Written By Gary Hynes Folks / Reporter Jul 19, 2013 Wine-On-Tap Arrives in Victoria at Ca Va Bistro SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestLeft to right: Patrick Allard (Restaurant Manager at Ça Va), Lee Wakely (Keg Tappers), Mark Wachtin (Storied Wine & Spirits), Fauna Martin (Chef/Owner Ça Va), Peter Ellmann (Muse Winery)Victoria, BCÇa Va Bistro, located in Fernwood Village, has joined the wine-on-tap revolution and is the first to introduce the FreshTAP system to Victoria. Similar to draught beer, the wine is put into FreshTAP 19.5 liter stainless-steel kegs at the winery, kept under an inert gas (nitrogen) and then delivered to restaurants. No bottles, corks or labels. Less fuel is used to deliver the wine and the wine is always fresh (no more oxidized wines). With fewer costs, the savings can be passed on to restaurants and to consumers. It’s a win both eco-wise and cost-wise. Wines-on-tap at Ça Va Bistro are available by the glass, half liter, and liter. Two BC red wines being featured: Saanich’s Muse Winery 2009 Cab/Merlot (made from grapes sourced from the Mitchell Heritage Farm in Osoyoos); and Similkameen’s Eau Vivre Winery, 2012 Pinot Noir (made from organic grapes sourced from Beaumont Family Vineyards in Kelowna in the Okanagan). Found at both fine and casual restaurants, the wine-on-tap trend is quickly spreading across North America. Next time you’re in Fernwood Village, stop by Ca Va for a glass. Consider it the next step in the evolution of wines by the glass. Ça Va Bistro1296 Gladstone Ave, Victoria BCReservations: 250-590-7982FolksVictoriawines SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Gary Hynes Gary Hynes, a writer and photographer, founded EAT magazine in 1998 and is its editor and chief paperboy. He studied Electronic Music with Samuel Dolan at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music, Audio Recording Technology at ... Read More You may also like Food People / Interesting Locals January 17, 2018 EAT TALKS: “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” THE STORIES WE TELL ABOUT OURSELVES AND ABOUT THE FOOD WE LOVE gives meaning to our history and to the things we value most. There is always one ... Read More First Look / Food People October 31, 2017 Adapt to Survive – The team behind Foo finds opportunity at Victoria’s hospitality crossroads. It’s not breaking news: Victoria’s restaurant scene is in the midst of varying states of crisis, depending on which Industry Insider you speak ... Read More Food People / Victoria September 8, 2017 EAT Talks Speaker Line-Up EAT TALKS N0 2 “Well… That Didn’t Work Out: Failures Flops and Frustrations” EAT Talks are a series of live events produced ... Read More Food People / Reporter / Victoria August 31, 2017 The Long Table Series Debuts at Topsoil Farm On a warm and starry August evening, a new Victoria business was born. The new venture called The Long Table Series has been conceived by owners ... Read More Drink People / Food People / Victoria August 16, 2017 EAT TALKS Round-up…plus new EAT Talks event Announced for Sept 11 Let’s Not Open a Restaurant (June 2017) The first in the magazine’s Eat Talks Series turns into a lively evening of storytelling and truth ... Read More Food People July 4, 2017 Island Food: The Challenges of Growing a Food Business on the Gulf Islands Twenty minutes of climbing and I am gasping for breath, initially from the hike, then from the unexpected beauty of the view. Sapphire sky fills the ... Read More Comments are closed.
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