Joie Wines has generously donated a case of its hard-to-find Joie Rosé and a double magnum of its equally scarce A Noble Blend to the Hard Supper Club.
Named the 2007 B.C. Winery to Watch by Wine Press Northwest, and recipients of a BC Lieutenant Governor's Award of Excellence in 2007, the Naramata Bench winery makes some of the most sought after wines in Canada. Owned and operated by Heidi Noble and Michael Dinn, the Joie's Alsatian and Burgundy style wines have received tremendous critical and popular acclaim within the Canadian wine industry. The limited production of 7,500 cases are sold exclusively to a private mailing list, Vancouver & Victoria restaurants and a select few private wine shops.
The bottles of Joie Rosé, winner of a Gold Medal at the 2007 All Canadian Wine Championships, will be paired with courses at the Hard Morocco Supper at Le Marrakesh Bistro in Gastown on Sunday, July 6th.
The double magnum of A Noble Blend, winner of a Gold Medal and Finalist Canadian White Wine of the Year at the 2007 Canadian Wine Awards, will be auctioned off at the Hard West Supper hosted by Vicki Gabereau and helmed by West Restaurant executive chef Warren Geraghty.
On March 15th, 2008, Joie represented BC's wine cuisine at a sold-out event at the James Beard house in New York with Gastropod's Executive Chef Angus An. To see photos from the event and the dishes visit www.chrismasonstearns.com/jamesbeard.The 6-course dinner was recreated on April 13th at Gastropod restaurant in Vancouver. To see the menu:www.gastropod.ca/pdfs/Joie_Dinner.pdf
The Hard Supper Club wishes to thank Heidi and Michael for their generous contribution. We would also like to draw your attention to Heidi's excellent cookbook, Menus from an An Orchard Table, published in May 2007 and available at the Joie website (www.joie.ca) or at better bookstores.
" Heidi Noble is one of those wonderful multitalented people–sommelier, winemaker, chef, and writer. Her Menus from an Orchard Table is one of the best cookbooks to emerge from Canada's wine and food scene in decades. What sets it apart is that Noble is a writer, not just a recipe assembler. Her writing is incisive, thoughtful, and thought provoking, while the recipes are solidly grounded, focusing on freshness and flavour rather than trendiness."
Jurgen Gothe, The Georgia Straight
Jurgen Gothe, The Georgia Straight
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