Rules & Regulations

We promote and accept ALL wine varieties. There are two competitions for you to participate in:

1. The Aotearoa Regional Wine Competition (ARWC) is open to all wines produced in New Zealand, and internationally.
2. The Regional Champion Competition (RCC) where our panel of judges will judge New Zealand wines that meet the criteria of being produced with at least 85% of grapes, from a single New Zealand region. There is no charge to enter the Regional Champions Competition (RCC), however, you can only enter the RCC if you have entered a wine in the ARWC. The RCC also welcomes the winners of other A&P Wine Competitions.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY FOR THE Aotearoa Regional Wine Competition (ARWC)

1. The ARWC is open to all wines produced in New Zealand, as well as from any internationally recognised region.
2. Wines must be commercially available.
3. Entries are restricted to commercially bottled wines (i.e. tank or barrel samples are not permitted).
4. Entry fee to the ARWC is $70.00NZD per wine (GST inclusive).

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY FOR THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONS COMPETITION (RCC)

1. The RCC is open to all wine varieties produced in Aotearoa. To be eligible to enter the RCC, your wine must be able to show 85% of its grapes were grown in the region it is entered in (region boundaries defined by the NZ Government regional boundary maps). Regions are defined below.
2. REGIONAL CHAMPIONS CLASSES (RCC) Sparkling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Emerging White Wines, Rose, Pinot Noir, Single Varietal Reds, Syrah/Shiraz.
3. Wines must be commercially available.
4. Entries are restricted to commercially bottled wines (i.e. tank or barrel samples are not permitted).
5. There is no minimum litreage required for the RCC.

WINE REGIONS

1. Auckland (including Waiheke Island and Northland)
2. Gisborne
3. Hawkes Bay
4. Wairarapa
5. Marlborough
6. Tasman (including Nelson)
7. Canterbury
8. Otago, including the Waitaki Valley

ENTRY PROCEDURES AND FEES

All entries must accompany an entry fee of $70NZD per wine (includes GST) for the ARWC. It is free to enter the RCC, however, you can only enter the RCC if you have entered a wine in the ARWC. You do not need to provide an additional three bottles if you are entering in the RCC. We will use the same bottles as entered in the ARWC. Each entry must include three 750ml bottles or three 375ml bottles for Sweet Wines (Class 8).

Entries are to be delivered to the Canterbury A&P Association Office, Canterbury Agricultural Park, 102 Curletts Road, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8042.

Entries close 4pm Friday 2nd September 2022.

Wine must be delivered to the Canterbury A&P Association Office by Friday 9th September 2022.

TASTINGS

All of our trophy winners will be required to send a further three bottles to the delivery address noted above by the 15th October. Postage and costs of additional bottles will be the responsibility of the winning winemaker.

DISPUTES

The Chairman of Judges decision will be final.

PUBLICITY

In any advertising, promotion and publicity, an entrant may refer only to an award won by the entrants wine and not (whether expressly or by implication) to the wine or competition performance of any entrant or entrants. Any use of an award in advertising, promotional or publicity material must be accompanied by a statement of the actual award won and the year or years in which they were won and any award illustrated must relate to the award described.