The 46th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival closed on Sunday, March 2 after eight days, 43 events, and thousands of bottles of wines poured by 120 wineries from 15 countries. It was a spectacular week of wine and food, featuring tastings, dinners, lunches, seminars, and wine parties.

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Take a Sip Down Memory Lane

The Tasting Room featured 120 wineries from 15 countries pouring 4-5 wines each, all available at the onsite BCLIQUOR Festial Wine Shop in limited quantities. Many were festival exclusives, not regularly listed in British Columbia. If you're looking to restock your festival cellar, you can still find festival wines at select BCLIQUOR stores across the province. Look for the festival tag in these stores:

39th & Cambie ~ 8th & Cambie ~ Caulfeild ~ Commercial Drive ~

Kamloops Columbia Pl ~ Kelowna Mission Park ~ Kelowna Orchard Pk ~

Langley ~ Lynn Valley ~ Park Royal ~ Penticton Plaza ~

Richmond Brighouse ~ Solo ~ Westwood Centre

If you need a handy guide when you're searching the shelves, download the Tasting Room Program or browse the Festival App, available at the App Store and Google Play.

Next Level Wining and Dining

Vancouver has been racking up international kuodos for its incredible restaurant scene, and the festival is proud to partner with many of the city's top spots and chefs. From sumptous winery dinners at award-winning restaurants to exciting partnerships with culinary schools training the next generation of cooking stars and delicious tasting bites from our Tasting Room food exhibitors, VanWineFest offers elevated and unique wine and food experiences.

Beyond Festival Week, the festival provides a guide to restaurants that take their wine lists seriously through the Wine Program Excellence Awards. Bookmark the list of 2025 award winners for your wining and dining guide.

In Support of the Bard

The Vancouver International Wine Festival is proud to partner with Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival as its charitable beneficiary. The festival has raised more than $2.3 million for Bard since we joined forces in 2013.

Bard's 2025 season is now underway until September 20 at Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park. Two classic comedies are in repertoire on the BMO Mainstage, while the Douglas Campbell Theatre features two unique looks at Shakespeare's era and canon. Check out the season schedule to find your perfect performance. 

June 10-September 20 - BMO Mainstage

Romance, wit, and mistaken identities power this new staging of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy full of colourful characters, passionate poetry, and Shakespeare’s wittiest wordplay.

Photo Credit: Sheldon Elter as Benedick & Jennifer Lines as Beatrice

Photo & Image Design: Emily Cooper

June 13-September 19 - BMO Mainstage

This nostalgic visit to the ‘80s features a soundtrack of that candy-coloured decade, from unforgettable dance hits to tear-jerking ballads, as it celebrates friendship and the foolhardy ways young love makes us behave. 

Photo Credit: Jacob Leonard as Proteus & Matthew Ip Shaw as Valentine

Photo & Image Design: Emily Cooper

July 1-September 20 - Douglas Campbell Theatre

Three players present an acclaimed (and hilarious) [and irresistible] sprint through all of Shakespeare’s canonical plays (plus the sonnets!). It’s a wild ride through the Bard’s histories, tragedies, and comedies that will leave you helpless with laughter.

Photo Credit: Tess Degenstein with Matthew Ip Shaw, Arghavan Jenati & Jacob Leonard

Photo & Image Design: Emily Cooper

July 3-September 19 - Douglas Campbell Theatre

Jessica B. Hill’s The Dark Lady reclaims a story that was almost lost; that of Emilia Bassano, an intriguing multiracial, trilingual woman who was a talented musician and England’s first female published poet - and possibily the “Dark Lady” of Shakespeare’s sonnets.

Photo Credit: Arghavan Jenati as Emilia Bassano

Photo & Image Design: Emily Cooper

Mark Your Calendars

for key 2026 festival dates

October 2025

Participating wineries announced

November 19

Advance tickets on sale

December 10

Trade Days Passes on sale

January 14

Winery dinners on sale

January 21

All public events on sale

January 28

All trade events on sale

March 7

Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction

March 9-14

Festival Week

March 11-13

Trade Days

Thank you to our 2025 sponsors and partners, who made the festival possible through the generous support.