🍎 NATIONAL AWARDS – REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR CIDER PRODUCERS 🍎
Show the country what Canadian cider can do.

Cider Canada / Cidre Canada is proud to announce that registration is now open for cider makers to enter the 2025 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada (NWAC) – now including dedicated cider categories for the first time ever!

This is your opportunity to have your cider judged by top industry professionals in a respected national competition that reaches across Canada. Judging takes place June 21–25 in Penticton, BC, and all cideries are invited to submit their entries now.

🛠 Why Enter?

• Get national exposure through WineAlign’s award platform.
• Be judged by an expert cider panel.
• Medal-winning ciders will be highlighted on WineAlign.com and across the beverage sector.
• Opportunity to participate in direct-to-consumer sales through WineAlign’s Merchant Gateway.
• Get automatic entry to the Canadian Cider Awards, nothing else is needed if you register for WineAlign
  

🌎 Why Now? With tariffs and global trade uncertainties making headlines, there has never been a more important time to support and promote Canadian cider on Canadian soil. This is part of a growing effort to build domestic awareness, credibility, and recognition—because Canadian cider is among the best in the world.

📦 Key Dates & Info:

• Shipping deadlines:
  ON Consolidation: Friday, May 23
  BC Consolidation: Friday, June 13
  
• Registration deadline: Friday, June 13
  
• Judging: June 21–25, 2025, in Penticton, BC
  

Register here: https://www.winealign.com/awards/2025/03/05/nwac-home-2025
More info: Read the full info package here (PDF)

Let’s show Canada – and the world – what makes Canadian cider stand out.Cheers,
Barry Rooke
Executive Director, Cider Canada / Cidre Canada
info@cidercanada.ca | www.cidercanada.ca