Vancouver Magazine International Wine Competition 2008



			BENEFITS VANCOUVER MAGAZINE All wines will be promoted on the cover and featured in Vancouver magazine’s wine supplement (January/February 2010 issue) including a bottle shot. Over 55,000 copies of this issue are distributed to our readership. This issue is one of our best-selling issues of the year. GuestLife VANCOUVER Is the city’s premier hardcover tourist publication. Each year, over 19,000 copies are produced and placed in distinguished hotel rooms and suites across Greater Vancouver. The top wines from the International Wine Competition will be featured in the publication, which is read by over 2 million readers annually. **VANCOUVER MAGAZINE'S CityGuide Is a new award-winning publication available exclusively on newsstands for $9.99. Top wines will receive exposure in more than18,000 copies of this annual city guide. THE VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL** Is the largest consumer wine event in North America, attended by 2,500 wine lovers over 3 nights. Winners from Vancouver magazine’s International Wine Competition will be showcased and poured at the event and more than 3,000 copies of the Vancouver magazine wine supplement will be distributed at the event.istributed at the event. BC LIQUOR STORES For the past five years, our BC Liquor Store promotion has given unprecedented exposure to award-winning wines. 18,000 overruns of Vancouver magazine’s January/February wine supplement are distributed to over 30 participating liquor stores and at select events. PRIVATE WINE STORES As well as promotion in BC Liquor Stores, award-winning wines received exposure in private wine stores. This year, the competition will extend it’s promotion in select private wine stores in BC. ONLINE All award-winning wines will receive exposure (for one year) on VANMAG.COM. The online exposure will feature the wine name, a short description of the wine, a bottle shot and a link to the BC Liquor Store stock search page making it easy for consumers to find and purchase wine! Vamag.com has over 36,000 unique visitors per month and is the go-to site to find wine, restaurants, and things to do in the city. NEW THIS YEAR! Wines will be featured in Vanmag.com’s The Weekend Fix in David Scholefield’s “Wine Pick of the Week” section throughout the year. The Weekend Fix is Vanmag.com’s e-newsletter sent straight to over 4,500 inboxes every Thursday. It’s an inside guide to the best the city has to offer that week including restaurant openings, wine recommendations, new shops, bargain buys, must-do events, and much more.