BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sommelier Edit - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Sommelier Edit X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sommelieredit.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sommelier Edit REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260202T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260202T113000 DTSTAMP:20260107T172710Z CREATED:20260107T171443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T172710Z UID:10000073-1770028200-1770031800@sommelieredit.com SUMMARY:Sommeliers' Sommelier Award Spain 2026 DESCRIPTION:This new award was established following demand from the Top 100 Alumni—comprising all professionals who have appeared on the prestigious Top 100 Sommeliers in Spain 2024 & 2025.\nThe Sommelier’s Sommelier Award will recognise one sommelier who has been listed in the Top 100 Spain\, including all special award winners. The recipient will be a professional their peers have voted as outstanding and an ambassador for service within hospitality. \nVoting is conducted exclusively by Top 100 Alumni\, with each alumnus permitted to vote once. All votes must be cast for a full-time working sommelier or beverage professional based in Spain. \nThere will be one winner only\, who will be announced at Barcelona Wine Week in Barcelona on Monday 2 February. \n\n\n \n \n Event Registration Form\n \n \n This field is hidden when viewing the formEvent NameThis field is hidden when viewing the formStatusPendingApprovedRejectedWaiting ListAttendedNo showYour DetailsName(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Job title(Required)Restaurant(Required)Your mobile phone number(Required)Email(Required)\n \n Declaration I understand that by applying for a place at this event I am committed to attend.Failure to attend once offered a place is as unpopular as 'no-show' at the restaurant. Please provide 48hrs notice if you are no longer able to attend.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://sommelieredit.com/event/sommeliers-sommelier-award-spain-2026/ LOCATION:Barcelona Wine Week\, La sala Workshop del pabellón B\, Barcelona\, 08004\, Spain CATEGORIES:Award Events,Social Mixers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sommelieredit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Somms-Somm-2026_event-listing.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sommelier Edit":MAILTO:info@sommelieredit.com GEO:41.4007605;2.1730212 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Barcelona Wine Week La sala Workshop del pabellón B Barcelona 08004 Spain;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=La sala Workshop del pabellón B:geo:2.1730212,41.4007605 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260601T210000 DTSTAMP:20260506T151331Z CREATED:20260504T102207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T151331Z UID:10000119-1780340400-1780347600@sommelieredit.com SUMMARY:German Wine Quiz Night Manchester DESCRIPTION:Wines of Germany UK #SommSessions 2026\nThis year\, #SommSessions is switching up its usual masterclass series to engage the on trade in a new and exciting way\, reaching sommeliers in London and beyond. Set to take place in June\, these sessions will take the form of German Wine Quiz Nights in Manchester and London\, accompanied by a free-pour tasting and buffet-style supper. Teams will have the chance to prove they know their Ürziger Würzgarten from their Roter Hang. \nTopic: German wines: beyond Riesling\, beyond expectations.\nThe speaker: Chris Losh as the quizmaster. He is a leading UK wine and drinks writer\, with more than 25 years of industry experience. Over the years\, he has written extensively about wine\, spirits\, and the evolving drinks landscape\, and has judged in major competitions including the Sommelier Wine Awards\, which he helped establish. Chris will test attendees on their German wine knowledge\, with the sessions will aim to educate and inspire the on trade to recommend German wines beyond Riesling. \nEvent format:\nRepurposing the great British pub quiz for the premium on-trade\, the evening will include: \n\nAn introduction to German wine\nFollowed by 2-3 rounds of 10-12 questions themes around geography\, history\, grape varies\, styles\nA blind tasting round with two white wines and one red\, where participants will need to guess the variety and the vintage – This gives space for (for example) an older style of Riesling\, and younger style of one of the white Pinot varieties\, and a premium Spätburgunder\nA final speed round recapping key messages\n20 free pour wines provided by importers/producers\nPrizes for the winners\, for example a premium Sekt which will also reinforce the key messages\nBuffet supper\n\nThe wines\nWe will work with Chris Losh to choose wines which represent the full range of styles and German wine-growing regions available in the UK. \n>> Sign up now URL:https://sommelieredit.com/event/german-wine-quiz-night-manchester/ LOCATION:Salut Wines\, 11 Cooper Street\, Manchester\, M2 2FW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Social Mixers,Tasting Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sommelieredit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/German-Quiz-3-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Phipps PR":MAILTO:germanwine@thisisphipps.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260608T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260608T220000 DTSTAMP:20260506T151216Z CREATED:20260504T101812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T151216Z UID:10000118-1780945200-1780956000@sommelieredit.com SUMMARY:German Wine Quiz Night London DESCRIPTION:Wines of Germany UK #SommSessions 2026\nThis year\, #SommSessions is switching up its usual masterclass series to engage the on trade in a new and exciting way\, reaching sommeliers in London and beyond. Set to take place in June\, these sessions will take the form of German Wine Quiz Nights in Manchester and London\, accompanied by a free-pour tasting and buffet-style supper. Teams will have the chance to prove they know their Ürziger Würzgarten from their Roter Hang. \nTopic: German wines: beyond Riesling\, beyond expectations.\nThe speaker: Chris Losh as the quizmaster. He is a leading UK wine and drinks writer\, with more than 25 years of industry experience. Over the years\, he has written extensively about wine\, spirits\, and the evolving drinks landscape\, and has judged in major competitions including the Sommelier Wine Awards\, which he helped establish. Chris will test attendees on their German wine knowledge\, with the sessions will aim to educate and inspire the on trade to recommend German wines beyond Riesling. \nEvent format:\nRepurposing the great British pub quiz for the premium on-trade\, the evening will include: \n\nAn introduction to German wine\nFollowed by 2-3 rounds of 10-12 questions themes around geography\, history\, grape varies\, styles\nA blind tasting round with two white wines and one red\, where participants will need to guess the variety and the vintage – This gives space for (for example) an older style of Riesling\, and younger style of one of the white Pinot varieties\, and a premium Spätburgunder\nA final speed round recapping key messages\n20 free pour wines provided by importers/producers\nPrizes for the winners\, for example a premium Sekt which will also reinforce the key messages\nBuffet supper\n\nThe wines\nWe will work with Chris Losh to choose wines which represent the full range of styles and German wine-growing regions available in the UK. \n>> Sign up now URL:https://sommelieredit.com/event/german-wine-quiz-night-london/ LOCATION:Browns Covent Garden\, 82-84 St Martin's Lane\, London\, WC2N 4AG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Social Mixers,Tasting Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sommelieredit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/German-Quiz-3-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Phipps PR":MAILTO:germanwine@thisisphipps.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTSTAMP:20260603T124155Z CREATED:20260603T123509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T124155Z UID:10000131-1782777600-1782863999@sommelieredit.com SUMMARY:New Zealand Wine Sommelier Scholarship 2027 DESCRIPTION:Applications close 30 June\nFirst launched in 2015\, the scholarship is now a global initiative\, having hosted over 123 sommeliers from 18 countries across across Asia\, Australia\, Canada\, Europe\, New Zealand\, UAE and the USA. \nThe scholarship provides engaged wine professionals from all over the world with the opportunity to take part in an unforgettable wine experience\, discovering the regions\, varieties\, landscapes\, and personalities that make New Zealand wine so distinctly New Zealand. \nScholarship recipients will attend the 2027 Sommit™\, to be held in Waitaki Valley on 22-23 January 2027. Hosted by New Zealand wine and on-premise authorities Cameron Douglas MS and Stephen Wong MW\, attended exclusively by sommelier scholarship recipients and targeted exclusively to their interests\, the Sommit™ event is an all-encompassing celebration of the lesser known aspects of New Zealand wine. \n\nThe Sommit trip is a massive eye-opener\, with an unprecedented level of access to world-class producers who all communicate with such refreshing openness and honesty. This opportunity actually changed my entire approach to buying and drove the approach that allowed me to win Best Single Site On Trade Buyer at The LWF Wine Buyers Awards this year. \nTom Fahey from The Terrace at Ventnor and winner of the 2025 Sommit™ scholarship comments on his experience and benefits of the opportunity. \n\n\n“This programme is a unique and targeted experience for sommeliers to explore the world of New Zealand wine. It provides an unparalleled opportunity to meet and network with fellow sommeliers from around the world and to discover and share their stories and best practices\,” says Chris Stroud\, Market Manager UK Europe. \n“Our objective is that the winners of this scholarship will become ambassadors for New Zealand wine\, passionately telling the story of New Zealand wine\, and increasing availability and sales in restaurants within their communities.” \nThe winner of the scholarship this year will also be invited to attend at Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand 2027 in Marlborough from 2-4 February 2027\, along with wider wine experiences and tastings in regions across New Zealand. \nCandidates are expected to have a strong passion for the wine industry and a keen interest in developing their knowledge of New Zealand wine. \nThere is one space available for a UK sommelier. \nThose interested and eligible* can >> apply online << before the closing date: 30 June\, 2026.\nApplicants must be: \n\nA working sommelier*\n\n\nAble to travel to New Zealand from 21 January 2027 to 5 February 2027\n\n\nAble to present a New Zealand wine session (organised by New Zealand Winegrowers) upon return. Please note this is a mandatory requirement if selected.\n\n*see application form link for terms and conditions URL:https://sommelieredit.com/event/new-zealand-wine-sommelier-scholarship-2027/ LOCATION:New Zealand\, New Zealand CATEGORIES:Competitions,Overseas Trip,Social Mixers,Winery Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sommelieredit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/NZ-Sommit.png ORGANIZER;CN="New Zealand Winegrowers":MAILTO:sarahs@nzwine.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260806 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260807 DTSTAMP:20260723T123338Z CREATED:20260723T123338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T123338Z UID:10000147-1785974400-1786060799@sommelieredit.com SUMMARY:Discover Bolney Wine Estate: Cowes Regatta Sommelier Invitation DESCRIPTION:2026 marks the 200th Anniversary year of the historic and world-famous boating regatta and Isle of Wight’s biggest event. Bolney are the Official English Wine partner and can bring you to the centre of the action\, with 40 races happening a day and the bustle of the festival with live music\, cocktail parties and open air theatre.\n\n\nYou’ll be hosted by Jascots Wine Merchants by Prestige Business Development Manager Ana Ruiz. Please note we can pay for return transport to Brockenhurst from London by train. \nItinerary\n09:30 – Collection from Brockenhurst Station\n10:00 – Welcome glass of Bolney at idyllic Berthon Marina\n11:00 – Departure to Cowes and watch the excitement of the\nregatta from the Bolney Boat\n12:30 – Arrival at Cowes Yacht Haven\n13:00 – Lunch at the Royal Ocean Racing Club Terrace\n15:00 – Race viewing from the pontoon with afternoon\ndrinks.\n17:00 Head back to Berthon Marina for more festivities \nRSVP or more information \nSpots are offered on a limited first come first serve basis\, access to this event is restricted to trade and sommelier professionals; the organisers reserve the right to refuse entry to any person at their discretion. URL:https://sommelieredit.com/event/bolney-wine-estate-cowes-regatta/ LOCATION:isle of wight\, Regatta House\, 18 Bath Road\, Cowes\, Isle of Wight\, PO31 7QN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Social Mixers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sommelieredit.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bolney-3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bolney Wine Estate":MAILTO:marketing@jascots.co.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR