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Results out for 2022 NZ International Wine Show
Results of the 2022 New Zealand International Wine Show have been announced with Wild Earth Reserve "Earth & Sky" Pinot Noir 2021 named Champion Wine of the Show…
NZ wine export value hits new high
The value of New Zealand wine in international markets has reached a new high, with exports for 12 months to September up 6% from the previous year, says New Zealand Winegrowers…
Karma Drinks scores in B Corp top 5% globally
Karma Drinks has announced that it has achieved B Corp certification, with the highest score in New Zealand and placing in B Corp’s top 5% of companies globally…
New World Wine Awards Top 50 for 2022
The 2022 New World Wine Awards Top 50 wines under $25 has been announced…
Bombay Sapphire launches ‘Saw This, Made This’ in Queenstown
Bombay Sapphire is partnering with seven Queenstown venues as part of a global creativity campaign led by film director Baz Lurhmann…
Edmond de Rothschild Heritage plans major organic vineyard in Central Otago
Prominent French wine producer Edmond de Rothschild Heritage Wines plans to create a new organic vineyard in Central Otago…
Thirsty Camel adds major Campari brands
Thirsty Camel has announced it is taking over the New Zealand distribution of Coruba, Appleton Estate, Wild Turkey and Riccadonna Sparkling Wine – four major brands owned by Campari Group…
World’s 50 Best Bars 2022 revealed
Paradiso in Barcelona has been announced as No.1 on the list of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2022…
Four Pillars wins inaugural ‘Green’ award at IWSC
Australian distillery Four Pillars has won the inaugural Green Spirit Initiative Award at the world’s biggest spirits awards, the International Wine and Spirits Competition…
Reefton Distilling Co. opens new distillery
Reefton Distilling Co. has opened its new distillery on the West Coast and laid down its first Moonlight Creek Single Malt Whisky…
EECA helping breweries reduce fossil fuel reliance
The EECA is helping New Zealand breweries reduce their energy-related emissions through a newly launched Brewing Decarbonisation Pathway…
Fabulous fortifieds
Let’s hear it for the most forgotten wines on Earth, says Joelle Thomson…
I’d love a lager
Michael Donaldson explains the joy that can be found in a finely made lager…
Changes are afoot
Alcohol licensing lawyer Pervinder Kaur looks at The Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill…
Battle lines drawn over whisky
There are rumblings in the whisky world as innovation meets tradition – Dominic Roskrow explains…
Hopes of law change for cellar door tastings
A law change that will help to streamline the process required for wineries to sell samples at the cellar door was drawn from the Member’s Bill Ballot in late September..
Liquorland and HYPER launch specialist liquor retail media network
Liquorland has appointed retail media solutions company HYPER as its exclusive retail media network partner…
North Island 2022 Young Winemaker of the Year
Douw Grobler from Trinity Hill in Hawke’s Bay has become the 2022 Tonnellerie de Mercurey North Island Young Winemaker of the Year…
Hospo NZ welcomes public holiday to mourn Queen
Hospitality NZ has welcomed the announcement of a public holiday day of mourning on Monday September 26 to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II…
Negroni Week 2022 kicks off
Negroni Week is underway with bars and restaurants around New Zealand participating in the 10th year of the global charity initiative organised by Campari…