The Aotearoa New Zealand Organic Wine Awards exist to support and grow the organic wine sector in New Zealand.
We focus exclusively on certified organic wines, without entry fees, paid sponsors, or expensive award ceremonies that can exclude smaller producers. Our aim is to find and recognise New Zealand’s best organic wines, based on quality alone.
By judging, awarding, and promoting these wines, we help consumers easily discover and choose great organic wine, and support vineyards in building awareness and market share.
We come at wine awards from a consumer point of view. That shapes everything we do.
Our wines are blind tasted by an independent, consumer based judging panel, chosen to reflect the people who actually buy and drink organic wine. We believe this gives winemakers more meaningful feedback and gives consumers results they can trust.
We’re also clear about what we recognise. The awards are for certified organic wine. Natural, regenerative, or other approaches are welcome if they are also organically certified, but certification matters. Organic means organic.
By keeping the focus on real drinkers and clear standards, we aim to remove industry bias and help organic producers connect directly with the people who matter most.
Enter the Aotearoa New Zealand Organic Wine Awards to showcase your organic and biodynamic wines to the people who matter most, consumers.
Join us for the only dedicated Organic and Biodynamic Wine awards in New Zealand.
