Barbara Phillips, Alumna
UBC Theatre and Film is thrilled to be announcing wine pairings for each of our shows created by alumna Barbara Phillips WM! Barbara has read the plays and based on her knowledge of theatre learned while a BFA Actor (graduated 1990), will pair wine selections with each play. Available by the glass at our concession, Gallini’s Bar, in the lobby of the Frederic Wood Theatre or the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts bar for Lion in the Streets, sip before and during intermission when applicable, to enhance your experience of live performance!
Krapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett
September 26-29, 2018
Just like Krapp’s tapes represent different intervals his life, these wines express different ages of Tempranillo wine. One is youthful, fresh and confident, while the other is marked by the complexities of age. For the whites, we think about Beckett himself. We can imagine him roaming the streets of Paris, stopping in wine bars and cafés. He would have been enjoying white wines much like these. The Côtes de Gascogne is a simple quaffing wine while the Vouvray represents the times when, according to his close friend John Calder, Beckett would allow himself the pleasure of a glass of good white wine and grilled sole.
- Bodegas Victorianas Tempranillo Castilla, Spain
100% Tempranillo made without oak and to highlight the juicy red fruits of the grape variety - Anciano Gran ‘Gran Reserva’ Aged 10 Years Valdepeñas, Spain
Aging in barrel and then in bottle brings spice, vanilla and cocoa nuances to the red fruit - Les Fleurs du Mal Blanc Côtes de Gascogne, France
Named after the volume of poetry by Baudelaire – classic bistro white - Vincent Raimbault ‘Bel Air’ Vouvray Loire Valley, France
Chenin blanc from the Loire Valley with aromas of fresh hay, yellow apple and wet stone
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
November 8-24, 2018
With Sicily as the setting for this play, including some Sicilian sipping options was a must. While we may think of Sicily as a warm area producing silky reds like the Zabu ‘Il Passo’, they actually make a lot of quaffable whites like the Montalto Pinot Grigio. The Campo de Borja Garnacha is from Don Pedro’s homeland in Aragón and there isn’t a more classic match to go with Shakespeare than ‘sack’, the old English word for Sherry.
- Zabu ‘Il Passo’ Nerello Mascalese/Nero d’Avola Sicily, Italy
Two local Sicilian grape varieties make up this dense red with black fruit flavours
- Montalto Pinot Grigo Sicily, Italy
Mineral with pear and apple aromas
- Borsao Garnacha Campo de Borja, Spain
Garnacha grows well in Aragón’s dry climate, giving dark raspberry and spice aromas
- Williams & Humbert ‘Dry Sack’ Sherry, Spain
Warming, fortified wine with nuts and dried fruit flavours
Lion in the Streets by Judith Thompson
January 17–February 2, 2019
The Portuguese Canadian nature of the play made wine matching easy as both countries make such delicious wines. For immigrants from wine producing countries like Portugal, traditional wines like the white from Vinho Verde and red from the Dão are an important link to their culture. For Canadian wines, we celebrate BC with the Gehringer Riesling and Bartier Bros. Merlot.
- Quinta do Ameal Loureiro Vinho Verde, Portugal
The grape variety Loureiro is said to add laurel leaf scents to this Atlantic coastal wine
- Grão Vasco Dão, Portugal
Delicious, everyday red with a savoury character
- Gehringer ‘Private Reserve’ Riesling Okanagan Valley, Canada
Walter and Gordon Gehringer made their first vintage in 1985
- Bartier Bros. Merlot Okanagan Valley, Canada
Merlot, with its dark plum and herbal notes, is the most widely planted grape variety in BC
GOLDRAUSCH by Guillermo Calderon
March 14-30, 2019
GOLDRAUSCH presents a lot of wine pairing opportunities because its imagery takes us to different settings around the world. First of all, when we think of the Gold Rush, we think of California so why not enjoy a gold flecked Chardonnay with the play? Playwright Guillermo Calderon is Chilean and so is the delicious and classic Medalla Real Cabernet Sauvignon. With all the references to the Rhine in the play, we had to include a Rhein wine and, finally, a Merlot made from grapes grown close to Venice, the setting for the premiere of GOLDRAUSCH.
- Wente ‘Morning Fog’ Chardonnay California, USA
Toast, apple and pear notes with a smooth texture
- Santa Rita ‘Medalla Real’ Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo, Chile
Great depth of flavor with cassis, sweet herbs and bitter chocolate notes
- Leitz ‘Dragonstone’ Riesling Rheingau, Germany
Zesty, off-dry Riesling with lime and fresh floral notes.Wine Pairings, Theatre, Main Stage Season, Krapp’s Last Tape, Much Ado About Nothing, Lion in the Streets, GOLDRAUSCH,
- Donini Merlot Venezie, Italy
Medium bodied red plum aromas
