How to submit wine for review by JB – Notes shared on the New Zealand Wine Directory Blog & Social Media.
I taste and review about 180 wines each year, mainly New Zealand Wines, & have tasted 1,000s over the last 30 years & more. My review notes are based on my experience when tasting each wine: i.e. look, smell, taste and overall impression.
As a ‘well practised consumer,’ I don’t compare wines, and I don’t provide points or stars – I prefer words to convey my thoughts on each wine, offering my readers & followers some insights & the opportunity to buy & try them too.
Wines are reviewed and notes shared on both the New Zealand Wine Directory social media & my personal Facebook page. I provide an image of each wine when tasting & include a link to the producer’s website.
Tasting notes from the last 5 years are then archived on the NZ Wine Directory website.
The Gabriel Glass is used for all wine tasting & reviews – https://www.schubert.co.nz/wines/gabriel-glass/
I use Winesave preservation canisters to save wines for a while in-between tasting. https://winesave.co.nz/
FREE WINE REVIEWS
I taste and review your wine(s) – tasting notes & imagery will be shared on Facebook (5.6K followers) Instagram (3.7K followers) and my personal Facebook feed.
Free wine reviews are usually completed in order of receipt of submitted samples, but may be delayed by Featured Wine Reviews which take priority. Notes are then archived on the NZ Wine Directory website.
Where possible please include technical or winemakers notes for each wine e.g. Vines, clones, vineyard practices, harvesting, wine-making and aging / maturation processes, barrel aging etc.
Please download and complete a SUBMISSION FORM & email it to me or return it with your wine samples.
FEATURED WINE REVIEWS
If you’d like to upgrade to a ‘Featured Wine Review’ please indicate on the submission form. Featured Wine Reviews are prioritized and reviewed on receipt of samples, ahead of free wine reviews.
I taste and review your wine(s) the tasting notes & imagery will be shared on Instagram (3.6K followers) Facebook (5.5K followers) and my personal Facebook for my friends & family. Notes are then archived on the NZ Wine Directory website.
I then publish a Featured Post on the New Zealand Wine Directory blog, about your winery, the people, place & wines, including my notes on the wines reviewed. With your permission, I use the content & imagery from your website, as I do for Featured Winery of the Month.
Where possible please include technical or winemakers notes for each wine e.g. Vines, clones, vineyard practices, harvesting, wine-making and aging / maturation processes, barrel aging etc.
Please download and complete a SUBMISSION FORM & email it to me or return it with your wine samples.
Featured Wine Review: NZ$149.00 +gst* (Up to 4 wines – additional wines at NZ$10.00 +gst per wine.)
An invoice for your Featured Wine Review will be sent from MYOB on completion.
Do have a look at previous featured wine reviews on the website. https://nzwinedirectory.co.nz/?s=featured+wine
DELIVERY DETAILS:
Please courier samples to the following address. Let me know when the samples are on the way by sending tracking information or by message / email.
I will let you know immediately on their safe arrival. If any wines are corked or damaged I’ll contact you about replacements.
John Bartlett – Wine Reviews
THE NEW ZEALAND WINE DIRECTORY
15 Hamua Place
Waitara 4320
Taranaki, New Zealand
Updated 11 November 2025 – The New Zealand Wine Directory Limited