following Asian Appetizers:

Pork Potstickers with mildly spicy soy vinegar dip
BBQ Duck Roll with cucumber jicama & carrots with orange hoisin

Details for the event are as follow:

FREE CONSUMER EVENT
Cambie and 39th Signature BC Liquor Store (Cambie Kitchen) Vancouver, BC Saturday, May 9, 2015
3–6pm

German wines are generally heralded as great food friendly wines. This is a very bold statement, but most sommeliers and other food and wine professionals will agree. British Columbia, being the multi- ethnic province that it is, hosts a wide array of cuisines that virtually reach out for German wines. The not-really secret here is the variety in styles (dry to sweet, sparkling or still), grape varieties (Riesling and

Pinot Noir, to name the top ones of either white or red) and the distinct levels of richness (light to full, to honey-like) plus, based on the cooler climate, the wines generally have a good amount of acidity

(considered vital for a great food wine) and lower levels of alcohol than warmer climate peers.

Visit BC Liquor Stores this May and Enjoy the Serendipity — where German wines meet Asian cuisine!

For more information about Wines of Germany please contact:

Mireille Sauvé

The Wine Umbrella Inc. 604-565-2276 info@nullthewineumbrella.com

Featured Wines:

DR. LOOSEN SPARKLING RIESLING HEITLINGER ‘SMOOTH LEAF’ PINOT BLANC BREE RIESLING
CLEAN SLATE RIESLING
LANDLUST RIESLING
SELBACH RIESLING
GUNDERLOCH FRITZ RIESLING LINGENFELDER RIESLING
DR. VON BASSERMANN JORDAN RIESLING DR. PAULY BERGWEILER RIESLING
ST. URBANS HOF RIESLING
BLACK TOWER DORNFELDER PINOT NOIR