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Heli-gin tour launches in Queenstown
Queenstown tourism company Altitude Tours has launched what it says is the world’s first heli-gin tour, which includes distillery visits and a mountain-top toast...
Invivo Air to take to the skies
Invivo & Co will fly a chartered service from Auckland to Queenstown in early 2022 to highlight the re-opening of Auckland’s borders…
NZ Winegrowers launches 2021 Mentoring Programme
Industry body New Zealand Winegrowers has launched its 2021 Mentoring Programme, which pairs industry veterans with those wishing to focus on their self-development and goals…
Major research to develop new variants of NZ Sauvignon Blanc
Work has begun on a seven-year $18.7 million research programme that aims to develop more resilient and sustainable new variants of Sauvignon Blanc…
Archie Rose Distilling Co. launches in NZ
Australia’s award-winning Archie Rose Distilling Co. has launched its acclaimed whiskies, gins, vodka, bottled cocktails, and world-first Tailored Spirits concept in New Zealand…
World’s 50 Best Bars 2021 announced
The list of The World’s 50 Best Bars has been revealed, with Connaught Bar in London ranking No.1 for the second consecutive year…
Chris Scott wins 4th NZ Winemaker of the Year title
Church Road’s Chief Winemaker Chris Scott has been named NZ Winemaker of the Year for an unprecedented fourth time at the annual Winestate Wine of the Year Awards…
Fellows of NZ Winegrowers 2021 revealed
NZ Winegrowers has announced its Fellows awards for 2021, in recognition of those who have made an outstanding contribution to the New Zealand wine industry.
Heineken to offer barbershops in Akld bars
Beer brand Heineken is to launch pop up barbershops in two central Auckland venues as the city shifts into the new traffic light system…
Brewers Assoc says higher value beer up in lockdown
The Brewers Association says new figures from Statistics New Zealand show a shift to higher value beers during the July to September 2021 period…
Orchard Thieves Rosé Cider goes Gold at brewing ‘Oscars’
DB’s Orchard Thieves Rosé Cider has been named the Gold medal winner in the new Cider Innovation Rosé category at the International Brewing and Cider Awards 2021…
QT Auckland wins Supreme Award at Hospitality Awards
QT Auckland hotel in the Viaduct Harbour has won the Supreme Award at the 2021 Lion Hospitality Awards for Excellence…
Lion acquires U.S. craft brewer Bell’s
Lion has announced its acquisition of Michigan’s Bell’s Brewery, a move that will position the Australasian company as a major player in the U.S. craft beer market…
Good Spirits Hospitality to buy Nourish Group
Good Spirits Hospitality has announced plans to buy Nourish Group, which owns 10 hospitality venues around New Zealand...
Pear cider tops NZ Fruit Wine & Cider Awards
A bottle-fermented pear cider has been named Champion Cider at the New Zealand Fruit Wine & Cider Awards…
Kiwi eateries named in World’s Best Wine Lists 2021
Two New Zealand eateries have been awarded in The World of Fine Wine ‘World’s Best Wine Lists Awards 2021’…
Lion Hospo Awards for Excellence go virtual
The 2021 Lion Hospitality Awards for Excellence event will now be held online on 23 November, due to COVID restrictions…
New Managing Director for DB Breweries
DB Breweries has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director, with Matt Wilson to step into the role on January 1, 2022…
NZIWS judging shifts to February 2022
Judging for the New Zealand International Wine Show has been postponed until early February 2022 due to the ongoing COVID restrictions in Auckland and neighbouring regions…
Sign-ups open for Coca-Cola's Designated Driver
Coca-Cola is inviting bars and restaurants across New Zealand to sign up for its Designated Driver programme, which will run from 1 November 2021 to 31 January 2022…