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Young Vit and Young Winemaker for 2025 announced
New Zealand’s top Young Viticulturist and Young Winemaker have been named after rigorous nationwide competitions…
Trophy results spotlight Kiwis at NZ Spirits Awards
New Zealand distilleries have shone against their international counterparts in the 2025 New Zealand Spirits Awards, beating global brands in more than half of the spirits categories…
Pōkeno Whisky scores top honour at World Whisky Masters
Pōkeno Whisky has been awarded a Master and two Gold medals at The World Whisky Masters 2025…
Medal winners in 2025 NZ Spirits Awards
Medallists in the 2025 NZ Spirits Awards have been announced, with more than 400 entries assessed...
Dates set for 2025 Marlborough Wine Show
The key dates have been set for the 2025 Marlborough Wine Show…
Top title for Craggy Range at Decanter World Wine Awards
Craggy Range has topped the New Zealand results at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) winning a coveted Best in Show title…
Big wins for Kiwi spirits at 2025 SFWSC
New Zealand spirits have scored big at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition...
NZ finalists announced for Art of Italicus competition
The New Zealand finalists in the global Art of ITALICUS Aperitivo Challenge have been announced…
NZ Chardonnay crowned Wine of the Year in U.K.
Isabel Estate’s Wild Barrique Chardonnay 2022 has been crowned Wine of the Year at the London Wine Competition…
Golds for Kiwi gins at London Spirits Comp
Three New Zealand gins have won Gold at the 2025 London Spirits Competition…
Big win for Juno at Korea Wine & Spirits Awards
Juno Vesta Coffee Vodka from Taranaki’s BeGin Distilling has won a Grand Award at the 2025 Korea Wine & Spirits Awards…
Art of Italicus cocktail comp opens to Kiwi bartenders
Entries for global cocktail competition The Art of Italicus aperitivo challenge have opened and New Zealand is among the 10 countries invited to participate…
Entries open for Jameson Black Barrel Bartender Series 2025
Jameson has announced the return of its annual Jameson Black Barrel Bartender Series competition…
Four Pillars Gin Open to return for 2025
Four Pillars is bringing back its Four Pillars Gin Open for 2025 – challenging the creative cocktail skills of bartenders from across the Asia Pacific region…
‘The Taniwha’ named most uniquely NZ cocktail
Auckland bartender Cal Ross has won the inaugural Scapegrace: Uncharted Spirits cocktail competition with his unique New Zealand creation, ‘The Taniwha’…
Kiwis win The Reid Global Cocktail Competition
Team New Zealand has won The Reid Cup in the inaugural The Reid Global Cocktail Competition…
Trophy winners at 2024 NZ Spirits Awards
The top titles in the NZ Spirits Awards have been announced with 20 trophies awarded to the spirits judged the best of the best...
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...
Young Winemakers crowned in Central Otago comp
Two new regional Young Winemakers have been crowned following the Central Otago leg of the national competition…
2024 Marlborough Young Winemaker announced
Nick Lamain from VinLink has been named the 2024 Tonnellerie de Mercurey Marlborough Young Winemaker of the Year…