New Zealand Wine Sommelier Scholarship Applications – Canada

Applications for Canada-based sommeliers close on Friday 1 May 2027

Applicants must be:

A working sommelier*

Able to participate in a full day education session on New Zealand Wine – East Coast (Ontario east) will be held in Toronto on Monday 8 June and West Coast (Manitoba west) will be held in Vancouver on Monday 14 September. Once the application deadline has passed, the top ten applicants from both coasts will be contacted to attend this full day education session. The successful applicant will be selected from the twenty attendees at these two sessions.

Able to travel to New Zealand from 21 January 2027 to 5 February 2027

Able to present a New Zealand wine session (organised by New Zealand Winegrowers) upon return

The scholarship includes:

Attendance at the Sommit™ in Waitaki Valley (22-23 January 2027)

Attendance at Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand in Wairau Marlborough (2-4 February 2027)

Wine experiences and tastings in regions across New Zealand
International and domestic flights, accommodation, meals, transfers, event registrations and all event inclusions

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For any queries with regard to the scholarship available from Canada, please contact New Zealand Winegrowers Canada Market Manager, Melissa Stunden – melissa.stunden@nzwine.com.

*For the purpose of this scholarship and Sommit™, a working sommelier is defined as:

A person with contribution to/responsibility for/management of on-premise wine lists, either at their place of employment or on a consultant basis and/or

A person who works the floor as a sommelier

Having roles in other areas of the wine trade or media is acceptable

There is one scholarship available from Canada

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