{"id":2102,"date":"2018-01-02T20:02:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T20:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/165.227.70.253\/blog\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2018-01-09T15:25:33","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T15:25:33","slug":"2102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bevologyinc.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/02\/2102\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Wine and Spirit Industry Events and Competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a handy list with links of 2018 Wine and Spirits industry events and competitions.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any to add, please email me at steve@bevologyinc.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Events<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fancy Food Show: SF (Jan) and NY (June) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.specialtyfood.com\/do\/fancyFoodShow\/LocationsAndDates\"><strong>http:\/\/www.specialtyfood.com\/fancyFoodShow<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Boston Wine Expo (Consumer): Feb. 17\/18, 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wine-expos.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/wine-expos.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>BevExpo: Feb. 21-22, 2018, Washington DC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usbevexpo.com\/\"><strong>www.usbevexpo.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>South Beach Wine and Food: Feb. 21-25, 2018, Miami FL <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sobefest.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/sobefest.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Distillers Convention and Trade Show, Mar. 4-6, 2018, Pittsburgh, PA <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americancraftspirits.org\/convention\/\">http:\/\/www.americancraftspirits.org\/convention\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vinexpo New York, March 5-6, 2018, New York, NY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinexponewyork.com\/\">https:\/\/www.vinexponewyork.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ProWein, March 18-2018, D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prowein.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/prowein.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nightclub and Bar Show: Mar. 27-28, 2018, Las Vegas, NV <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbshow.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/ncbshow.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vinitaly: April 15-18, 2018, Verona, Italy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vinitaly.com\">www.Vinitaly.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>WSWA: April 30-May 2018, Las Vegas, NV <a href=\"http:\/\/wswa.org\/\"><strong>http:\/\/wswa.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>World Wine Meetings, April 30-May 2, 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwm-america.com\/en\/\"><strong>http:\/\/www.wwm-america.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>World\u2019s Leading Wines, May 11, 2018 in NY, May 14, 2018 in Chicago <a href=\"http:\/\/worldsleadingwines.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/worldsleadingwines.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>USA Trade Tasting and ABID, May 15-16, 2018, New York <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatradetasting.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/usatradetasting.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>National Restaurant Association: May 19-22, 2018, Chicago, IL <a href=\"http:\/\/www.restaurant.org\/show\/\"><strong>http:\/\/restaurant.org\/show\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NABCA, May 21-24, 2018, Marco Island, FL <a href=\"http:\/\/bevologyinc.com\/www.nabca.org\/Meetings\/meetings.aspx\"><strong>nabca.org\/Meetings\/meetings.aspx<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>London Wine Fair, May 21-23, London, UK <a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonwinefair.com\/content\"><strong>http:\/\/londonwinefair.com\/content<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Aspen Food and Wine Classic (Consumer) , June 15-17, 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/classic-in-aspen\"><strong>http:\/\/foodandwine.com\/classic-in-aspen<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tales of the Cocktail: July 18-23, 2018 New Orleans, LA <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talesofthecocktail.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/talesofthecocktail.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show, July 25-26, 2018, San Francisco, CA <a href=\"http:\/\/ibwsshow.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/ibwsshow.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>San Diego Spirits Festival (Consumer): August 25-18, 2018, San Diego <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegospiritsfestival.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/sandiegospiritsfestival.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>North American Wine Blogger\u2019s Conference: Oct. 4-7, 2018, Walla Walla, WA <a href=\"http:\/\/winebloggersconference.org\/america\/agenda\/\"><strong>http:\/\/winebloggersconference.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>New York Wine Experience (Consumer): Oct. 18-21, 2018, NYC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nywineexperience.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/nywineexperience.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wine2Wine: December 2018, Verona, Italy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wine2wine.net\/\"><strong>http:\/\/wine2wine.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wine Riot (Consumer): Multiple dates, cities 2018 TBA <a href=\"http:\/\/secondglass.com\/wineriot\/\"><strong>http:\/\/secondglass.com\/wineriot<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Competitions and Entry Deadlines<\/u><\/strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Competitions in <strong>BOLD<\/strong> accept entries from brands that are not currently imported into the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Hint:\u00a0 for new-to-the-U.S.-brands, getting ratings from these recognized, U.S. Market-relevant competitions will give you credibility as you talk to prospective importers and wholesalers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drinks International Spirit Challenge, Multiple by category, Jan-Apr. 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drinksint.com\/files\/Challenge_Series_Brochure_20162017.pdf\">http:\/\/www.drinksint.com\/files\/Challenge_Series_Brochure_20162017.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Feb. 21, 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ultimate-beverage.com\/home\/\">http:\/\/ultimate-beverage.com\/home\/<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>San Francisco World Spirits Competition, mid Feb. 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfspiritscomp.com\/\">http:\/\/sfspiritscomp.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>San Francisco Wine Competition, March 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfwinecomp.com\/\">http:\/\/sfwinecomp.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>International Wine Guide Awards, April 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/bevologyinc.com\/www.internationalwineguide.net\"><strong>http:\/\/internationalwineguide.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ultimate Wine Challenge, May 4, 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ultimate-beverage.com\/\">http:\/\/ultimate-beverage.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>NY International Wine Comp, May 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyiwinecompetition.com\/\">https:\/\/www.nyiwinecompetition.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>NY World Wine and Spirits Comp., Aug. 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyworldwineandspiritscompetition.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/www.nyworldwineandspiritscompetition.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition, TBD<\/li>\n<li><strong>BTI, (Beverage Testing Institute), Multiple categories\/deadlines. <a href=\"http:\/\/trade.tastings.com\/get-reviewed\/wine\/any-style-wine\">http:\/\/trade.tastings.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>IWSC, multiple dates by category <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwsc.net\/home\"><strong>http:\/\/iwsc.net<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wine and Spirits Magazine, dates vary by country\/region, <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wineandspiritsmagazine.com\/wine-submissions\">https:\/\/www.wineandspiritsmagazine.com\/wine-submissions<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>WSWA, details not set yet. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wswaconvention.org\/isotope_category\/competitions\/\">http:\/\/www.wswaconvention.org\/isotope_category\/competitions\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wine Spectator, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winespectator.com\/group\/show\/id\/how-to-submit-wines\">http:\/\/www.winespectator.com\/group\/show\/id\/how-to-submit-wines<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wine Enthusiast <a 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