The Marlborough Wine Show, sponsored by QuayConnect, is a regional wine show competition event run by Wine Marlborough to champion excellence, provenance and promote diversity of wines grown in New Zealand’s largest wine region. Entries open on 24th August 2023. Judging is set for 18 - 20 October, once again held at the Marlborough Events Centre. More information on the show

Key Dates

24 August - Entries open
20 September - Entries close
22 September - Labels sent to entrants for attaching to judging samples
6 October - Wine samples for judging to be received
18-20 October - Judging at Marlborough Convention Centre
20 October - Industry tasting
27 October - Results notified to entrants
9 November - Delivery deadline of gold medal wines for celebration
17 November - Celebration of the Marlborough wine industry and announcement of the Marlborough Wine Show trophies