Winemaker Larry McKenna may have resigned from one of the country’s great Pinot Noir wineries, but he’s not walking away from wine just yet, says Joelle Thomson…

Scapegrace Distilling Company has begun construction on a $25m distillery in Central Otago, which will include a bottling hall, barrel room and hospitality offering overlooking Lake Dunstan…

New Zealand’s Deep Creek Brewing Co. won a Champion Trophy at this year’s Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA)…

Online entries are now open for the New Zealand Beer Awards 2022…

The medal winners in the NZ Spirits Awards 2022 have been announced ahead of the Trophy presentation in early June...

Leading premium non-alcoholic spirits brand Lyre’s is holding a series of free workshops around New Zealand in May and June for hospo professionals...

For the first time in the eight-year history of the New World Beer & Cider Awards, the Top 30 winner list is made up entirely of New Zealand brands, including nine first-time winners…

The World’s 50 Best Bars has launched its inaugural 50 Best Bars Scholarship, open to any bartender from anywhere in the world aged 21 or over with fewer than three years’ experience…

The Top Italian Wines Roadshow, presented by Italy’s Gambero Rosso, is coming to New Zealand for the first time in May…

The NZ Hospitality Conference will return in July with a focus on recalibrating the industry for the future and with New York restaurateur Danny Meyer among the keynote speakers…

The Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS) is returning to Auckland on 25 June…

Organisers of the 2022 New Zealand Spirits Awards are reporting a record number of entries for this year’s event…

Lion NZ is expanding its Healthy Hospo health and wellbeing programme to offer in-person events around New Zealand in 2022…

New Zealand Winegrowers has released its 2022 Sustainability Report, providing a snapshot of the local wine industry’s sustainability journey…

Entries are now open for the Hospitality Awards for Excellence – the largest and longest-running national hospitality awards…

The Brewers Association, Brewers Guild of New Zealand and Hospitality NZ are calling for a cut in keg beer tax ahead of the upcoming excise tax increase…

A group of spirits industry professionals in Ukraine is asking for help from bars around the world as it fundraises for those affected by the Russian invasion…

Kiwi mixer brand East Imperial has won eight awards at the recent Tonic & Mixers Masters Competition in London…

Gourmet Hawke’s Bay event F.A.W.C is returning for winter with more than 45 events planned across four weekends in June…

The Central Otago wine industry has been selected as one of three business groups to participate in the Digital Cluster Initiative pilot programme…