The 2021 NZ Cider Festival has been cancelled, with just two weeks until the event was due to take place in Hawke’s Bay…

Celebrity-owned wine and liquors have been put to the test by UK financial advice website money.co.uk to find the best value buys…

New Zealand’s shift into ‘Red’ under the COVID-19 traffic light system has thrown upcoming festivals and events into doubt and renewed pressure on hospitality venues.

A dedicated class for low-alcohol beers and a Supreme Award are two new additions to this year’s New World Beer & Cider Awards…

Cardrona Distillery has launched its first cocktail competition and is calling for entries from bartenders in New Zealand and the UK ahead of a Grand Final in September…

Wine Spectator has unveiled its inaugural ‘Top 10 Wine Values of 2021’, with Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2021 taking first place…

As the year draws to a close and Kiwis head into their summer holidays, all of us at Drinksbiz would like to thank you for your support throughout 2021…

The New Zealand International Wine Show is still accepting entries ahead of its scheduled judging in February 2022…

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 & Co will fly a chartered service from Auckland to Queenstown in early 2022 to highlight the re-opening of Auckland’s borders…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

Beer brand Heineken is to launch pop up barbershops in two central Auckland venues as the city shifts into the new traffic light system…

Dominic Roskrow reflects on the year that was and brings good cheer for the year ahead (thank goodness for that)…

Thinking of applying for an alcohol licence? There are some important criteria you’ll need to fulfil – the first being “suitability”, as alcohol licencing lawyer Pervinder Kaur explains…

New Zealand craft breweries are joining the growing non-alcoholic beer movement with new releases from three of our top local names, as Michael Donaldson explains…