Getting orientated

• For event descriptions, see Search All Events and click on the event name. You may sort the grid by date, name, type or country.
• Festival-at-a-Glance

Words to the wise 

• Tickets to all events go on sale January 27, 2009 at 9:30 am
• Buy early! Many events will sell out early; see Search All Events and click the drop-down box to see Available Events Only.
• To buy in person, go to the Playhouse Theatre Company production office at 127 East 2nd Avenue, Vancouver (Note this is NOT the downtown theatre.)
• Scroll down to read Notes, Trade Days and More Small Print

2008

• Ticket sales have been streamlined this year. In a nutshell, the Playhouse Theatre Company sells everything, including the tasting room. Tickets for the International Tasting Room and other select events may be purchased online, here. All other tickets must be purchased by phone or in person.
• If you want special events only, or trade events only, or a combination of, say, dinners, seminars and tasting room, call the Playhouse Box Office at 604-873-3311.

Buying in person

Playhouse Theatre Company
Box Office
127 East 2nd Avenue (between Main and Quebec)
Vancouver, BC
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cash and major credit cards accepted

In person at the festival

In the unlikely event that tickets are still available, you may buy them when the ticket kiosk is open at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, 999 Canada Place. This kiosk operates only on February 28, 29 and March 1 (the dates of the International Festival Tastings). Avoid disappointment and buy in advance. Tickets to special events such as winery dinners and luncheons are not sold at the door or by the host venue. They must be purchased in advance at 604-873-3311 or at the kiosk (if available).

Notes:

• All ticket prices include wine, food (if it is a food event), gratuities, GST and services charges. GST R119251403.
• A limited number of festival packages and passes are available. Be sure to order early.
• The festival program is subject to change without notice.
• The Playhouse Theatre Company does not accept liability for tickets lost in the mail or misplaced after they are issued. No refunds, exchanges, or replacement tickets will be issued.
• All events begin promptly. To avoid disappointment and in consideration of others please arrive on time. Seating for latecomers at formal sit-down tastings is not guaranteed and money will not be refunded.
• Please taste responsibly.

Trade Days:

• Trade Days events are restricted to those who work in the wine or wine-and-food industry. Individuals purchasing tickets for these events will be required to identify themselves.
• All attendees at the Trade Tastings must wear a nametag with their name, role and place of business.
• All trade session participants require a badge and a ticket for access to the Tasting Room.

More Small Print:

• We do our best to make everything perfect, but event details are subject to change without notice. And without refund.
• Nothing shouts “wine rookie” louder than fragrance. Refrain from stinky stuff like perfume, cologne, aftershave and hairspray. The noses, palates and wines in the room will thank you.
• Dress code: avoid fleece. Just kidding about the fleece – but we suggest smart business attire, and enthusiastically recommend black. (Red wine never looks good on white.) To go the distance in the tasting room, wear really comfortable shoes.
• Please taste responsibly. We serve tasting pours. Your job is to not swallow every ounce that’s poured. Do master the fine art of spitting and/or dumping. No, not on the floor – in the buckets provided at each station. Even if you don’t spit, feel free to sip and savour and then pour out the rest of your glass. There’s plenty of wine. Trust us.
• Make a plan, Stan. Stay overnight at one of our partner hotels. Take a taxi. Take transit (BC Liquor Stores offers you a free ticket). Assign a designated spitter. Walk. Just don’t drink and drive.
• You must be at least 19 years old and might have to prove it.