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Waterfront—(February 18, 2017) The 39th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival wrapped up recently after taking over the city with their special imbibing events anchored by the multi-day and night International Festival Tasting Room inside the Vancouver Convention Centre West ballroom.
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Puddifoot glassware
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This year, winos and festival goers celebrated the theme of The Wine World Celebrates Canada marking our nation's 150th birthday with seventy-six wineries from British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia—the Tidal Bay signature white wine blends were quite the hit—serving over three hundred Canadian wines.
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Henkell & Co. sparkling wines
One of my many international highlights was Schloss Johannisberg's 2015 Gelblack Feinberg riesling (second from the right) for its crisp and refreshing taste from Rheingau wine-growing region of Germany.![Vancouver International Wine Festival 2017 | Vancouver Convention Centre West](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2902/32159415324_14d6bcccce_z.jpg)
The festival also just announced 2018's 40th anniversary joint theme countries of Spain and Portugal.
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VIWF by the numbers:
- 24,783 admissions in 2016 (99% of all available tickets were sold)
- 16 countries, 180 wineries, 28 venues
- 54 events (including tastings, seminars, winery dinners, minglers, lunches, and brunches)
- ~50 participating restaurants, hotels, and caterers
- 1,700+ wines
- 780+ at International Festival Tastings
- 170+ additional wines at Trade Tastings
- 750+ at special events (dinners, seminars, etc.)
- 43,000 bottles sampled and/or purchased
- 82,000 wine glasses used
- 450 volunteers
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From its inception in 1979, VIWF has raised $8.7-million to support the performing arts. Since 2013, proceeds have gone to benefit the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival—contributing $235,000 in 2015.
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