Wine Fest News

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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 [...]

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 [...]