New Zealand Wine 2026 is New Zealand Winegrowers' annual industry event in Wellington, anchored by the Wine Business Forum on 27 August 2026 (8:00 AM–4:30 PM) at Te Papa, plus a Celebration Dinner (reported at Tākina) and a Women in Wine Connect event on 28 August.
New Zealand Wine 2026 is New Zealand Winegrowers' annual industry event, held in Wellington. It brings the wine sector together to connect, learn and celebrate achievements, and is built around three components: the Wine Business Forum, the Celebration Dinner, and a Women in Wine Connect event.
Now in its fourth year, the 2026 Wine Business Forum is themed "Winning in Changing Markets" and runs 27 August 2026, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, at Te Papa in Wellington. It targets wine-industry decision-makers and focuses on where the next phase of value growth will come from. Sessions cover navigating disruption in the United States (New Zealand's largest export market), emerging opportunities in new markets such as India (following the Free Trade Agreement) and South Korea, practical applications of digital, data and AI, and the role of wine tourism and storytelling.
The Celebration Dinner is held on the evening of 27 August, honouring the 2026 New Zealand Winegrowers Fellows and announcing the winners of the Ormond Nurseries Young Viticulturist of the Year and the Tonnellerie de Mercurey Young Winemaker of the Year competitions. Trade press (Rural News Group) reports the dinner is held at the Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre. A Women in Wine Connect morning event follows on 28 August.
Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa) is Wellington's premier waterfront cultural venue, on the CBD harbourfront and a short distance from central-city accommodation and Wellington Airport. Tākina, the adjacent purpose-built Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, hosts the Celebration Dinner — placing the multi-day programme within a compact, walkable waterfront precinct for delegates.
As New Zealand Winegrowers' flagship annual gathering, New Zealand Wine 2026 anchors a multi-part business-events programme in Wellington's waterfront venues, drawing wine-industry decision-makers from across the country for forum, awards and networking across two days.
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