A Calendar of all the major wine related Competitions & Events held in New Zealand – from wine competitions and awards to regional and national wine events, festivals and celebrations.
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NZ WINE COMPETITIONS & AWARDS | WINE EVENTS CALENDAR
NZ WINE COMPETITIONS & AWARDS
Aotearoa NZ Organic Wine Awards
http://organicwineawards.co.nz/
Aotearoa NZ Regional Wine Competition
https://wine.theshow.co.nz/
Australia and New Zealand Boutique Wine Awards
https://anzbwa.com.au/
Cuisine Magazine Wine Tastings
https://cuisinewine.co.nz/
Fruit Wine & Cider Awards
https://www.cider.org.nz/fruit-wine-and-cider-awards/
Hawke’s Bay Wine Awards
https://www.hbap.co.nz/hawkes-bay-wine-awards
Marlborough Cellar Door Events
https://www.marlboroughwinenz.com/cellar-door-events
Marlborough Wine Show
http://www.marlboroughwineshow.co.nz/
National Wine Awards of Aotearoa NZ
https://www.nationalwineawards.co.nz/
New World Wine Awards
https://www.newworld.co.nz/discover/wine-awards
New Zealand International Wine Show
http://www.nziws.co.nz/
New Zealand Wine of the Year Awards
https://www.nzwine.com/en/events/nzwy
NZ Sommelier Challenge
https://www.sommelier.co.nz/
Global Fine Wine Challenge
https://globalfine.wine/
WINE EVENTS CALENDAR
Here are some of the Food and Wine Events held across New Zealand.
There are lots of other wine related events, wine tastings, clubs and more all advertised on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/d/new-zealand/wine/
October 2024
First Light Wine And Food Festival
Sunday October 27 2024
https://www.firstlightwineandfood.co.nz/
November 2024
NZ Cider Festival
Saturday 2 November 2024
https://www.nzciderfestival.com/
Taste Hastings 2024
Friday 8 November, 5.30pm – 8.30pm
https://www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/taste-hastings
Taste of Wairarapa – Food & Wine Weekend
Friday 15 – Sunday 17 November 2-24
https://www.wairarapawine.co.nz/taste-of-wairarapa
Toast Martinborough
Sunday 17 November, 2024
https://www.toastmartinborough.co.nz/
Harvest Hawke’s Bay Festival
Saturday 23 November 2024
https://www.harvesthawkesbay.com/
Ray White Savour in the Park Marlborough
Saturday 23 November 2024
https://savourmarlborough.co.nz/
December 2024
South Island Wine & Food Festival
Saturday 07 December 2024
https://winefestival.co.nz
January 2025
Bridge Pa Wine Festival
Saturday 18 January 11.00am – 6.00pm
https://events.humanitix.com/bridge-pa-wine-festival-2025
Toast Martinborough
Sunday 19 January 2025
https://www.toastmartinborough.co.nz/
Pegasus Bay Vine Run
Saturday 26 January 2025
https://www.vinerun.co.nz/
February 2025
Marlborough Wine and Food Festival
Saturday 8 Feb 2025
https://marlboroughwinefestival.com/
Te Awanga Wine Festival
Saturday 8 February 2025
https://tawinefestival.co.nz/
Pinot Noir New Zealand 2025
Tuesday 11 – Thursday 13 February 2025
https://pinotnz.co.nz/
Wairarapa Harvest Festival
Saturday 15 February 2025
https://wairarapaharvestfestival.co.nz/
Roam Central Wine & Food
Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 February 2025
https://roamcentral.co.nz/
MARCH 2025
Hawke’s Bay F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic
Friday 14 March – Sunday 23 March 2025
https://www.fawc.co.nz/
North Canterbury Wine & Food Festival
Sunday 19 March 2025
http://www.ncwineandfood.co.nz/
Ripe – Wanaka Wine & Food Festival
Saturday 22 March 2025
https://ripewanaka.nz/
May 2025
St Clair Vineyard Half Marathon
Saturday 10 May 2025
https://vineyardhalf.com/
June 2025
Organic & Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference
Monday 16 June to Wednesday 18 June 2025
https://www.organicwinenz.com/conference
January 2026
International Cool Climate Wine Symposium (ICCWS)
Sunday 25 – Wednesday 28 January 2026 Christchurch
https://www.iccws2026.nz