Sipping wines of the world at the 47th annual #VanWineFest 🍇 inside Canada Place bit.ly/viwf26 #VIWF
UPDATED - Wine Barbarian's 46 Top Tables at today's #Vancouver International #Wine Festival! More exhausting research add - your guide to the Saturday matinee & evening tastings - tickets still available! Links in my post: #VIWF
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Photos from the Vancouver International Wine Festival at the convention centre east on March 13, 2026! A nice mix of wine & sake vendors & food exhibitors! www.facebook.com/share/p/17sW...
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With rigorous research - drinking lots of #wine from around the world - I have compiled the Wine Barbarian's Top Tasting Tables at the #Vancouver International Wine Festival for 2026 - check it out with links to tickets here: winebarbarian.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-... #VIWF
The Wine Barbarian is on the job - at the #Vancouver International #Wine Festival! And good news - you can still get tickets 🎟️ for the big International Festival Tastings Thursday, Friday & Saturday night or Saturday afternoon! I enjoyed the regional focus on French 🇫🇷 wines! #VIWF
B.C.'s year-old ban on U.S. alcohol imports not only rankles U.S. officials and reduces consumer choice, which is the intent of the policy.
It also hurts some Canadian small businesses and the Vancouver International Wine Festival.
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Fantastic #Vancouver International Wine Festival #wine dinner 🥘 at Italian Kitchen with #Ruffino wines! Great wines🍷and amazing food - see the menu! #VIWF
Hurry hard! #Vancouver International #Wine Festival 2026 tickets are almost sold out! March 7-14 - details and links to tix at my Wine Barbarian article:
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Please read, BC and France: Two Visions of Terroir, One Conversation in the Glass at @VanWineFest 2026.
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BC and France: Two Visions of Terroir, One Conversation in the Glass at @VanWineFest 2026.
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The #Vancouver International #Wine Festival is on - and tickets for ALL events go on sale Wednesday January 21 at 9:30 a.m.! Do NOT miss out - and find all the details at my Wine Barbarian website here: winebarbarian.blogspot.com/2026/01/all-... #VIWF
#Victoria: Tune in at 1 pm to @cfax1070 - We're looking back to #VIWF for a chat w/ Rod Hallam, Market Manager Canada at Villa Maria Wines! 🇳🇿 We dive into New Zealand’s rise as the #1 Sauvignon Blanc producer & its success with Pinot Noir. Tune in for more! #NewZealand
Kelowna: Tune in at @3pm to @AM1150 News, Talk, Sports - From the floor of #VIWF, we chat with Justin Seidenfeld, SVP of Winemaking at Rodney Strong, about prime vineyard sites, clonal choices & what sets their wines apart. Plus, what’s the “Disney clone”? Tune in to find out!
#Kamloops: Tune in @7pm to @RadioNLNews AM 610 - Michael Kullman, Winemaker & CEO of Osoyoos Larose, joins us at the #VIWF! 🍇 He talks changing wine trends, replanting vineyards, and adapting to climate shifts. Tune in for the full conversation! #BCWine #BuyCanadian
NorthernBC #Kootenays: Join us at the #VIWF as we chat with Rod Hallam, Market Manager Canada at Villa Maria Wines! 🇳🇿 We dive into New Zealand’s rise as the #1 Sauvignon Blanc producer & its success with Pinot Noir. Tune in for more! #NewZealand
#Penticton: Tune in @9am to @BounceRadio800 - We’re at the 46th #VIWF with Richard Da Silva of Da Silva Wines! 🍷 He shares the challenges & rewards of Okanagan winemaking—from replanting to the in-demand Chenin Blanc. Tune in to hear why patience (and inventory) is key! #BCWine
#Osoyoos #Oliver: Tune in @9am to @BounceRadio1240 - We’re at the 46th #VIWF with Richard Da Silva of Da Silva Wines! 🍷 He shares the challenges & rewards of Okanagan winemaking—from replanting to the in-demand Chenin Blanc. Tune in to hear why patience (and inventory) is key! #BCWine
#Victoria: Tune in @1pm to @cfax1070 - Join us at the #VIWF as we chat with Rod Hallam, Market Manager Canada at Villa Maria Wines! 🇳🇿 We dive into New Zealand’s rise as the #1 Sauvignon Blanc producer & its success with Pinot Noir. Tune in for more! @VanWineFest #NewZealand
#Vancouver: This week's podcast is up: tinyurl.com/yck8br2y! We're at #VIWF with Dan Walsh, Regional Wine Educator at Jackson Family Wines! 🍇 We talk wine education, connecting with younger wine consumers, & a surprising #NBA partnership. Tune in for details on their regenerative farming goals!
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Great news! Still tickets for Saturday's 2025 #Vancouver International Wine Festival tastings!
Visit my March 1 UPDATED top winery tables - for great @VanWineFest wineries from around the world! Links at my Wine Barbarian website!
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The #Vancouver International Wine Festival awards 🥇Sommelier of the Year to Andrew Forsyth of LABATTOIR_VAN and Spirited Industry Professional to wine writer Michaela Morris! 2 great choices & people! @VanWineFest #VIWF
My Wine Barbarian Guide to the 2025 Vancouver International Wine Festival has been updated! See all my highly recommended winery tables at my website link - and tickets still available for Friday night & Saturday afternoon & evening! winebarbarian.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-... #VIWF #Vancouver
Pouring wines would be fun.
People who pour at the festival are principals, though, or with sales agencies. Not volunteers.
Decades ago I volunteered many times at the #VIWF emptying spit buckets. Things have changed. They have stationary spittoons. Not sure where it flows, but fewer volunteers.
Trade tasting happened this afternoon for the Vancouver International Wine Festival.
U.S. is the theme region this year.
News is that France has agreed to be the #VIWF host/theme region next year, slightly later than usual, in March, just before spring break.
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The Wine Barbarian Guide to the 2025 #Vancouver International Wine Festival is here! My recommended winery tables for the International Festival Tastings! And you can still get tickets for the #VIWF IFTs links in post. Cheers! 🍷🎉
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A great #Vancouver International Wine Festival dinner w Booker Vineyard wines at L’ Abattoir restaurant! Very fascinating menu paired w fabulous wines from Paso Robles & San Luis Obispo - starting w smoked salmon & albacore tuna tartare! @vanwinefest #VIWF
Congrats to the Vancouver International Wine Festival, which has been running since 1979 and only missed one year, during the pandemic.
“The 46th,” festival director Harry Hertscheg just said. “Canada’s premier wine show… 43 events.”
Launch event taking place now.
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My latest Wine Barbarian post features 3 excellent Chardonnays to taste at the #Vancouver International Wine Festival from Feb 22-Mar 2! Two from Oregon & one from California - delicious! See at: winebarbarian.blogspot.com/2025/02/oreg...
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When you visit the #Vancouver International Wine Festival - Feb 22-Mar 2 - don't miss #BookerWines - and their Harvey & Harriet and My Favorite Neighbor line of delicious wines - more details and links at my wine blog: winebarbarian.blogspot.com/2025/02/who-... #VIWF