How to get your wine tasted
- Check the tasting calendar to see when you need to send in your wine
- Download a tasting entry form, complete the form and fax to +64-9-4451786
- Download the example packing slip, change the top line to the correct tasting, print and attach to your package.
- Send your wine to Bob Campbell MW, The Tasting Room, 27 Kerr Street, Devonport, Auckland 0624
Tasting Calendar
Tasting themes for the months ahead are as follows:
| Issue | Tasting Themes | Samples Due |
|---|---|---|
| December | Sauvignon Blanc | 1 October |
| January | Rosé | 1 November |
| February | Gewurztraminer | 1 December |
| March | Riesling | 1 January |
| April | Sweet Wines | 1 February |
| May | Chardonnay | 1 March |
| June | NZ Syrah V Australian Shiraz | 1 April |
| July | Australian Reds (other than Shiraz) | 1 May |
| August | NZ Reds (other than Syrah and PN) | 1 June |
| September | NZ Pinot Noir | 1 July |
| October | Pinot Gris | 1 August |
More info
Please send two wine samples if under cork, otherwise one.
If you wish to send wines well in advance of a tasting please note the tasting theme in the margin of the entry form, e.g. if you send a Pinot Noir sample with the Chardonnay entry it might get reviewed as a “New Release” wine unless the class was shown.
Main Publications:
Taste magazine: monthly themed tastings
Gourmet Traveller Wine: bi-monthly “Top 12 by wine type” and “Top 40 New Releases”
Other publications that might also feature reviews:
Air NZ magazine
Your Home & Garden
Overseas Publications:
Appetite magazine (Singapore)
The Wine Report (UK)
Wine Spectator (US)
OZ Clarke’s Wine Guide (UK)
Wine Business International (Germany)
Fine Wine (Russia)
Cheers,
Bob Campbell MW
