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NZ Fruit Wine & Cider Awards 2025 announced
The country’s top cider and fruit wine producers have been recognised at the 36th Annual New Zealand Fruit Wine & Cider Awards in Nelson…
NZ Cider Festival back for 10th year
The New Zealand Cider Festival is marking its 10th anniversary at this year’s event in Nelson…
Zeffer expands distribution through Gilmours
Hawke’s Bay beverage company Zeffer has announced a new distribution partnership with Gilmours…
Zeffer and Cassels team up for distribution
Christchurch-based brewer Cassels is to become the exclusive distributor of the premium cider and RTD portfolio from Hawke’s Bay’s Zeffer…
DB hails sustainability progress in 2024 report
DB has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, marking a decade of reporting on the company’s sustainability journey…
Momentum grows in billion-dollar premium cider export plan
Cider Apples New Zealand is seeking interest from growers and cider makers as plans for a billion-dollar premium cider export industry ramp up…
DB supports Tasman District conservation
DB is helping to fund riparian and wetland restoration within the Motueka and Moutere catchments in the Tasman District…
NZ Cider Day to debut on March 8
The The Fruit Wine & Cider Makers Association of NZ has announced that the first NZ Cider Day is to be held on Saturday 8 March, 2025…
Moa Brewing partners with Venues Ōtautahi
Marlborough-based Moa Brewing Co. has been named the preferred pourage partner in a four-year deal with Venues Ōtautahi…
Toasting success at the NZ Fruit Wine & Cider Awards
New Zealand’s cider and fruit wine producers have toasted success in Nelson at the Fruit Wine & Cider Awards…
Peckham’s tops the scores at Australian Cider Awards
Peckham’s Cidery and Orchard has won Best International Cider at the Australian Cider Awards 2024 with the top scoring cider of the show…
Entries open for NZ Fruit Wine and Cider Awards
Entries are open until 17 September for the NZ Fruit Wine and Cider Awards...
Plan for billion-dollar premium cider export industry
A ‘Roadmap’ charting a course towards a billion-dollar export sector for premium New Zealand cider has been released by Cider Apples New Zealand…
Top drops revealed in New World Beer & Cider Awards
A Belgian Amber Ale has been named Supreme Winner in the Top 30 of this year’s New World Beer & Cider Awards…
NWBCA entries reflect NZ beer trends
Judging for the 2024 New World Beer & Cider Awards is underway with the more than 600 entries described as a snapshot of wider beer trends…
Last call for International Brewing & Cider Awards
The clock is ticking for entries into this year’s International Brewing & Cider Awards, with registration closing on 31 January...
Entries open for New World Beer & Cider Awards
Entries have opened for the New World Beer & Cider Awards, offering brewers and cidermakers a chance at making the Top 30 list and receiving nationwide sales and promotion…
New faces in New World Beer & Cider Awards Top 30
Some of Aotearoa’s newest, smallest and most remote craft breweries have won a place in the just-announced New World Beer & Cider Awards Top 30…
Record entries for 2023 New World Beer & Cider Awards
Judges in the 2023 New World Beer & Cider Awards are assessing a record number of entries with more than 700 submissions from around 100 local beverage makers and importers…
Entries open for 2023 New World Beer & Cider Awards
Entries are now open for the ninth New World Beer & Cider Awards, with the Top 30 brews to be showcased at New World stores nationwide…