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Wine and Liquor Trade Diary
This trade diary is provided for information for the New Zealand wine and liquor industries and is not intended to be a general calendar of all events that may occur. Whilst some events will have a consumer focus, it is more of a helpful guide for those in the trade to use as a planning tool to avoid conflicting dates. Not every event will necessarily be listed here.
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| Date | Event | City | Country | Trade/Consumer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 2008 | ||||
| 19 August | Whisky Tasting - Adelphi Cask Strength Malts Revisited | Wellington | New Zealand | Both |
| 20 August | Getting to Grips with Pinot Noir, a NZ Society for Viticulture and Oenology Workshop | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 21 August | 2005 & 2006 Bouchard Aine Red Burgundies | Wellington | New Zealand | Both |
| 22 August | 2008 International Sweet Wine Challenge - entries close | Riverina | Australia | Trade |
| 23 August | Bragato Wine Awards dinner | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 23 - 24 August | Mondial du Pinot Noir - Judging | Sierre | Switzerland | Trade |
| 23 - 24 August | Swirl | Christchurch | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 23 August | Silver Secateurs Grape Vine Pruning Competition | Waipara | New Zealand | Trade |
| 25 August | Penfolds Recorking Clinic | Wellington | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 26 - 29 August | World Sauvignon Congress | Graz, Steiermark (Styria) | Austria | Trade |
| 26 - 28 August | Liquorland Top 100 judging | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| 26 August | International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2008 - Closing date for NZ entries & samples | London | England | Trade |
| 26 - 5 September | International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2008 Judging | London | England | Trade |
| 27 August | Whisky Tasting - BenRiach Whiskies with James Cowan | Wellington | New Zealand | Both |
| 28 - 29 August | Court of Master Sommeliers Level 1 Course and Exam | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| 29 August | Mondial du Pinot Noir - Results online (approx 29 August) | Sierre | Switzerland | Trade |
| 29 - 7 September | MUNDUSvini International Wine Award | ? | Germany | Trade |
| 30 August | Court of Master Sommeliers Certified Sommelier Exam | Wellington then Auckland (Mon 1st September) | New Zealand | Trade |
| 31 - 2 September | Wine New Zealand 2008 | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
September 2008 | ||||
| Date to be confirmed | New World Wine Awards - Results available | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| Date to be confirmed | International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2008 Southern Hemisphere Awards announced | London | England | Trade |
| 2 September | New Zealand Sommelier of the Year Competition | Auckland ASB Showgrounds | New Zealand | Trade |
| 5 September | New Zealand International Wine Show - Closing date for entries | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 5 September | 2008 International Sweet Wine Challenge - awards announced | Riverina | Australia | Trade |
| 5 - 6 September | BrewNZ - Beervana | Wellington | New Zealand | Both |
| 8 September | Fine Wine and Spirits Exhibition | Melbourne | Australia | Both |
| 9 September | Hancocks Winemakers Tour 2008 | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 10 September | Hancocks Winemakers Tour 2008 | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| 11 September | Hancocks Winemakers Tour 2008 | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 12 September | Sydney International Wine Competition (Top 100) 2008 - Closing date for entries | Sydney | Australia | Trade |
| 12 September | Hancocks Winemakers Tour 2008 | Queenstown | New Zealand | Trade |
| 13 - 14 September | Denver International Wine Competition 2008 | Denver, Colorado | USA | Trade |
| 14 - 19 September | Winery Engineering Association NZ tour | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 14 September | Bob Campbell's Wine Diploma Course | Gisborne | New Zealand | Both |
| 15 - 17 September | New Zealand International Wine Show Judging | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 15 September | Eurowine International Winemakers Roadshow Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 15 September | Wine Style Asia Awards - closing date for entries | Singapore | Singapore | Trade |
| 15 - 22 September | Spring New Release Tastings | Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne | Australia | Trade |
| 16 September | Eurowine International Winemakers Roadshow Wellington | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| 16 September | Hawke's Bay Wine Country Regional Tourism Conference | Napier | New Zealand | Trade |
| 17 September | Eurowine International Winemakers Roadshow Christchurch | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 17 - 20 September | Food and Hotel Thailand | Bangkok | Thailand | Both |
| 18 September | Eurowine International Winemakers Roadshow Dunedin | Dunedin | New Zealand | Trade |
| 18 - 19 September | Winery Engineering Conference, Exhibition and NZ visit | Blenheim | New Zealand | Trade |
| 19 September | Air New Zealand Wine Awards closing date for entries | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 19 September | India Wine Challenge 2008 - part of IFE India - closing date for entries | New Delhi | India | Trade |
| 24 September | Public Tasting - champions list New Zealand International Wine Show | Auckland | New Zealand | |
| 24 September | NZ International Wine Show Gold Medal tasting | Auckland | New Zealand | Both |
| 26 - 28 September | Chicago Gourmet | Chicago | USA | Both |
| 26 - 28 September | China International Wine and Liquor Expo 2008 | Shanghai | China | Both |
| 27 September | New Zealand International Wine Show - Awards dinner | Auckland | New Zealand | Both |
| 29 September | Central Otago Pure Inspiration | Tauranga | New Zealand | Both |
| 29 September | Prunotto, Piedmont vs Antinori, Tuscany | Wellington | New Zealand | Both |
| 30 September | New Zealand New Release Tasting | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 30 September | Central Otago Pure Inspiration | Hamilton | New Zealand | Both |
| 30 - 28 October | Bob Campbell's Wine Diploma Course | Auckland | New Zealand | Both |
October 2008 | ||||
| 1 October | International Value Wine Awards (Canada) - results announced in Wine Access magazine | Calgary, Alberta | Canada | Trade |
| 2 October | Central Otago Pure Inspiration | Palmerston North | New Zealand | Both |
| 3 October | Liquorland Top 100 Wine Awards Dinner | Auckland | New Zealand | Both |
| 4 October | The Fine Wine Delivery Company Passion for Pinot | Wellington | New Zealand | Both |
| 4 October | Kaikoura Seafest | Kaikoura | New Zealand | Both |
| 5 October | Bob Campbell's Wine Diploma Course | Auckland | New Zealand | Both |
| 6 October | New Zealand in a Glass, Perth | Perth | Australia | Trade |
| 6 October | New Zealand in a Glass, Perth | Perth | Australia | Consumer |
| 6 October | New Zealand New Release Tasting | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| 8 October | New Zealand in a Glass, (Trade) Adelaide | Adelaide | Australia | Trade |
| 8 October | New Zealand in a Glass, Adelaide | Adelaide | Australia | Consumer |
| 11 October | The Fine Wine Delivery Company Passion for Pinot | Christchurch | New Zealand | Both |
| 12 October | 2008 Sydney International Wine Competition (Top 100) Judging | Sydney | Australia | Trade |
| Date to be confirmed | Southern Lakes Trade Tasting | Queenstown | New Zealand | Trade |
| 14 - 16 October | 2008 Canberra International Riesling Challenge Judging | ACT | Australia | Trade |
| 14 October | Annual Trade and Consumer Tasting: Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Scotland | Both |
| 14 October | Nelson New Release Tasting | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 14 October | Nelson New Release Tasting | Auckland | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 15 - 16 October | Sparkling of the World 2008 (Effervescents du Monde) | Chaintre 71570 | France | Trade |
| Date to be confirmed | Royal NZ Show (International Aromatic Wine competition) - Entries close | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 16 - 18 October | Wine for Asia | Singapore | Singapore | Trade |
| 16 - 18 October | Wine Style Asia Awards | Singapore | Singapore | Trade |
| 17 October | 2008 Canberra International Riesling Challenge Awards dinner | ACT | Australia | Trade |
| 17 October | BioFach International Organic Wine Awards - Germany - CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES | Nuremberg | Germany | Trade |
| 19 October | Bob Campbell's Wine Diploma Course | Wellington | New Zealand | Both |
| 21 October | Hawkes Bay A & P Mercedes Benz Wine Awards Dinner | Hastings | New Zealand | Both |
| 21 October | New Zealand Wine New Release Tasting: San Francisco, Los Angeles & New York | San Francisco, Los Angeles & New York | USA | Trade |
| 21 October | Nelson New Release Tasting | Nelson | New Zealand | Trade |
| 21 October | Nelson New Release Tasting | Nelson | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 25 - 27 October | 7th annual Miami International Wine Fair | Miami Florida | USA | Both |
| 26 October | Gisborne Wine and Food Festival | Gisborne | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 28 October | New Zealand Wine Fair Singapore 2008 | Singapore | Singapore | Trade |
| 29 October | Nelson New Release Tasting | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| 29 October | Nelson New Release Tasting | Wellington | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 30 October | AWC Vienna 2008 International Wine Challenge Awards dinner | Vienna | Austria | Trade |
| 30 October | New Zealand Wine Fair Hong Kong 2008 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong, China | Trade |
November 2008 | ||||
| 3 - 5 November | Air New Zealand Wine Awards - judging | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 4 November | New Zealand Wine Fair Seoul 2008 | Seoul | South Korea | Trade |
| 5 November | 'Winter' New Release Tasting: London | London | England | Trade |
| 6 - 7 November | New Zealand Cabernet Merlot Forum | Hastings | New Zealand | Trade |
| 7 - 9 November | Good Food and Wine Show | Brisbane | Australia | Both |
| Date to be confirmed | International Aromatic Wine Competition | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 12 November | India Wine Challenge 2008 - part of IFE India - Results announced | New Delhi | India | Trade |
| Date to be confirmed | Royal NZ Show (International Aromatic Wine competition) - Results | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 16 November | Toast Martinborough Wine Food and Music Festival | Martinborough, Wairarapa | New Zealand | Both |
| 17 November | International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2008 Awards presentation | London | England | Trade |
| 22 November | Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2008 dinner | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| 23 - 28 November | Eighth International Symposium on Grapevine Physiology and Biotechnology | Adelaide | Australia | Trade |
December 2008 | ||||
| 2 - 4 December | Vinitech Bordeaux | Bordeaux, Gironde | France | Trade |
| 2 - 4 December | IFE India (includes India Wine Challenge) | New Delhi | India | Consumer |
January 2009 | ||||
| 13 January | Annual Trade and Consumer Tasting: London | London | England | Both |
| 17 January | Blues Brews and Barbecues | Hastings | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 20 January | Annual Trade and Consumer Tasting: Dublin | Dublin | Ireland | Both |
| 21 January | Royal Easter Show Wine Awards - Closing date for entries | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| Date to be confirmed | Boston Wine Expo | Boston | USA | Both |
| 30 - 31 January | Central Otago Pinot Celebration | Queenstown | New Zealand | Both |
February 2009 | ||||
| 2 February | Riesling of the World 2009 (Riesling du Monde) Judging | Strasbourg Cedex | France | Trade |
| 7 February | Blues Brews and Barbecues | Blenheim | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 11 February | Chardonnay du Monde (Chardonnay of the World) 2009 Closing date for entries | Chaintre 71570 | France | Trade |
| 11 - 13 February | NZ Syrah Workshop | Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park | New Zealand | Trade |
| 13 February | International Cool Climate Wine Show 2009 - Closing date for entries | Victoria | Australia | Trade |
| 14 February | Marlborough Wine and Food Festival | Blenheim | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 19 - 22 February | BioFach International Organic Wine Awards - Germany | Nuremberg | Germany | Trade |
| 21 - 22 February | Devonport Wine and Food Festival | Auckland | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 21 February | Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2009 Judging | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 23 - 1 March | New Zealand in a Glass East Coast | Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane | Australia | Trade |
March 2009 | ||||
| Date to be confirmed | Sydney International Wine Competition 200 - Awards Presentation Banquet | Sydney | Australia | Both |
| 2 March | Washington DC International Wine & Food Festival | Washington DC | USA | Both |
| 3 - 4 March | International Cool Climate Wine Show 2009 - Judging | Victoria | Australia | Trade |
| 6 March | International Cool Climate Wine Show 2009 - Awards dinner | Victoria | Australia | Trade |
| 11 - 14 March | Chardonnay du Monde (Chardonnay of the World) 2009 Judging | Chaintre 71570 | France | Trade |
| 14 March | Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2009 Presentation Dinner | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| Date to be confirmed | Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival | Wairarapa, Gladstone | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 23 March | New Zealand Wine Showcase: San Diego | San Diego | USA | Both |
| 23 March | New Zealand Wine Showcase: Las Vegas | Las Vegas | USA | Trade |
| 23 March | New Zealand Wine Showcase: Austin | Austin | USA | Trade |
| Date to be confirmed | New Zealand Wine Showcase: Edmonton | Edmonton | Canada | Trade |
| 27 March | International Chardonnay Challenge - Closing date for entries | Gisborne | New Zealand | Trade |
April 2009 | ||||
| Date to be confirmed | New Zealand Wine Showcase: Atlanta | Atlanta | USA | Trade |
| 14 April | New Zealand Wine Showcase: Washington DC | Washington DC | USA | Trade |
| 21 April | New Zealand Wine Showcase: Boston | Boston | USA | Trade |
| 22 - 23 April | 24th Pacific Rim International Wine Competition judging | San Bernadino, California | USA | Trade |
May 2009 | ||||
| 12 - 14 May | London International Wine Fair | London | England | Trade |
| 19 May | New Zealand Wine Fair: Montreal | Montreal | Canada | Both |
| 21 May | New Zealand Wine Fair: Toronto | Toronto | Canada | Both |
| 26 May | New Zealand Wine Fair: Calgary | Calgary | Canada | Both |
| 27 - 28 May | International Chardonnay Challenge judging | Gisborne | New Zealand | Trade |
| 28 May | New Zealand Wine Fair: Vancouver | Vancouver | Canada | Both |
| 29 May | International Chardonnay Challenge Awards dinner | Gisborne | New Zealand | Both |
| 31 May | Chardonnay and Crayfish Festival | Gisborne | New Zealand | Both |
June 2009 | ||||
| 1 June | New Zealand Wine Fair Shanghai 2009 | Shanghai | PRC (China) | Trade |
| 3 June | New Release Tasting: Dublin | Dublin | Ireland | Trade |
| 4 June | New Zealand Wine Fair Tokyo 2009 | Tokyo | Japan | Trade |
| Date to be confirmed | Golden Glass Tasting | San Francisco | USA | Both |
| 6 June | Midlands HB Charity Wine Auction | Hawkes Bay | New Zealand | Both |
| 10 June | 'Summer' New Release Tasting: London | London | England | Trade |
| 25 - 27 June | Top Wine China | Shanghai | China | Both |
July 2009 | ||||
| 29 - 31 July | New Zealand Wine Exporters' Forum | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
August 2009 | ||||
| 20 - 22 August | Romeo Bragato Conference | Napier | New Zealand | Trade |
October 2009 | ||||
| 31 - 2 November | Marlborough Wine Weekend | Blenheim | New Zealand | Both |
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