Wine Fest News

The Vancouver International Wine Festival is pleased to welcome acclaimed wine writer Andrew Jefford as the keynote speaker for the 2020 festival. Jefford will moderate and speak at a number of [...]

Trade Events On Sale January 22, 2020 The 42nd Vancouver International Wine Festival returns for an eight-day celebration of wine and food February 22 to March 1 at the Vancouver Convention [...]

Save $10 on International Festival Tasting tickets Book a hotel through StayVancouverHotels.com and taste for free Discounted tickets & Gold Pass on sale November 6 to December 15 Starting [...]

The Vancouver International Wine Festival is pleased to announce the winery line-up for the 42nd annual festival, which takes place February 22-March 1, 2020. The eight-day wine and food [...]

Spirited Industry Professional, Sommelier of the Year, Wine Program Excellence Awards The Vancouver International Wine Festival announced the 2019 trade competition winners on Friday at [...]

The Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction, presented by Blakes, kicked off the 41st Vancouver International Wine Festival on February 23 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver with a spectacular evening of [...]

Announces Keynote Speaker: Jon Bonné, wine journalist and author VANCOUVER, BC (January 4, 2019) — The Vancouver International Wine Festival is pleased to welcome journalist, author and senior [...]

Save $9 on International Festival Tasting tickets Save all $ by booking hotel through StayVancouverHotels.com Discounted tickets & Gold Pass on sale November 1 to December 15 VANCOUVER, BC [...]

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 [...]