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
January 2012
26 - 28 January Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration 2012 Central Otago New Zealand Both
27 - 30 January Lugano Wine Festival 2012 Lugano Switzerland Both
28 - 30 January Auckland Seafood Festival 2012 Auckland New Zealand Both
29 January Brightwater Wine and Food Festival Nelson New Zealand Consumer
30 January Annual Trade and Consumer Tasting Dublin Dublin Ireland Both
30 January - 2 February International Wine Tourism Conference and Workshop - 4th Perugia, Umbria Italy Trade
31 January - 4 February International Cool Climate Wine Symposium 2012 Hobart Australia Trade
February 2012
1 - 4 February Sommelier Certification Levels 1 and 2 Auckland New Zealand Trade
Date to be confirmed New Zealand Wine Mini Salon Montreal Canada Trade
4 February Blues Brews and Barbecues 2012 Blenheim Blenheim New Zealand Consumer
5 February Summer Beerfest Blenheim New Zealand Consumer
Date to be confirmed New Zealand in a Glass: East Coast Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane Australia Both
9 - 11 February New Zealand Syrah Workshop Mount Ruapehu New Zealand Trade
11 - 12 February Washington DC International Wine & Food Festival Washington DC USA Trade
11 February Flavour Hawke`s Bay New Zealand Consumer
11 February Marlborough Wine and Food Festival Blenheim New Zealand Both
12 February Dallies in the Valley Oratia, Auckland New Zealand Consumer
13 - 27 February WSET Level 2 Certificate Auckland NZ Both
15 - 18 February BioFach 2012 Germany Nuremberg Germany Trade
17 February NZ shipment deadline for International Wine Challenge London United Kingdom Trade
18 - 19 February The Devonport Wine, Food and Music Festival, 2012 Auckland New Zealand Consumer
18 - 19 February International Alsace Varietal Festival Anderson Valley (CA) USA Consumer
20 February - 26 March WSET Level 3 Advanced Certificate Auckland NZ Both
20 - 22 February WSET Level 2 Certificate Queenstown NZ Both
21 - 23 February ISRAWINEXPO 2012 Tel-Aviv Israel Trade
21 February Champagne Bollinger Tennis Tournament Christchurch New Zealand Trade
24 - 26 February Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2012 judging Auckland New Zealand Trade
25 February Mission Concert 2012 Hawkes Bay New Zealand Consumer
25 February Sydney International Wine Competition 2012, Banquet dinner; & detailed results on website Sydney Australia Trade
25 February The Great Kiwi Beer Festival Christchurch New Zealand Both
28 February Champagne Bollinger Trade Tennis Tournament Auckland New Zealand Trade
29 February - 2 March ProPak Vietnam 2012 HoChi Minh Vietnam Trade
March 2012
1 March Decanter World Wine Awards 2012 - Competition Closes London UK Trade
1 March Misha`s Vineyard Annual New Release Event (Media only) Auckland New Zealand Trade
2 - 3 March World of Pinot Noir California - Pismo Beach USA Both
2 - 4 March New York Wine Expo New York USA Both
2 - 21 March Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Melbourne Australia Both
3 March Waipara Valley Wine and Food Festival Waipara New Zealand Both
4 - 6 March ProWein International Wine Fair: Germany Düsseldorf Germany Trade
Date to be confirmed New Release Tasting - Los Angeles Los Angeles USA Trade
Date to be confirmed New Release Tasting - Las Vegas Las Vegas USA Trade
6 March Champagne Bollinger Trade Tennis Tournament Wellington New Zealand Trade
7 March Te Mata Estate Showcase 2012, Wellington, Trade Wellington New Zealand Trade
7 March Te Mata Estate Showcase 2012, Wellington, Consumer Wellington New Zealand Consumer
8 March Te Mata Estate Showcase 2012, Auckland, Trade Auckland New Zealand Trade
8 March Te Mata Estate Showcase 2012, Auckland, Consumer Auckland New Zealand Consumer
9 March West Coast Wild Foods Festival Hokitika New Zealand Consumer
10 March Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival 2012 Wairarapa, Gladstone New Zealand Consumer
10 March Dog Point / Logan Brown Classic Kiwi Picnic Marlborough New Zealand Both
11 - 13 March Fine Food Queensland 2012 Brisbane Australia Both
14 - 17 March Chardonnay du Monde (Chardonnay of the World) 2012 Judging Burgundy France Trade
14 March Te Mata Estate Showcase 2012, Christchurch, Trade Christchurch New Zealand Trade
14 March Te Mata Estate Showcase 2012, Christchurch, Consumer Christchurch New Zealand Consumer
15 March - 30 April Gisborne Regional Wine Awards 2012 Call for Entries Gisborne New Zealand Trade
15 March Te Mata Estate Showcase 2012, Dunedin, Trade Dunedin New Zealand Trade
17 - 18 March San Diego International Wine Competition San Diego USA Trade
17 March Gibbston Harvest Festival Queenstown New Zealand Both
24 March Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2012 dinner Auckland New Zealand Trade
24 March Forrest Graperide Marlborough New Zealand Consumer
25 - 28 March Vinitaly 2012 Verona Italy Trade
26 - 29 March UC Davis Wine Executive Program 2012 California USA Trade
30 - 31 March Challenge International du Vin 2012 Bordeaux France Trade
April 2012
7 - 9 April Soljans `Berba` Harvest Festival Auckland New Zealand Consumer
14 - 16 April Riesling -Pinot Gris- Gewurztraminer of the World Strasbourg France Trade
17 - 20 April FHA 2012 ? Singapore Both
23 - 27 April Decanter World Wine Awards 2012 - Judging London UK Trade
May 2012
1 May New Zealand Wine Fair - Vancouver Vancouver Canada Both
3 May New Zealand Wine Fair - Calgary Calgary Canada Both
4 - 6 May Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2012 Guimaraes Portugal Trade
8 May New Zealand Wine Fair - Ottawa Ottawa Canada Both
9 - 11 May SIAL China Shanghai China Trade
10 May New Zealand Wine Fair - Toronto Toronto Canada Both
14 May New Zealand Wine Fair - New York New York USA Both
17 May New Zealand Wine Fair - San Francisco San Francisco USA Both
19 - 21 May Les Citadelles du Vin 2012 Bordeaux France Trade
22 May New Zealand Wine Fair: China (Beijing) Beijing China Both
22 May International Wine Challenge 2012 - Announcement of Results London UK Trade
22 - 24 May 2012 IWC Discovery Tasting at the London International Wine Fair London United Kingdom Both
24 May New Zealand Wine Fair: China (Shanghai) Shanghai China Both
24 May Gisborne Regional Wine Awards 2012 Judging Gisborne New Zealand Trade
Date to be confirmed New Zealand Wine Fair: Korea (Seoul) Seoul Korea Both
25 May Gisborne Regional Wine Awards 2012 Awards Dinner Gisborne New Zealand Trade
25 - 27 May Food Show Wellington 2012 Wellington New Zealand Both
29 - 31 May Vinexpo Asia Pacific 2012 Hong Kong Hong Kong Trade
June 2012
Date to be confirmed Decanter World Wine Awards 2012 - Trade & Consumer Tasting London UK Trade
Date to be confirmed Hot Red Hawke`s Bay Wellington 2012 Wellington New Zealand Both
15 - 17 June San Francisco International Wine Competition 2012 - Judging San Francisco USA Trade
16 June Pinot Days - San Francisco San Francisco USA Both
17 - 19 June Fine Food New Zealand 2012 Auckland New Zealand Trade
22 - 24 June Good Food & Wine Show Sydney (NZ Winegrowers Participation) Sydney Australia Both
July 2012
1 July First Glass Wine Options National Final 2012 Auckland New Zealand Both
Date to be confirmed New Zealand On-premise Wine Show Sydney Australia Both
13 - 15 July Good Food & Wine Show Perth Perth Australia Both
August 2012
1 August - 31 October International Aromatic Wine Competition (Canterbury A&P Show) Christchurch New Zealand Trade
2 - 5 August The Food Show Auckland Auckland New Zealand Both
17 - 19 August 2012 Wine Bloggers Conference Portland, Oregon USA Both
September 2012
4 - 6 September Spiegelau International Wine Competition Marlborough NZ Trade
Date to be confirmed Decanter World Wine Awards 2012 - Presentation Dinner London UK Trade
10 - 12 September New Zealand International Wine Show 2012 - Judging Auckland New Zealand Trade
27 September Pick the Trophies Tasting - New Zealand International Wine Show 2012 Auckland New Zealand
29 September Awards Dinner - New Zealand International Wine Show 2012 Auckland New Zealand
October 2012
Date to be confirmed Spiegelau International Wine Competition - Awards Presentation Marlborough tbc New Zealand Trade
15 - 17 October The Marlborough Wine Show Marlborough NZ Trade
November 2012
9 - 11 November European Wine Bloggers Conference Izmir Turkey Both
10 November - 17 October The Marlborough Wine Show - Awards Presentation Marlborough NZ Trade
20 - 25 November Ninth International Symposium on Grapevine Physiology and Biotechnology 2012 Santiago Chile Trade
Date to be confirmed Toast Martinborough Wine Food and Music Festival 2012 Martinborough, Wairarapa New Zealand Both
January 2013
28 - 31 January Pinot Noir 2013 Wellington New Zealand Both
March 2013
17 - 19 March Fine Food Perth 2013 Perth Australia Both
April 2013
7 - 10 April Vinitaly 2013 Verona Italy Trade
May 2013
7 - 10 May HOFEX The Asian International Exhibition of Food & Drink, Hotel, Restaurant & Foodservice Equipment, Supplies & Services 2011 Hong Kong Hong Kong Both
July 2013
Date to be confirmed Australian Wine Technical Conference and WineTech 2013 Sydney Australia Trade
May 2016
Date to be confirmed International Cool Climate Wine Symposium 2016 - late May Brighton England Trade

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