This year's International Festival Tasting Room will showcase the best wines from around the world with all 176 participating wineries in one room. Centre stage will be the remarkable winemakers from the 2013 Theme Region of California and a wide range of this year's Global Focus, Chardonnay. Once again, this year's International Festival Tasting Room will be organized by country, allowing wine lovers easy access to vintages from around the world. Also included in the price of each ticket is the opportunity to shop at the on-site BC Liquor Store where wines from each presenting winery will be available for purchase - a unique and rare opportunity!

Tickets: $85 online at www.vanwinefest.ca or $95 at the door, but this event usually sells out so I would suggest buying ahead of time.

Other possible dates for this event are Thursday, February 28, 2013 or Saturday, March 2, 2013