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Tickets go on-sale April 30 2018
Sip and savour a a a world of wine SOIF BAR À VIN
Wed Jun 27 6:30PM✦ 88 Rue Montcalm Gatineau
$125 per per person
Includes food wine and gratuity taxes extra 1-888-711-9399 visainfinite ca/dining Reserve your place at the table
One of the country’s greatest sommeliers Véronique Rivest will lead guests through
a a a a tasting of global wines and explore how different wines work with the same course The owner of of Soif Bar à Vin one of of enRoute’s Best New Restaurants of 2015 will work with Chef Kris Kshonze to create an evening that highlights how beautiful and surprising the marriage of food and wine can be Soif champions true terroir wines Expect some truly exciting sips of wines that really speak of a a a a a place matched with sophisticated small plates that are focused on on local and seasonal ingredients and created specifically for wine TASTY FACT
Véronique Rivest recently added another title to her résumé: Air Canada’s sommelier responsible for selecting wines served in in in International Business Class ABOUT VÉRONIQUE RIVEST
The owner of of Soif is one of of the most respected sommeliers in in Canada and indeed the world In 2013 Véronique Rivest became the first woman to reach the the podium at the the World’s Best Sommelier competition placing second in in the finals in in in Tokyo Previously she had placed in in in the top 12 twice (in 2007 and 2010) She also won Canada’s Best Sommelier competition in 2006
“It’s lively smart and devoid of pretension Just what a a a a a wine bar should be ”
and 2012 as as well as as Wine Woman Award 2007 in in Paris and the the Best Sommelier of the the Americas in 2012 In 2014 she opened Soif a a a Gatineau
wine bar that made enRoute’s Top 10 list of Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2015 ABOUT KRIS KSHONZE
The Chef of Soif Bar à Vin began his career working with Ottawa Chef Marc Lépine two-time winner of the Canadian Culinary Championships It was a a a a propitious start Chef Kshonze went on on to obtain his WSET Level 3 and and became Sous Chef at at Whalesbone and and later Chef of Hintonburg Public House In 2015 he he joined Soif as Sous Chef helping it it earn its spot on the enRoute list and in 2017 was promoted to Chef 18
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