Wine Fest News

41st Vancouver International Wine Festival – February 23-March 3, 2019  2019 Quick Facts 41st annual (founded 1979) 8 days, Feb 23-Mar 3 (Bacchanalia Gala, Feb 23) 25,000+ admissions (97% of [...]

The Vancouver International Wine Festival is pleased to announce the winery lineup for the 41st annual festival, which takes place February 23-March 3, 2019. The eight-day wine and food [...]

The annual list of influential events across nearly a dozen industries features the Vancouver International Wine Festival. September 18, 2018 — BizBash—North America’s #1 resource for event [...]

(and $280,000 for Bard) The Vancouver International Wine Festival, which ends its 2018 fiscal year on June 30, is delighted to announce a $280,000 contribution to its charitable beneficiary, Bard [...]

VIWF ANNOUNCES 2018 TRADE COMPETITION WINNERS Spirited Industry Professional, Sommelier of the Year, Wine Program Excellence Awards Vancouver, BC (March 2, 2018) – The Vancouver International [...]

40th Vancouver International Wine Festival serves up 82,000 wine glasses; 43,000 bottles of wine Vancouver, BC (February 28, 2018) – Vancouver’s annual wine lovers’ delight, but dishwashers’ [...]

VANCOUVER, BC (February 26, 2018) — The Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction kicked off the 40th Vancouver International Wine Festival on February 24 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver with a [...]

Features 1983 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti “La Tâche” & Harlan Estate Vertical VANCOUVER, BC (January 30, 2018) — The Vancouver International Wine Festival is pleased to announce [...]

Announces Keynote Speaker: Paul Wagner, wine educator & historian VANCOUVER, BC (January 8, 2018) — The Vancouver International Wine Festival is pleased to welcome wine educator and writer [...]

VANCOUVER, BC (December 20, 2017) — The 40th Vancouver International Wine Festival returns for an eight-day celebration of wine and food February 24 to March 4 at the Vancouver Convention Centre [...]

Spain and Portugal Take Centre Stage at 2018 VanWineFest Discounted tickets & Gold Pass on sale November 1 to December 15 IN BRIEF… Discounted tickets to select 2018 Vancouver International [...]

2018 VanWineFest Announces 173 Wineries from 15 Countries, Features Wines from Spain and Portugal Vancouver, B.C. (September 26, 2017) – The Vancouver International Wine Festival is pleased [...]

Raising a Glass to our Partners (and $280,000 for Bard) At the opening night of Much Ado About Nothing last week, the vice-chair of the Vancouver International Wine Festival board, Mark Hicken, [...]

UNTIL WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017 Apply Online The 40th Vancouver International Wine Festival, Canada’s premier trade and consumer wine show, takes place February 24 to March 4, 2018. This is [...]

We celebrated Canada’s 150th birthday in style at the 2017 festival, with the largest representation of Canadian wineries ever at an international wine show. It was our 39th year of pairing [...]

Download pdf 40th Vancouver International Wine Festival – February 24-March 4, 2018 VIWF by the numbers (* indicates 2017 data) 40th annual (founded 1979) 8 days (Bacchanalia Gala, Feb 24; [...]

The 2017 Vancouver International Wine Festival came to a close on Sunday, February 19, after eight glorious days of wine and food. This year, 180 wineries from 16 countries participated in 54 [...]

CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE: VIWF ANNOUNCES 2017 TRADE COMPETITION WINNERS Spirited Industry Professional, Sommelier of the Year, Wine Program Excellence Awards Vancouver, BC (February 17, 2017) – The [...]

The festival app is now available for download in the App Store and Google Play Store. Search for VanWineFest. You’ll get details on all wines served at winery tables (180 wineries, ~780 [...]

The doors open tonight on the first of four International Festival Tastings, the heart of the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Tickets are still available for Friday evening and the [...]

Wine lovers rejoice! 39th VanWineFest serves up 82,000 wine glasses; 42,000 bottles of wine Vancouver, BC (February 15, 2017) – It’s a bad week for dishwashers but a great week for wine lovers. [...]

VanWineFest is now in full swing – half-way through festival week – but the main event is being set up right now! The Tasting Room is home to four International Festival Tastings and [...]

Auction, Raffle Raise ~$280,000 for Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival VANCOUVER, BC (February 13, 2017) — The Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction kicked off the 39th Vancouver International [...]

JOIN US FOR CANADA’S BEST WINE TRADE SHOW Grow your wine savvy and wine business: Trade Tastings, some seminars, still available The Trade Days Conference, presented by Sysco, the biggest [...]

Our Home and Native Wines We’re celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday by welcoming 76 wineries from across Canada to VanWineFest – showcasing our country’s best against the [...]