New Zealand School of Food & Wine

Founded by Celia Hay, the New Zealand School of Food & Wine has been educating the next generation of baristas, chefs, restaurant & café managers, sommeliers and wine professionals, hospitality- tourism entrepreneurs as well as people who just love good food since 1995.

Located in Auckland's Viaduct, the NZQA New Zealand Government accredited qualifications offer practical hands-on cooking and hospitality-tourism focused certificates, taught by a team of chefs, restaurant managers and wine professionals who are experts in their field and focused on the success of our students.


9 events

NZ Sommeliers Competition Prep Workshop with Andrea

  • 16 Jun 2025
  • 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  • New Zealand School of Food and Wine, Level 3, 104 Customs Street West, Viaduct, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

New Zealand Sommeliers Workshop preparing for 2025 Competitions

NZ Sommeliers Wine Tasting Club June 23

  • 23 Jun 2025
  • 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  • New Zealand School of Food and Wine, Level 3, 104 Customs Street West, Viaduct, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

New Zealand Sommeliers and Wine Professionals Wine Tasting Club Meets Mondays from 4-5.30pm

New Zealand Blind Wine Tasting Competition - Auckland 2025

  • 30 Jun 2025
  • 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • New Zealand School of Food and Wine, Level 3, 104 Customs Street West, Viaduct Harbour, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

Get together a group of 4 people to compete in Auckland on Monday, 30 June 2024 from 5pm - 7pm at the New Zealand School of Food and Wine in the Viaduct.

NZ Sommeliers Wine Tasting Club July 14

  • 14 Jul 2025
  • 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  • New Zealand School of Food and Wine, Level 3, 104 Customs Street West, Viaduct, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

New Zealand Sommeliers and Wine Professionals Wine Tasting Club Meets Mondays from 4-5.30pm

New Zealand Wine Tasting Competition - Wairarapa 2025

  • 17 Jul 2025
  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Nara, 14 Memorial Square, Martinborough, Wairarapa, 5711, New Zealand

Get together a group of 4 people to compete in Martinborough on Thursday 17 July from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

New Zealand Sommelier of the Year Awards 2025

  • 27 Jul 2025
  • 9:00 am - 10:00 pm
  • New Zealand School of Food and Wine, Viaduct, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

NZ Sommelier of the Year Awards 2024 is our annual competition to allow candidate to show their sommelier skills.

New Zealand Blind Wine Tasting Competition - OPEN 2025

  • 27 Jul 2025
  • 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • New Zealand School of Food and Wine, Level 3, 104 Customs Street West, Viaduct Harbour, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

National Final and OPEN competition on Sunday 28 July

New Zealand Sommeliers Awards Dinner 2025

  • 27 Jul 2025
  • 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
  • New Zealand School of Food and Wine, Level 3, 104 Customs Street West, Viaduct, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

Join us for the New Zealand Sommelier Awards Dinner

NZ Sommeliers Wine Tasting Club Kumeu River Visit

  • 28 Jul 2025
  • 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
  • Kumeu River Wines, 550 State Highway 16, Kumeu, 0892, New Zealand

NZ Sommeliers visit to Kumeu River Estate