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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
June 2009 | ||||
| 25 - 27 June | Top Wine China | Shanghai | China | Both |
| 26 June | MUNDUSvini International Wine Award 2009 - Closing date for entries | ? | Germany | Trade |
| 26 June | inaugural International Cabernet Symposium | Napa | United States of America | Trade |
| 27 June | Pinot at Cloudy Bay | Blenheim | New Zealand | |
| 27 June | Exclusive Port Tasting | Wellington | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 28 - 3 July | 32nd World Congress of Vine and Wine ; 7th General Assembly of the OIV | Zagreb | Croatia | |
July 2009 | ||||
| 3 - 5 July | Good Food and Wine Show Sydney | Sydney | Australia | Both |
| 3 - 5 July | International Alcoholic Drinks Techn Exhibition 2009 | Shanghai | China | Trade |
| 3 - 19 July | Soljans Annual Winter Wine Fair - Soljans Estate, Kumeu, Auckland | Kumeu, Auckland | New Zealand | |
| 7 July | Hot Red Hawke's Bay | Christchurch | New Zealand | Both |
| 8 July | Hot Red Hawke's Bay | Wellington | New Zealand | Both |
| 9 - 11 July | 2009 Guangzhou International Wine Festival | Guangzhou | China | Both |
| 9 - 10 July | The Organic Wine Future Marlborough | Blenheim | New Zealand | Trade |
| 9 July | Hot Red Hawke's Bay | Auckland | New Zealand | Both |
| 16 - 17 July | 5th annual Wine Industry Technology Symposium | Napa Valley | USA | Trade |
| 16 July | International symposium on grapevine canopy management | UC Davis, California | USA | Trade |
| 16 - 17 July | Wine Industry Technology Symposium | Napa Valley, California | USA | Trade |
| 17 July | 2009 Canberra International Riesling Challenge - Closing date for entries | ACT | Australia | Trade |
| 24 - 26 July | International Pinot Noir Celebration | McMinniville, Oregon | USA | Both |
| 24 July | Hawke's Bay Region Young Viticulturist Competition 2009 | Napier | NZ | Trade |
| 24 July | Marlborough Young Viticulturist of the Year 2009 | Blenheim | New Zealand | Trade |
| 29 - 31 July | New Zealand Wine Exporters' Forum | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 30 - 2 August | Food Show Auckland | Auckland | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 30 July | International Value Wine Awards (Canada) - Embargoed results sent to each winning winery/agent. | Calgary, Alberta | Canada | Trade |
| 31 - 2 August | Good Food and Wine Show Perth | Perth | Australia | Both |
August 2009 | ||||
| 1 August | Central Otago Young Viticulturist of the Year Competition 2009 | Cromwell | New Zealand | Trade |
| 2 - 29 August | Brew NZ - Beervana | Wellington | New Zealand | Both |
| 3 August | Liquorland Top 100 - closing date for entries | Blenheim, Marlborough | New Zealand | Trade |
| 19 August | NZSVO Finishing Wines Workshop - NZ Society for Viticulture and Oenology Workshop | Napier | New Zealand | Trade |
| 20 - 22 August | Romeo Bragato Conference | Napier | New Zealand | Trade |
| 20 August | Annual General Meetings of both the New Zealand Grape Growers Council and the Wine Institute of New Zealand | Hawkes Bay | New Zealand | Trade |
| 21 August | 2009 International Sweet Wine Challenge - entries close | Riverina | Australia | Trade |
| 21 - 23 August | Mondial du Pinot Noir 2009 - Judging | Sierre | Switzerland | Trade |
| 22 August | Bragato Wine Awards dinner | Napier | New Zealand | Trade |
| 22 August | National Final Young Viticulturist of the Year Competition 2009 | Hawkes Bay | New Zealand | Trade |
| 23 - 25 August | Wine 2009, part of Hospitality NZ | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 25 - 27 August | Liquorland Top 100 2009 judging | Blenheim, Marlborough | New Zealand | Trade |
| 26 - 28 August | Sial Mercosur | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Trade |
| 26 August | International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2009 - Deadline for NZ entries & samples | London | England | Trade |
| 28 August | MUNDUSvini International Wine Award 2009 - Judging starts | ? | Germany | Trade |
| 28 - 29 August | BrewNZ - Beervana | Wellington | New Zealand | Both |
| 29 August | New Zealand International Wine Show 2009 - Closing date for entries | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
September 2009 | ||||
| 1 September | Vintage Wines & Spirits Roadshow 2009 | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| Date to be confirmed | Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2009 closing date for entries | tba | New Zealand | Trade |
| 2 September | Vintage Wines & Spirits Roadshow 2009 | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 2 - 5 September | Food and Hotel Thailand | Bangkok | Thailand | Both |
| 3 September | Vintage Wines & Spirits Roadshow 2009 | Tauranga | New Zealand | Trade |
| 3 September | 2009 International Sweet Wine Challenge - judging | Riverina | Australia | Trade |
| 5 September | 2009 International Sweet Wine Challenge - Results Announced | Riverina | Australia | Trade |
| 7 - 10 September | Fine Food & Hotel Australia | Sydney | Australia | Both |
| 7 - 9 September | New Zealand International Wine Show 2009 Judging | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| Date to be confirmed | Hawkes Bay A & P Wine Awards 2009 - entries close | Hastings | New Zealand | Trade |
| 15 September | Hancocks Trade Tour | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 16 September | Hancocks Trade Tour | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| 16 September | Nelson New Release Tasting | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 16 September | Nelson New Release Tasting | Auckland | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 17 September | Hancocks Trade Tour | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 19 September | New Zealand International Wine Show 2009 - Presentation Dinner | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 21 September | Eurowine International Winemakers Roadshow | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 22 September | Eurowine International Winemakers Roadshow | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| 23 September | Eurowine International Winemakers Roadshow | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 24 September | Eurowine International Winemakers Roadshow | Queenstown | New Zealand | Trade |
| 24 September | Nelson New Release Tasting | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| 24 September | Nelson New Release Tasting | Wellington | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 25 September | Sydney International Wine Competition (Top 100) 2009 - Closing date for entries | Sydney | Australia | Trade |
| 26 - 27 September | 8th annual Miami International Wine Fair | Miami Florida | USA | Both |
| Date to be confirmed | Hawkes Bay A & P Wine Awards 2009 - Judging | Hastings | New Zealand | Trade |
| 29 September | Central Otago Winegrowers Association – Special Industry Meeting | Cromwell, Central Otago | New Zealand | Trade |
| 29 September | Nelson New Release Tasting | Nelson | New Zealand | Trade |
| 29 September | Nelson New Release Tasting | Nelson | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 30 September | International Value Wine Awards (Canada) - results announced in Wine Access magazine | Calgary, Alberta | Canada | Trade |
October 2009 | ||||
| Date to be confirmed | International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2009 Southern Hemisphere Awards announced | London | England | Trade |
| 1 October | MUNDUSvini International Wine Award 2009 - Results this month | ? | Germany | Trade |
| 2 October | Liquorland Top 100 2009 Wine Awards Dinner | Auckland | New Zealand | Both |
| 3 October | Kaikoura Seafest | Kaikoura | New Zealand | Both |
| 12 - 14 October | 2009 Canberra International Riesling Challenge - Judging | ACT | Australia | Trade |
| 13 October | Regional Wines & Spirits trade tasting | Wellington | New Zealand | Trade |
| 16 October | 2009 Canberra International Riesling Challenge - Awards dinner | ACT | Australia | Trade |
| 17 October | 2009 Canberra International Riesling Challenge - Public Tasting | ACT | Australia | Trade |
| 18 October | The Wine Makers' Lunch | Epsom, Auckland | New Zealand | Both |
| Date to be confirmed | Hawkes Bay A & P Wine Awards Dinner 2009 | Hastings | New Zealand | Both |
| 22 - 24 October | Wine for Asia (Wine Style Asia) 2009 | Singapore | Singapore | Trade |
| 26 - 30 October | Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition | Hong Kong | China | Trade |
| 30 - 1 November | Marlborough Wine Weekend | Blenheim | New Zealand | Both |
November 2009 | ||||
| 1 - 7 November | VINANDINO 2009, - Ninth Edition of the International Wine and Wine-Based Spirits Competition | Mendoza | Argentina | |
| 2 November | AWC Vienna 2009 International Wine Challenge Wine Gala Night (awards) | Vienna | Austria | Trade |
| 2 - 4 November | Air NZ Wine Awards Judging | Auckland | New Zealand | Trade |
| 4 - 6 November | Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Both |
| 6 - 8 November | Good Food and Wine Show Brisbane | Brisbane | Australia | Both |
| Date to be confirmed | International Aromatic Wine Competition (Royal NZ Show) | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 12 - 13 November | Winefuture Rioja 09 | Logrono | Spain | Trade |
| 14 - 15 November | Mondial du Merlot | Lugano | Switzerland | Trade |
| 15 November | Toast Martinborough Wine Food and Music Festival | Martinborough, Wairarapa | New Zealand | Both |
| 19 - 20 November | Sparkling of the World 2009 (Effervescents du Monde) | Dijon | France | Trade |
| 21 November | Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2009 Dinner | Christchurch | New Zealand | Trade |
| 24 - 28 November | Simei | Milan | Italy | Trade |
| 26 November | International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2009 Awards presentation | London | England | Trade |
December 2009 | ||||
| 1 - 3 December | SITEVI 2009 | Montpellier | France | Trade |
| 5 - 8 December | PIÙGUSTO - International Taste Exhibition | Lugano | Switzerland | Trade |
January 2010 | ||||
| 23 - 24 January | Boston Wine Expo | Boston | USA | Both |
| 26 - 1 January | Unified Wine & Grape Symposium | Sacramento, California | USA | Trade |
| 29 January | New Zealand Cabernet Merlot Forum | Hastings | New Zealand | Trade |
| 30 January | Syrah Symposium | Napier, Hawkes Bay | New Zealand | Trade |
February 2010 | ||||
| 1 - 4 February | Pinot Noir 2010 | Wellington | New Zealand | |
| 6 February | Nelson Aromatics Symposium 2010 | Upper Moutere, Nelson | New Zealand | Trade |
| 8 - 9 February | Harvest Hawke's Bay Wine & Food Festival | Hawke's Bay | New Zealand | Both |
| Date to be confirmed | Washington DC International Wine & Food Festival | Washington DC | USA | Both |
| 13 February | Marlborough Wine and Food Festival | Blenheim | New Zealand | Consumer |
| Date to be confirmed | BioFach International Organic Wine Awards - Germany | Nuremberg | Germany | Trade |
| 20 - 21 February | Kia Motors Devonport Wine, Food and Music Festival, 20th anniversary | Auckland | New Zealand | Consumer |
| 26 - 28 February | New York Wine Expo | New York | USA | Both |
March 2010 | ||||
| Date to be confirmed | India International Wine Fair | Mumbai | India | Both |
| 14 - 16 March | Fine Food Queensland | Brisbane | Australia | Both |
| Date to be confirmed | Wine China Exhibition 2010 | Beijing | China | Both |
| 20 March | Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival | Wairarapa, Gladstone | New Zealand | Consumer |
April 2010 | ||||
| 20 - 23 April | FHA 2010 | ? | Singapore | Both |
June 2010 | ||||
| Date to be confirmed | Wine Business Symposium | Napier | Hawkes Bay | Trade |
| 13 - 15 June | Fine Food New Zealand | Auckland | New Zealand | Both |
July 2010 | ||||
| 3 - 8 July | 14th Australian Wine Technical Conference and WineTech 2010 | Adelaide | Australia | Trade |
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