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Drinksbiz changes for 2025
From 2025, Drinksbiz is shifting from six issues a year to five and adjusting the magazine’s cover dates…
Invivo sales up, positive forecast for 2025
Invivo has shared its FY2024 results and outlined plans for FY2025, with figures showing its strengthening presence in key international markets…
Yealands Wines mourns passing of founder
Yealands Wines is paying tribute to founder Peter Yealands, who passed away in Blenheim on 30 November…
Sustainable Winegrowing NZ ready to mark 30 years
Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand (SWNZ) is preparing to celebrate three decades in 2025…
Balvonie releases first Marlborough Prosecco
Marlborough wine producer and grape grower, Balvonie, has released Marlborough’s first Prosecco…
NZ Winegrowers Mentoring kicks off
This year’s New Zealand Winegrowers Mentoring Programme is underway…
Kiwi wines make Wine Spectator’s Top 100 of 2024
Four New Zealand wines have been selected for Wine Spectator’s Top 100 of 2024…
David Nash opens The College Hill Wine Room
A new space encompassing fine wine retail, subterranean cellaring, private dining and a neighbourhood wine bar has opened in central Auckland…
Air New Zealand to launch its own wine label
Air New Zealand is working with wine producer Villa Maria to create its own wine label for the airline’s customers on-board and in its lounges…
Craggy Range named as top global wine experience
Craggy Range Winery has been named as a top global wine experience at the 2025 Best of Wine Tourism Awards in Italy…
Appellation Marlborough Wine releases Annual Collection 2024
The 2024 Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW) Annual Collection has been announced…
NY Times’ critic to speak at Pinot Noir NZ 2025
Eric Asimov, Chief Wine Critic of The New York Times, has been confirmed as a speaker at Pinot Noir New Zealand 2025…
Sauvignon Blanc shines at Marlborough Wine Show
The variety that put Marlborough on the map as one of the world’s top wine regions has been crowned the wine of the 2024 Marlborough Wine Show…
New World Top 50 Wines revealed
The Top 50 wines in this year’s New World Wine Awards have been announced and are now on shelves across the country...
Graham Norton announces NZ tour during vintage ’25
Graham Norton has announced his first-ever live tour of New Zealand in early 2025, meaning he will be in the country for the 12th harvest of the Sauvignon Blanc bearing his name...
Giesen, Strange Nature move to Federal Merchants & Co.
Giesen Group Limited and Strange Nature have announced new distribution agreements with Federal Merchants & Co...
New viticulture research programme to boost vineyard productivity
Bragato Research Institute is to lead a new viticulture research programme designed to help New Zealand producers adapt and innovate to increase profitability...
Standout wines at Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction fundraiser
Standout wine lots saw the 2024 Hawke's Bay Wine Auction raise nearly $350,000 in support of Cranford Hospice...
NZ Wine Roadmap to Net Zero 2050 offers path forward
NZ Winegrowers has released the New Zealand Wine Roadmap to Net Zero 2050, offering vineyards and wineries practical options for reducing emissions...
Young Vit and Young Winemaker named for 2024
Two future leaders in the wine industry have been named in the 2024 NZ Young Viticulturist and Young Winemaker of the Year competitions...