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Radburnd Cellars buys historic Hawke’s Bay winery
Hawke’s Bay Radburnd Cellars has a new permanent home after buying the historic Stonecroft Winery on the Gimblett Gravels…
Young Winemaker and Young Vit named for 2026
This year’s young wine industry leaders have been named following national finals held in Martinborough this week…
Constellation Brands NZ appoints EuroVintage
Constellation Brands New Zealand Limited has appointed EuroVintage as its exclusive NZ distributor…
Marlborough Wine & Food Festival on hold
The Marlborough Wine & Food Festival has been placed on hold, the Wine Marlborough Board has announced…
Sustainability milestone for Tiki Wine
Tiki Wine & Vineyards has become the first vineyard and winery business in New Zealand to achieve regenerative certification status from A Greener World (AGW)…
Winemaker takes on GM role at Coal Pit
Central Otago winery Coal Pit has appointed its winemaker Anika Willner as General Manager…
Competition reveals NZ’s best sommeliers
The country’s top wine professionals have been recognised at the New Zealand Sommelier of the Year competition…
Anishka Jelicich starts as NZ Winegrowers CEO
NZ Winegrowers’ new CEO Anishka Jelicich has started in her role, taking over from retiring CEO Philip Gregan…
Registrations open for 47th World Congress of Vine and Wine
The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has opened registrations for the 47th World Congress of Vine and Wine to be held in China…
Poulter’s completes Constellation wine acquisition
Poulter Family Wines has completed its acquisition of New Zealand wine brands and assets from Constellation…
Entries open for NZ International Wine Show 2026
New Zealand’s largest wine judging competition is back for 2026 and entries are now open…
NZer named UK Sommelier of the Year
New Zealander Emma Denney has been named UK Sommelier of the Year 2026…
NZ Winegrowers honours five champions of wine
New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) has announced five additions to its roll of NZW Fellows…
Blank Canvas appoints Blanc Distribution
New Zealand fine wine producer Blank Canvas has appointed Blanc Distribution as its new partner in New Zealand…
First Wairarapa Wine Pinot Noir Selection
Wairarapa Wine Region has unveiled its inaugural Wairarapa Wine Pinot Noir Selection from the 2024 vintage…
New regional structure for IWC
The International Wine Challenge (IWC) has announced a major new regional structure...
Constellation Brands to divest eight NZ wine brands
Constellation Brands NZ has signed a conditional agreement with Poulter Family Wines to divest eight local wine brands and Selaks winery…
Sydney sommelier named Hawke’s Bay Wine Ambassador
A Sydney-based sommelier has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Hawke’s Bay Wine Ambassadorship…
NZ Chardonnay a top scorer at IWSC 2026
A New Zealand Chardonnay was one of the top scoring wines at the IWSC 2026 Wine Judging…
Premier international wine tourism event for Hawke’s Bay
Delegates from across the international wine and tourism community are set to converge on Hawke’s Bay in October…