Wine Fest News

Vancouver BC: The Vancouver International Wine Festival (VIWF/VanWineFest) and Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival are partnering to present a unique new online event, the Bacchanalia Online [...]

Update June 2021: In April, VanWineFest teamed up with Bard on the Beach for an online auction to raise much needed restart funds for both organizations. The Bacchanalia Online Auction, presented [...]

Spirited Industry Professional, Sommelier of the Year, Wine Program Excellence Awards Vancouver, BC (February 28, 2020) – The Vancouver International Wine Festival announced the 2020 trade [...]

The Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction, presented by Tesoro by Concert, kicked off the 42nd Vancouver International Wine Festival on February 22 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver with a spectacular [...]

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 [...]