The NZ Alcohol Beverages Council says a new report shows that innovation around local skills, social change and sustainability has been key to the alcohol industry’s significant economic contribution…

Hospitality New Zealand says the earlier border opening to Australian and visa-waiver countries before winter will save many businesses from collapse…

Judges in this year’s New World Beer & Cider Awards have assessed nearly 700 entries in a day of judging across three regions…

Entries for the NZ Spirits Awards 2022 are now open with this year’s competition featuring an expanded range of categories…

New Zealand vodka Broken Heart has been named the World’s Best Pure Neutral Vodka at the World Vodka Awards…

Calls for boycotts of Russian vodka following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen product removed from many shelves around the world and prompted Stoli Group to clarify that it has no operations in Russia…

New Zealand’s Awildian Coromandel Dry Gin has been named ‘World’s Best Classic Gin’ at the World Gin Awards 2022…

The trophies in the 2021 New Zealand International Wine Show have been announced, with Hawke’s Bay’s Clearview Estate taking the top prize for Champion Wine of the Show…

Scapegrace has scooped Gold for two of its vodka RTDs at the internationally acclaimed Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) Awards…

There’s a new gin in town: Weekender is a brand new venture from New Zealand craft distillers Blush…

Entries are now open for the Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) with several new classes added, including New Zealand-specific styles…

With the first grapes of the 2022 vintage harvested, New Zealand Winegrowers says that ongoing international demand and low stock levels mean that winemakers are hoping for a significantly larger harvest this year…

New Zealand’s leading whisky festival DramFest has been rescheduled to March 2023, following the postponement of the 2022 event…

Organisers of major food and wine festival Ripe in Wanaka have cancelled the scheduled March event amid current COVID-19 restrictions…

Lion has announced the appointment of Sam Fischer as CEO of the Lion Group…

Alcohol licensing lawyer Pervinder Kaur explains the role of local alcohol policy when it comes to applying for an alcohol licence…

Dominic Roskrow finds the competition heating up in the Scotch sector…

Michael Donaldson explains the world of fruited beers and why we’re likely to see many more of them…

Albariño has become a rising star of New Zealand’s alternative white scene. But, asks Joelle Thomson, why has it succeeded where so many others have failed?…

The distilled spirits sector in the US achieved strong growth in 2021, thanks to consumers trading up to super-premium spirits for at-home, and the gradual reopening of restaurants…