The Vancouver Foodster 4th Sangria Challenge was a success featuring sangria creations from restaurants around Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their sangria creation from June 11- July 4, 2021. . Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite the task as each judge who tasted each creation with a rigorous process based on taste, originality/uniqueness and presentation/appearance.
Our Media judges for this challenge were:
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{112 points}
Food by Fanta
Rainbow Flight
Price: $17
Created by: Chef Parinya
Description: The colours of freshness summer is here in this sangria flight. Combination of our local spirits, wine and fruits. There are 3 glasses of sangria on the flight red/ pink/ orange , yellowish green, blue/ purple.
Ingredients:
Fresh fruits- lime, lemon, strawberry, blood orange, orange, pomegranate, kiwi, raspberry, blueberry.
Mint leaves, butterfly pea flower syrup, strawberry syrup, lemon saffron syrup, apple spritz, Lebel Vodka, Eve Gin and Pinot Gris and Lychee liqueur .
Offered: Lunch and Dinner
Food by Fanta
20542 Fraser Hwy, Langley
Tel; (604) 530-6803
Instagram @foodbyfanta
2nd Place (tie):
{99 points}
Cold Tea Restaurant
Bottled Rose Sangria
Price: $12 during regular service, $10 for 1 or $35 for 4 during happy hour (3-6pm daily)
Created by: Joe Cheng
Description: Bottled in house, this light and refreshing rose sangria is perfect for the summer weather!
Ingredients list Rosé & White wine blend, cranberry, apple, orange, lime, ginger ale, orange bitters
Offered: All day, every day!
Cold Tea Restaurant
1193 Granville Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 423-2653
Web: https://www.coldtearestaurant.com/
Instagram @coldtearestaurant
2nd Place (tie):
{99 points}
Reflections: The Garden Terrace
White Sangria
Price: $19
Created by: the bar team
Description: White wine with curaçao, pineapple, fruit medley & bubbles
Offered: all the time
Reflections: The Garden Terrace
(4th floor at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia)
801 West Georgia Street
Tel:(604) 673-7043
Web:https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/hotel-georgia-vancouver/dining/reflections-the-garden-terrace
Instagram @rosewoodhotelgeorgia
3rd Place:
{90 points}
Robba Da Matti
Sangria da Formentera
Price: $9 glass / $25 pitcher
Created by: The team
Description: made with brandy, triple sec and limonata
Available: all the time
Robba Da Matti
1127 Mainland Street, Vancouver
Phone:(604) 558-1174
Web: http://www.robbadamatti.com/
Twitter: @Robba_daMatti
Instagram: @robba_damatti
And
Robba Da Matti
1906 Haro Street, Vancouver
Phone: 604-423-3553
Web: http://www.robbadamatti.com/
Twitter: @Robba_daMatti
Instagram: @robba_damatti
And
Robba Da Matti
112 Powell Street
Web: http://www.robbadamatti.com/
Twitter: @Robba_daMatti
Instagram: @robba_damatti
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Sangria creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Food by Fanta
Rainbow Flight
Price: $17
Created by: Chef Parinya
Description: The colours of freshness summer is here in this sangria flight. Combination of our local spirits, wine and fruits. There are 3 glasses of sangria on the flight red/ pink/ orange , yellowish green, blue/ purple.
Ingredients:
Fresh fruits- lime, lemon, strawberry, blood orange, orange, pomegranate, kiwi, raspberry, blueberry.
Mint leaves, butterfly pea flower syrup, strawberry syrup, lemon saffron syrup, apple spritz, Lebel Vodka, Eve Gin and Pinot Gris and Lychee liqueur .
Offered: Lunch and Dinner
Food by Fanta
20542 Fraser Hwy, Langley
Tel; (604) 530-6803
Instagram @foodbyfanta
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Cold Tea Restaurant
Bottled Rose Sangria
Price: $12 during regular service, $10 for 1 or $35 for 4 during happy hour (3-6pm daily)
Created by: Joe Cheng
Description: Bottled in house, this light and refreshing rose sangria is perfect for the summer weather!
Ingredients list Rosé & White wine blend, cranberry, apple, orange, lime, ginger ale, orange bitters
Offered: All day, every day!
Cold Tea Restaurant
1193 Granville Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 423-2653
Web: https://www.coldtearestaurant.com/
Instagram @coldtearestaurant
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Robba Da Matti
Sangria da Formentera
Price: $9 glass / $25 pitcher
Created by: The team
Description: made with brandy, triple sec and limonata
Available: all the time
Robba Da Matti
1127 Mainland Street, Vancouver
Phone:(604) 558-1174
Web: http://www.robbadamatti.com/
Twitter: @Robba_daMatti
Instagram: @robba_damatti
And
Robba Da Matti
1906 Haro Street, Vancouver
Phone: 604-423-3553
Web: http://www.robbadamatti.com/
Twitter: @Robba_daMatti
Instagram: @robba_damatti
And
Robba Da Matti
112 Powell Street
Web: http://www.robbadamatti.com/
Twitter: @Robba_daMatti
Instagram: @robba_damatti
Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite the task as each judge who tasted each creation with a rigorous process based on taste, originality/uniqueness and presentation/appearance.
Each media judge scored each creation with a maximum of 40 points as follows: Overall Taste 20 points, Originality and Uniqueness 10 points, Presentation and Appearance 10 points. The highest number of points a challenge creation could have been awarded is 120 points.
Our Media judges for this challenge were: Brenda Yim, Tony Huynh and David Peng.
Thank you to the restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured the Sangria Challenge creations on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their Sangria creations! See all the Sangria Challenge Entries Here.
By: Richard Wolak