Wine Fest News

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 [...]

For the Love of Wine Join us as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation at one of the most spectacular wine and food events in the city, the Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + [...]

Highlights include $7,500 1989 Château Pétrus and $13,400 Harlan Estate Vertical IN BRIEF… The Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction kicks off the 39th Vancouver International Wine Festival on [...]

Love fine wine? Love great food? VanWineFest has an amazing line-up of winery dinners and lunches that will take you on a mouth-watering journey through the wines of a particular winery, region [...]

VANCOUVER, BC (January 18, 2017) — Vine stars from around the world will travel to Vancouver for the 39th Vancouver International Wine Festival, February 11 to 19 at the Vancouver Convention [...]

Tickets for Trade Days Conference events, presented by Sysco, go on sale Tuesday, January 17 at 9:30 a.m. The 14-event Trade Days program is an integral part of the Vancouver International Wine [...]

Tickets to all public events at Canada’s premier wine show go on sale Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. The Vancouver International Wine Festival is an eight-day celebration of wine and food [...]

Tickets to all public events go on sale Tuesday, January 10 at 9:30 a.m. Many events are expected to sell out on the first day, so we have some ways to help you plan your festival week in [...]

VANCOUVER, BC (December 23, 2016) — The 39th Vancouver International Wine Festival returns for an eight-day celebration of wine and food February 11 to 19 at the Vancouver Convention Centre and [...]

As a non-profit society and a fundraiser for one of Vancouver’s iconic arts organizations, the Vancouver International Wine Festival simply could not operate without the hard work and [...]

If you haven’t yet booked a ticket or table for the Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction, here are ten great reasons not to wait a minute longer Featured wines: Summerhill Pyramid Winery Cipes [...]

IN BRIEF… Discounted tickets to select 2017 Vancouver International Wine Festival events go on sale Tuesday, November 1 at 9:30 a.m. Save $5 to $15 until December 15, or while quantities last, on [...]

Vancouver, B.C. (September 23, 2016) – The Vancouver International Wine Festival is pleased to announce the winery lineup for the 39th annual festival, which takes place February 11-19, [...]