National Wine Awards of Canada 2025 Deadline

Celebrate 25 years of excellence in Canadian wine by entering the 2025 National Wine Awards of Canada, taking place June 21–25 in Penticton, B.C. New this year: Library Wines and Replacement Wines categories, introduced to recognize the resilience and craftsmanship of Canadian producers. Early-bird registration is now open, with fees increasing monthly until the June 13 deadline. Don’t miss this opportunity to benchmark your wines on a national stage.

Important Dates:

Shipping Dates : Western/BC consolidation point closes: Friday, June 13, 2025

Registration closes: Friday, June 13, 2025

Judging will take place June 21 to 25, 2025 in Penticton, British Columbia.

Registration Fees:

Register early and save!

April: $150/wine + GST

May: $155/wine + GST

June: $160/wine + GST

Introducing two new categories for 2025

Library Wines: Given the current shortage of wines due to vineyard damage in BC and Nova Scotia, we have added a new category that will feature older vintages. As longtime observers of Canadian wine, we know how well our best wines can age and we want to demonstrate that concept to consumers through a new Library Wines category.

Replacement Wines: This category/competition is open to any vintage-dated wines made in 2023 or 2024 containing any percentage of imported grapes, must, or finished wine bottled in Canada under the auspices of local regulations that allowed them to replace winter damage crop losses.

For more details on these new categories please see rules.

Important links:

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Rules for Entry

Registration

Shipping

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