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edited by Sue Courtney
e-mail address: winetaster@clear.net.nz
What's On with New Zealand Wine at home and overseas
Trade events are not listed or just cursorily mentioned - see links below for better details
Last revised:
2 Mar 2009
© Sue Courtney
March 2009
| 15 March 2009 | Tauranga Boutique Wine and Food Festival 12 noon to 6pm. Wharepai Domain, Cameron Road, Tauranga The cream of Tauranga’s hospitality industry will be providing a delicious array of food while high profile wineries will provide a full selection of wines to tempt the palate. |
| 21 March 2009 | Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival at the Cliffs Riverside Reserve, Dakins Road, between Masterton and Carterton From 11am to 6pm, twenty-four exhibitors representing 16 Wairarapa wineries and 8 restaurants, will showcase their products with entertainment a critical part of the mix. Tickets costs $25 (plus booking fee) from Ticketek. Gate sales $35 on the day. Check out www.wairarapawines.co.nz. |
| 21 March 2009 | Gibbston Harvest Festival From 11am to 4pm @ 'The Wine House & Kitchen', SH6, Gibbston Valley, Central Otago. A relaxed and fun afternoon for the whole family - entertainment, games for the kids, food and wine with 18 local wineries and 15 local restaurants. Tickets prices to be confirmed (Was $10 pre-purchased or $15 at the gate last year). Check out www.queenstown-nz.co.nz. |
| 21 March 2009 | Royal Easter Show Wine Awards Dinner Logan Campbell Centre, ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland "Feast for the Senses" with 14 Trophy winning wines and a degustation menu to match the winning wines created by Michelin Star UK trained Chef, Simon Sheehan. $220 per person or $2,000 for a table of 10 For Reservations: Email or phone (09) 623 7726. |
| 28-29 March 2009 | Auckland Wine and Food Festival at Viaduct Harbour, Eastern Viaduct, Auckland City from 10am to 6pm both days. Entry fee of $20 per adult will include entry, a tasting glass, free eco bag for 5000 visitors (the first 2500 each day), free tastings from selected exhibitors and a full day's musical entertainment as well as food demonstrations. All the details from www.aucklandwineandfoodfestival.com. |
June 2009
| 21 June 2009 | First Glass Wine Options 1pm @ Crowne Plaza Hotel, Albert Street, Auckland. Teams of four compete for the coveted Wine Options Champions title. $160 per team of four. Spectators welcome on the day (fee applies). More details from www.first-glass.co.nz in due course. |
July 2009
| 7-9 July 2009 | Hot Red Hawkes Bay events 7 July: Christchurch Town Hall 8 July: Duxton Hotel,Wellington 9 July: Heritage Hotel, Auckland The annual Hot Red Hawke’s Bay wine expo brings a taste of Hawke’s Bay to the cities, with more than 20 wineries and their winemakers presenting new releases, current vintages and library wines at one venue. Trade & media preview hours: 2pm – 4pm General admission: 4pm – 8pm Trade & media attendance is complimentary and registration in advance is essential. Consumer tickets cost $35 and will go on sale in May 2009. Check out www.winehawkesbay.co.nz . |
August 2009
| 20-22 August 2009 | Romeo Bragato Annual Conference An annual conference for winegrowers, plus the Romeo Bragato Wine Awards. This year's conference is being held in Napier. More details from bragato.org.nz in due course. |
October 2009
| 31 October to November 2009 | Marlborough Wine Weekend This has to be the best wine weekend event in the country. It's an event aimed at consumers although many trades people attend too. Most of all, it's about the wines and that's all the wines grown in the region, not just Sauvignon Blanc. Three days of delicious Marlborough wines, focus tastings and wining and dining. More details from www.wine-marlborough.co.nz/wineweekend.htm in due course. Meanwhile, check out my blog entry on the inaugural biennial event - click here. |
If you know of any other Festivals or events of interest to wine lovers, please e-mail me so I can add the information or a link to the information from this page.
Check out Regional Wines and First Glass for regular wine tasting events.
An International Events Calendar of official New Zealand Winegrower tastings of New Zealand wines is on the New Zealand Winegrowers Events page - www.nzwine.com/events/.
Wine Jobs Online also has a comprehensive Trade Diary compilation, including international New Zealand wine events.