Vancouver International Wine Festival
byThe Vancouver International Wine Festival, presented by The Vancouver Sun, runs February 24th until March 2nd, 2014 taking place at venues across downtown Vancouver.
From the Acura International Festival Tasting Room and Gold Pass Tasting Lounge to the Bacchanalia Gala, wine seminars, minglers, winery dinners, lunches, brunches, and grazings, it’s the schedule is packed and almost everything is already sold out. There are a few tickets left to some of the lunches and tastings but you had better act fast!
The Vancouver International Wine Festival is Canada’s premier food & wine event and it has three mandates: to provide an informative, educational and entertaining wine experience for public and trade; to be a premier marketing opportunity for the wine industry and festival partners; and to raise funds for the Bard on the Beach Theatre Society.
Vancouver International Wine Festival Contest
Thanks to Acura Canada as well as Wine Australia I have two pairs of coveted tickets to give away to the following events. Leave a comment on this post or copy/paste the text below to enter to win ticket to the event of your choice via Twitter.
Acura International Festival Tasting Room
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre West (1055 Canada Place)
What: Acura International Festival Tasting Room: If you attend only one of the festival’s 54 events, make it an International Festival Tasting. The Vancouver International Wine Festival is widely regarded as the best consumer wine show on the continent, and the Acura International Festival Tasting Room is the heart of it. You’ll find 780+ wines organized by 14 countries, starting with featured country France.
When: Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tickets: $89 for Thursday, February 27th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm (Friday and Saturday nights sold out)
When: Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm (contest prize is for this event)
Tickets: $68 for Saturday afternoon
Life of Pie: Grazing Lunch
Where: Loungeworks (130 West 4th Ave)
What: Life of Pie: Take your taste buds on a trip Down Under with Australia’s favourite exports: wine and pie! Sample the delights of a national food staple, the hearty meat pie (vegetarian too), and pair it with Australia’s top drops. Expect a healthy dose of Aussie humour from wine personalities while they keep your glass full.
When: Saturday, March 1st, 2014 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Tickets: Buy tickets online or call (604) 873-3311
I will draw two winners (1 for Saturday afternoon Life of Pie and 1 for Saturday afternoon Acura International Tasting Room) at 5:00pm on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Must be legal drinking age to enter, win, and attend. Please enjoy responsibly.
Update The winners are @LynIsIn (Acura Tasting Room) + Brent (Life of Pie)
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Lovely. This sounds awesome!
this sounds totally amazing! I would love to take my dad for his birthday!
very cool – thx
I’d love to go!
Sounds like fun
I’d love this!!
Sounds like a fantastic event
So many fun events in Vancouver, so little money 🙁
Love Aussie pie (and wine). In combination — heaven!
Would love to attend either of these events.
I would love to take my sister with me as we both love eating pie. And nothing goes better with pie then wine!
Sounds lovely to me! 😀
Vino=fun!
Accura tasting room would be great
Both events sound like fun! Well, wine makes everything fun. 😉
Sounds like fun!
Both events sound great!
Would love to win. Good luck everyone.
An evening with great friends and fabulous wine. Couldn’t be better.
Sounds fantastic!
Would love to attend!
Such a super contest!
Great events! 🙂
My wife and I have always wanted to attend the Wine Festival. This would be a great date night!
The Wine Festival is always a good time. Sad I don’t already have tickets.
Acura Tasting Room tickets please. 🙂
Would love to go! Fingers crossed!
That would be a great prize for me to give to my boyfriend for our 3rd year anniversary.
Great!
Would love to go to either event but the Acura would be my first choice.
This looks like a great opportunity to try some world class wines!
I can think of no better way to spend a weekend.
this would be excellent!
I just discovered wine recently so this would be great.
Would love to go!
Sounds rad! Would love a hook up!
Great events to learn more about the different wines and how to appreciate them!
Sounds like fun!
Sounds so fun!!
Sounds fun.
This is such a great event!
I’ve never had Aussie pie and I would be excited to try it. A hungry Nico also gets thirsty. Please please!
I’m in!! Sounds awesome, would love to attend.
Yum! Yes please 🙂
Would love to take my husband and experience some new wines
I have never been to the Vancouver wine fest! Would love to go, sounds amazing!
New immigrant from Portland..would like to get to know local BC wine =)
This would be so much fun as my husband and I are into wine tasting!
I’d love this!
This is such a great event!
wine tastings are my favourite thing!
Life of Pie: Grazing Lunch
sounds like fun!
would love to go!
The festival always looks so fun. I’d love to attend.
Would love to take my gf to this. she loves wine!
Pick me! I would love to go 🙂
Would love to win!
I’d love to take my sisters and enjoy it responsibly!
I’m legal, my hubbies legal, and we both drink wine and eat (veggie) pie. A match made in heaven!
So many great events at wine fest
I’d love to go with my wife!
Would love to go. Cheers!
Good wine should never be wasted. Would love to win!!!
This would be great!
Love to explore wine
be a great way to spend the afternoon =D
Love finding new wines – this would be a blast!
The new wines would be great
I cater and make food for people all week. I’d love to enjoy some wine and expand my palate.
Would LOVE to go to this!!!! So would my wife 🙂
I went to this event quite a few years back and it was a Wine Connoisseur’s paradise. Would love to be a part of it again this year.
This is a great event!!
Your contests are amazing and this looks really great!