We are now accepting entries for the 2023 New York World Wine & Spirits Competition!
Key information below:
Wine Entry Fee: $110 per entry
Spirits Entry Fee: $500 per entry
Competition Dates: August 22nd-24th
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 28th
Deadline to Receive Samples: Friday, August 11th
International Entrants Deadline to Contact Park Street Imports (If import assistance its required) : Friday, July 7th
*Park Street is the official import partner for the SFWSC, but separate from the Competition itself. Please contact the Competition directly at [email protected] or +1 415-345-9000 regarding any Competition related questions.*
STEP 1
ELIGIBILITY AND CONDITIONS:
- Products do not need to be commercially available to enter.
- There is no limit to the number of entries per producer. However, no product can be entered in more than one category.
- Spirits entered in previous competitions are welcome.
- The Competition reserves the right to use any unopened sample bottles that do not advance to sweepstakes in promotional giveaways on its websites and social media channels.
- REFUNDS: The Competition will not issue refunds but will transfer the entry to the next Competition.
JUDGING CRITERIA:
- Awards will be made on a merit basis. The judges will not grant an award when, in their opinion, an entry is not worthy of an award.
- Each entry will, within reason and at the discretion of the Director of Judging and Managing Director, be evaluated within a peer group of similar spirits. However, the Directors reserve the right to arrange categories as they see fit in light of the number of entries.
STEP 2
You can now enter online and choose wire transfer/check!
STEP 3
SHIPPING SPIRITS/WINE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.:
If you are shipping from outside of the U.S. and require import assistance, please contact Park Street Imports at [email protected] by July 7th. They will send you next steps.
If you already have a U.S. importer, please follow the shipping from within the U.S. steps below.
SHIPPING SPIRITS/WINE FROM INSIDE THE U.S.:
- Wine: Enclose three (3) bottles per entry
- Spirits: Enclose two (2) bottles per entry
- Do not send entry fees with your wine/spirits and do not use packing peanuts.
- Write on the boxes: “Sample materials, Not for resale. Glass enclosed.”
- For shipments of more than one box, mark each box: “Box 1 of 4,” “Box 2 of 4,” etc.
- Shipping Address will be sent to entrants the middle of June.