We are counting down to the winefest and will be posting the few events that aren’t sell out, BUT WILL! Book now or miss out on the best sipping event of the year! The main tasting room is the place to be as long as you plan accordingly and don’t loose your cool you’ll get to meet some excellent wine celebrities and try fabulous wines that have never set foot in the city before.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Day tastings still open. Saturday night SOLD OUT! GLV
International Festival Tastings
Vancouver Convention Centre
1055 Canada Place
Thursday, February 27 & Friday, February 28
7-10 p.m.
$89
Saturday night is sold out, but there are still tickets available for the Thursday and Friday evening International Festival Tastings.This is where the wine world gathers. The Acura Tasting Room is the heart of VanWineFest, where you’ll find 780+ wines offered by the 177 participating wineries from 14 countries.
Attendance is guaranteed to be 30% lower on Thursday, so if you’re serious about your wine tasting experience and want more room and time to interact with vine stars from around the world, this is the tasting for you. Traditionally, Friday evening has attracted the after-work crowd; grab a bite to eat downtown and the head to the Acura Tasting Room to kick-off the weekend in style!
International Festival Tasting
Vancouver Convention Centre West
1055 Canada Place
Saturday, March 1
3-5 p.m.
$68
*New Afternoon Tasting*
Want a great view with your wine? The inaugural afternoon tasting features all 780+ wines from 177 wineries and 14 countries (including, of course, 200+ wines from 52 wineries in the France Bon Appétit section) that are poured during the regular evening session. Attendance is guaranteed to be 30% lower, and you get the added bonus of the stunning daytime backdrop of Coal Harbour, Stanley Park and the North Shore mountains. This two-hour tasting (the low price reflects the shorter session) is the perfect introduction to the Acura Tasting Room – or a great way to taste those wines you miss on Thursday or Friday nights.
For a FREE ticket (or two), book a downtown hotel via beVancouver.com. Don’t Wine and Drive!
Read more about it all in the Vancouver Sun.
http://www.vanwinefest.ca/sites/playhousewinefest2/files/VIWF_VanSun_Feb15.pdf
