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Four Pillars becomes first carbon neutral gin distillery in Australia
Four Pillars Gin has announced it is the first carbon neutral gin distillery in Australia, as it unveils a AUD$7 million dollar upgrade to its Yarra Valley HQ…
Time to go ultra low
Michael Donaldson delves into the fast-growing world of low carb beers…
All good in the ’hood?
It’s important to understand how a locality can impact alcohol licensing applications, says alcohol licensing lawyer Pervinder Kaur…
A whole new world
Dominic Roskrow takes a deep dive into whiskies from the New World and is left breathless…
Trading in a pandemic
Running your own business is challenging at the best of times, let alone in a global pandemic, so it’s encouraging to see independent operators surviving, says Joelle Thomson…
Tickets on sale for NZ Spirits Awards 2022
Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 New Zealand Spirits Awards presentation evening, to be held in Auckland on 10 June…
NZ Winegrowers launches petition for white wine emoji
New Zealand Winegrowers is to petition the Unicode Consortium to develop a white wine emoji…
Pints with Purpose
Hospitality company New Zealand Venue Co. has announced it will donate $1 from selected pints and mocktails sold across its venues to the Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal…
Vaccine passes, mandates to end, hospo capacity doubles
Hospitality businesses can welcome 200 people indoors from this weekend as part of government changes that will also see an end to vaccine passes and mandates from early April…
NZIER report highlights innovation in alcohol industry
The NZ Alcohol Beverages Council says a new report shows that innovation around local skills, social change and sustainability has been key to the alcohol industry’s significant economic contribution…
Hospitality NZ welcomes early border change
Hospitality New Zealand says the earlier border opening to Australian and visa-waiver countries before winter will save many businesses from collapse…
Record entries for New World Beer & Cider Awards
Judges in this year’s New World Beer & Cider Awards have assessed nearly 700 entries in a day of judging across three regions…
Entries open for NZ Spirits Awards 2022
Entries for the NZ Spirits Awards 2022 are now open with this year’s competition featuring an expanded range of categories…
Broken Heart named World’s Best Pure Neutral Vodka
New Zealand vodka Broken Heart has been named the World’s Best Pure Neutral Vodka at the World Vodka Awards…
Russian vodka in spotlight after invasion of Ukraine
Calls for boycotts of Russian vodka following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen product removed from many shelves around the world and prompted Stoli Group to clarify that it has no operations in Russia…
NZ gin named ‘World’s Best Classic Gin’
New Zealand’s Awildian Coromandel Dry Gin has been named ‘World’s Best Classic Gin’ at the World Gin Awards 2022…
Trophies announced in NZ International Wine Show 2021
The trophies in the 2021 New Zealand International Wine Show have been announced, with Hawke’s Bay’s Clearview Estate taking the top prize for Champion Wine of the Show…
Scapegrace scoops Gold at BTI Awards
Scapegrace has scooped Gold for two of its vodka RTDs at the internationally acclaimed Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) Awards…
New Weekender Gin from Blush
There’s a new gin in town: Weekender is a brand new venture from New Zealand craft distillers Blush…
Entries open for AIBA 2022
Entries are now open for the Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) with several new classes added, including New Zealand-specific styles…