YAM magazine’s Best Restaurant Awards 2024 celebrate Greater Victoria, B.C.’s exciting food scene, judged by an independent panel of chefs and food experts.
BY CINDA CHAVICH | PHOTO BY JEFFREY BOSDET
Best Sommelier and/or Wine Program: The Courtney Room
The Magnolia Hotel, 619 Courtney Street | $$-$$$ | thecourtneyroom.com | Reservations strongly suggested
This is the second year in a row that The Courtney Room has won for its exceptional wine program. Wine director and skilled sommelier Colin Davidson has trained TCR’s service team well, so you can always expect a knowledgeable recommendation or wine-pairing suggestion.
Davidson is a champion of small, family-run wineries, and his carefully curated wine list includes an ever-changing selection of B.C. and international wines, including rare finds you won’t see elsewhere, all beautifully displayed in a glass-fronted wine room.
He is also excited to share his passion for wine by bringing in top-flight producers and working with chef Brian Tesolin to craft exciting winemakers’ dinners. We’re not the only ones to recognize TCR’s wine excellence — it recently became the first Vancouver Island restaurant ever to win the prestigious platinum award at the Vancouver International Wine Festival.
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