Yesterday, Feb 26, 2024, was the official kickoff for the 45th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival (VanWineFest). It was a small event with various media and a sampling of the wines that we can expect from the theme country, Italy. I had a chance to catch up with some of my wine media friends to discuss the events we were each going to attend. Here are a few pictures of the wines we sipped at the kickoff.
For the formal part of the kickoff, there is an introduction to the VanWineFest by VIWF executive director Harry Hertscheg, followed by a welcome and thank you by Christopher Gaze, Bard on the Beach artistic director, as Bard receives funds from the sales of tickets to the various VanWineFest events, and last a few words from our Keynote Speaker which this year is Filippo Bartolotta, a regarded wine writer hailing from Italy. Filippo lead our countdown to the event in Italian. Listen to the video as we hear from each of Harry, Christopher, and Filippo, And have a wonderful VanWineFest 2024 experience. The event was held at Carlino Restaurant on Alberni street. Cin cin.
