Thursday, August 7, 2008

The Salt Tasting Room, Vancouver, BC - The Ultimate Foodie Experience

I recently visited beautiful British Columbia last month. After my ultimate foodie experience at the Salt Tasting Room (www.salttastingroom.com) in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada), I announced to my friends that I could die a happy woman now.

The Salt Tasting Room combined an array of gourmet cheeses, meats and condiments and their expert wait staff paired these delectable eats with an amazing flight of wine. When our server suggested a rose with the flight, I was hesitant at first. I'm a die-hard red wine girl and I kept thinking a sweet White Zinfandel. The Vie was a far cry from White Zinfandel. It tasted like a non-fizzy dry French Champagne and it was incredible. The Vie (a native wine from British Columbia) was actually my favorite out of the wine flight. My tastebuds were also tantalized with some incredible French cheeses like petit agour (which tasted like a soft Brie/bleu cheese). I also nibbled on their delicious bread topped with a sweet Italian mustard (made out of apricots) and a delicious chutney.

If you travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, I highly recommend checking out this non-descript, chic tasting room nestled in the Gastown district. The Salt Tasting Room is really a foodie's dream and well worth the $15 price (Canadian) for their incredible wine flights (they give you far more than a taste and I sampled an amazing Pinot Noir as well).