Air New Zealand is proud to offer a unique opportunity to showcase your wines to our customers in the Air New Zealand international Business Premier™ cabin.
We will also be selecting wines for our New Zealand and Australian Tier 1 lounges (International & Domestic Airport Lounges – Auckland International, Auckland Domestic, Wellington Domestic, Christchurch Domestic, Queenstown and Sydney International).
This submission proposal is by invite only.
All wines put forward will be tasted and considered for selection by our wine judges.
**Each wine if purchased, must have a current NZ Wine Export Certificate or be export eligible and the winemaker is required to have produced the wine under their own Winemakers/Winery license.**
Wines are to have appropriate closures and be submitted in 750ml bottles or 375ml bottles for dessert wine.
Only bottled wine may be submitted, tank samples are ineligible for selection.
To ensure that the quality of wine served onboard Air New Zealand is consistent, the lot number of each wine received will be recorded. Should the wine be selected for use onboard our aircraft, or in our lounges, then the lot number will be referenced in the product data sheet and checked against deliveries.
Sustainability Fundamental requirements:
Please refer to the Submission Terms here.
Categories for submission and medium volumes are:
| Varietal | Min Cases reqd | Bottle Size |
| Sauvignon Blanc | 200+ cases | (6/12 x 750ml) |
| Chardonnay | 200+ cases | (6/12 x 750ml) |
| Other White Wine | 120+ cases | (6/12 x 750ml) |
| Pinot Gris | 150+ cases | (6/12 x 750ml) |
| Pinot Noir | 200+ cases | (6/12 x 750ml) |
| Other Red Wine | 120+ cases | (6/12 x 750ml) |
| Dessert Wine | 50+ cases | (6 x 375ml) |
Other Red Wine includes Bordeaux Blends, Syrah and Merlot etc
Other White Wine includes Rose and Riesling, Alberino etc.
For blended wines, Wineries must clearly state the percentage of the grape varieties in descending order e.g. Merlot 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 40%, Malbec 10%.
Selection Process Timelines
Submission portal opens Monday 01st July 2024.
Submissions portal closes Friday 26th July 2024.
All wine samples are to be received by Air NZ by Friday 16th August 2024.
All wines submitted for consideration will be blind tasted by Air New Zealand’s wine judges during the week of Monday 16th to Friday 20th September 2024.
Successful applicants will be required to supply and deliver wine to the Auckland Logistic Warehouse from January 2025 (or earlier as required). The exact delivery timeline will be confirmed to each winery once our purchasing team has issued the necessary documents.
If you have any questions, please contact noel.schroder@airnz.co.nz
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