It's that time of the year again.
The time to fully immerse yourself in everything wine.
The Vancouver International Wine Festival is nearly upon us, scheduled this year from February 11-19, 2017.
This year Canada is the theme country, which stands to reason, as 2017 marks our 150th Birthday.
Named the #1 Food Wine & Hospitality Event in Canada, by BizBash, VIWF returns for its 39th year with
1650 wines, 54 events, and 180 wineries from 60 countries - now that is a lot of wine!
The No-Brainer
International Festival Tasting:
780 wines poured by 180 participating wineries.
Thursday, February 16, 7-10 p.m. – $89
Friday, February 17, 7-10 p.m. – $95
Saturday, February 18 Matinee, 2:30-5 p.m. – $79
Saturday, February 18 Evening, 7-10 p.m. – $95 here
A Culmination of Flavours 6:30-10:30pm, February 13th features Canadian wine legend Don Triggs and the wines of Culmina Family Estate Winery. $225 here
M. Chapoutier Terroir Trip 6:30-10pm, February 15th is an international road trip of wine from Alsace to Australia, with the wines of legendary Michel Chapoutier. $175 here
Meyer Family at Hawksworth 6:30-10pm, February 15th taste the award-winning Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs of Meyer along with dinner paired by David Hawksworth. $225 here
Terroir-Passion-Excellence 6:30-10pm, February 15th is a showcase of Jean-Luc Colombo's fantastic, Rhone wines. $175 here
Alpha Box & Dica @ Chambar 6:30-10pm, February 19th offers a lineup of Australian wines paired with a multi-course meal at Chambar: wine and food without boundaries. $120 here
Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction 6-11pm February 11th. If you are feeling flush, this is the dinner of the dinner of the festival, wine flows and food just keeps coming. Bring the checkbook. $450 here
Wine Lunches
Cool Climate, Cool View February 18th, 11:30-1:30 this wine mingler lunch introduces you to some delicious cool-climate wines from around the world. $80 here
Dine Italia February 18th, 11:30-1:30 taskes you on a tasting tour of wines, from around Italy, paired with a delicious multi-course lunch at La Terrazza. $180 here
Wine Minglers
I Heart Bubbly 8-10pm, February 14th is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day, sipping bubbles from around the world, paired with small bites. $59 here
Wines of Canada Party 8-10pm, February 15th - need I say more; canapes and Canadian wine. $59 here
Wine Seminars
Oculus Retrospective 4-5:30, February 14th takes a look at the age-worthy back-vintages of Mission Hill's icon red. $125 here
BC's Original Icon 4-5:30, February 15th takes a look at back vintages of Black Hill's flagship Nota Bene. $125 here
Discover Ontario's Cool February 16th 5:15-6:45pm. Vines editor, Christopher Waters who has a couple decades of knowledge under his belt, leads the seminar. $50 here
BC Pioneers & New Kids February 17th 5:15-6:45pm takes a look at what's new and what's established in BC wine with Kurtis Kolt and DJ Kearney. $50 here
Trans Canada Tasting February 18th 5:15-6:45pm is a cross-Canada wine tour led by Barbara Philip MW and John Szabo MS. $60 here
~Daenna Van Mulligen
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