WINE EXPORT CERTIFICATION For a New Zealand grape wine to be eligible for export, it must meet the requirements of the New Zealand Wine Act 2003, which include that it be free from obvious fault and that it must have come from a winery that has a fully traceable record keeping system that has been audited. The processes that allow an exporter to meet these requirements are administered by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority, and carried out under contract by the Wine Export Certification Service. The Wine Act 2003 (the Act) sets New Zealand’s legal framework for the making and export of wine. One of the objectives of the Act is to safeguard the reputation of New Zealand wine in overseas markets. The Act requires that wine exported from New Zealand must either be the subject of export eligibility requirements or, in the case of wine to which such requirements do not apply, the exporter must be registered under the Act. The export eligibility requirements for New Zealand grape wine are found in the Wine (New Zealand Grape Wine Export Eligibility Requirements) Notice 2006 (the Export Eligibility Notice).