Annual Celebrations
Discover our signature annual events that celebrate our Marlborough wine community and our unique reputation.
Marlborough Wine & Food Festival
Marlborough’s best day out! The Marlborough Wine & Food Festival is New Zealand's longest-running wine and food festival held on the 2nd Saturday in February.
Marlborough Wine Show
Showcasing excellence, provenance and promoting diversity of wines grown in New Zealand’s largest wine region.
Entries Open: 8 August - 4 September 2024
Celebration Long Lunch
Celebrate Marlborough Wines and the people behind them as we announce all the trophy winners from the Marlborough Wine Show.
Friday 18th October 2023
Learn more and find tickets: https://www.marlboroughwineshow.com/celebration
Young Viticulturist
Recognising that great wines begin in the vineyard, the Corteva Young Viticulturist of the Year competition celebrates the future of viticulture.
Marlborough competition: 4th July 2024
#SauvBlancDay
Celebrated on the first Friday in May #SauvBlancDay is a global, social media wine tasting digitally connecting SB lovers around the world with Marlborough.
Young Winemaker
For emerging winemakers, the Tonnellerie de Mercurey Young Winemaker of the Year Competition is an opportunity for ambitious young people become future leaders.
Marlborough competition: 31 July 2024